The Seven Habits of Lackadaisical Job Seekers
WARNING: Occasionally I lapse into tough love mode when trying to get the attention of those who are carelessly hurting themselves and their loved ones. This is one of those times. Over the years, I have seen more than my share of job seekers lose their marriages, their homes, and more due to being lackadaisical. …
Avoid Interview Blunders… aka: Don’t Mess Up!
Interviewing can be a nightmare! Ok, there are probably some of you out there that may be thinking “what’s she talking about… I love interviewing!” But you are few and far between – if that’s you… read no further. But, if you’re within the norm, like most of us, we are usually running scared when …
Increasing Your Calls from Recruiters
As my friend Skip Freeman noted in his excellent post titled SECOND Most Used Website by Recruiters and Companies, it is important that job seekers work to improve their ability to be found and professional presentation on LinkedIn and Zoominfo. If you are actively looking for a new job or simply would like to have …
6 Tips for Writing Effective Job Descriptions
Writing an effective job description isn’t exactly rocket science, but there are some key things to keep in mind for maximum effectiveness. After all, your overarching goal is to attract high quality candidates and avoid those who need not apply. This can only happen if your job description is approached with the right attention and …
Keywords in Résumé Lead to Interviews
Eighty percent of all submitted résumés (and 100 percent of résumés sent to Fortune 1000 companies) get scanned by software commonly known as an applicant-tracking system (ATS), and such scanned résumés are stored on a server in a digitized format. Humans are seeing your résumé only if it resurfaces based on a query. That’s why …
Why Should Companies Hire International Candidates?
Companies should hire international candidates because sometimes it is very difficult to find some of the skills that they are looking for among the domestic ones. Therefore, they should hire international candidates to fill that skills gap.
For example, statistics show that there aren’t many domestic computer science students studying programming in Java. Consequently, employers …
Passion May Come After a Zig Zag Career Path!
I think it would be worthwhile sharing a bit about my background as it sheds light on how a person can find their passion. My career path zigzagged and it wasn’t clear to me until now that every experience was necessary for me to arrive at my passion, which is what I do in my …
“Tell Me about Yourself” Revisited
One of the most dreaded requests job seekers struggle with while networking, and during job interviewing, is “Tell me about yourself.” As my recruiter friend Skip Freeman noted in his 2012 blog post titled Beware The ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Job Interview Question, a poor response to this request in a job interview can have …
Inexpensive Resources to Help You Build a Polished Brand
In an age of extreme competitiveness, you may find yourself contending with your peers, job applicants and other business owners for coveted opportunities. And while you may be the most qualified, without the right packaging, you will not make it past the initial stages. The simple truth is that hiring managers are swapped with resumes …
Why I Won’t Interview You
Last year I was hiring for an administrative role within my office and received approximately 60 resumes. Sixty applications to go through, 5 minutes per application, 5 total hours of just looking at applications. This scenario was not going to happen as I did not have 5 hours to dedicate to screening application materials. Today …