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During my coaching career, I once heard from a jobseeker who had tried out a piece of advice she heard in a jobseeker workshop. She’d had a phone interview with a company’s internal recruiter about 4 weeks previous to the workshop and hadn’t heard anything from the company since. She wrote: “That afternoon, I called … Continue reading Target the Company, Not the Job
(Thanks to my partners at FlexJobs.com for this report.) One-third (33%) of workers said they have lied on a resume or cover letter, according to FlexJobs’Job Search Trends Report. Released July 16, the report surveyed over 2,200 U.S. respondents on their job search experiences to better understand the pressures and priorities of today’s workforce. The workers … Continue reading One Out of Three Workers Has Lied During Their Job Search
Dr. Eric Frazer is a forensic psychologist and author of The Psychology of Top Talent . He holds a part-time faculty appointment at Yale University’s School of Medicine and has spent over 20 years working as a forensic psychologist specializing in psychological evaluations and expert testimony. In 2018, he was asked by a corporate executive to give a workshop … Continue reading How to Hire with More Confidence
Boterview is a Switzerland-based company that offers an AI interview preparation tool. Their CEO says the next generation of jobseekers don’t conform to expectations in many ways, including how they conduct themselves in interviews. The company’s site coach helps jobseekers “strike a professional tone, craft the appropriate answers, and ace job interviews.” Their interview AI … Continue reading Interviewing a Gen Z Candidate? Be Prepared for these Issues.
(Thanks to our friends at MyPerfectResume for sharing this data.) MyPerfectResume released the findings of its Recruiting Trends Survey revealing a trend that is likely seems unfair to serious jobseekers. A staggering 81% of recruiters admitted to posting jobs that don’t genuinely exist or are already filled. This practice of ghost jobs (posting positions that are either fake or … Continue reading Boooo…. Beware of Ghost Jobs
A recent survey conducted by HR consultancy Gartner of nearly 3,500 respondents found that 50 percent of candidates accepted a job offer between May 2022 and May 2023, backed out, then started working for another employer. SHRM’s blog says among nearly 2,000 respondents who recently started a new job, 47 percent said they were still … Continue reading 50 Percent of New Hires Change Their Minds
Think recruiting is a serious business? Think again. Enjoy a sampling of creative, funny and effective recruiting ads. http://blog.hirerabbit.com/17-recruitment-ads-that-will-bring-a-smile-to-your-face/
One complaint I consistently hear from jobseekers is how brutal the application process can be. Candidates often put in hours of research and editing time to make sure their resume is targeted to the position. Most online application systems are slow and complex to navigate. And after all that effort, most companies don’t even acknowledge receiving the application.
One complaint I consistently hear from jobseekers is how brutal the application process can be. Candidates often put in hours of research and editing time to make sure their resume is targeted to the position. Most online application systems are slow and complex to navigate. And after all that effort, most companies don’t even acknowledge receiving the application.
I believe that every good interview has a theme, and the candidate should think carefully about what his theme will be.
Your Work, Your Way 