Candidates think you are doing a miserable job when interviewing
This is what typically happens: the interviewer picks up the resume from the secretary or the HR department on the way to the interview.
The preparation is the time it takes to walk to the meeting room. Without having given any real thought on the questions to ask it does not take long before the interviewer runs out of questions and continues with a long and winding presentation about the company and the products. (more…)
Find the right key words for your Resume and LinkedIn profile
If you are still using clichés or buzzwords like energetic, focused, passionate, motivated, and team player in your Resume and LinkedIn profile, you will forever remain in the big black hole of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Never to be seen again. And yes, together with the other hundreds of thousands who didn’t listen, who think they know better, or just didn’t bother study best practice in how to present themselves on the job market.
Ever wondered why you never get invited to a job interview?
7 tips for your resume that Headhunters just love
Why do you think that having a great resume is the single most important part of your job search?
The right answer: because if your resume does not excite and impress anyone, you will not be invited for an interview.
And obviously, if you can’t even get an interview you will never get the dream job. Simple as that and it can be said with these few words:
Resume purpose: To get you an interview ?
Lack of feedback to candidates by today’s HR and recruitment professionals is quite appalling
If you want to know why recruiters in corporate Talent Acquisition departments and recruitment firms are considered in the same undesirable league as unscrupulous real estate agents and sleazy second-hand car salespeople, be ready for a blunt wake-up call.
Candidates complain to me that way too many HR people, Talent Acquisition departments, and Recruitment firms do not keep them updated on the hiring process. I just came out of an interview with a senior manager who took a day off to meet the multi-national industry leader about a big job; this meeting took place two months ago. Since then, no email nor phone call, no feedback or update what so ever. (more…)
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