Now, more than ever, “professional” job descriptions include a specific level of education required (four-year college degree), with additional education preferred (master’s degree). Going to college has become the traditional route for most high school graduates – it’s just what comes next. I won’t debate the merits of a college…
It is the dreaded question of many job seekers. Inevitably the recruiter and the hiring manager, and most likely every single person you interview with, is going to ask you… “Tell me a little more about yourself.” Usually it happens at the very beginning of the interview; an ice-breaker per…
The interview process is for both parties to determine if the role and the company are a match made in heaven. While the position and the hiring manager are critically important for your short-term happiness at a company, jiving with the company’s culture will be able to comfort you on…
If you are not in Human Resources, it is easy to overlook the recruiting “cycle.” There simply are better times to be searching for a job than others, and your timing will greatly impact the time it takes for you to search, apply and interview at various companies. And while…
The best candidate doesn’t always get the job. In fact, rarely does the top candidate win the position – instead, they are beat out by someone else. A strategic hire. A better interviewer. A more likable person. A friend of the hiring manager. And so on. Companies have to hire in their own best…
It must be an epidemic. At least five different people have asked me this week, “What should I do – I haven’t heard back from the recruiter for the job I interviewed with (enter time-frame) ago?” Ahh, yes. The Suddenly Silent Recruiter following what you thought of, as a stellar…
Part two has finally arrived, since there are so many ways a cover letter can go wrong. As I mentioned before, cover letters used to be optional – for me, I never had to use a cover letter to land a job until the last few years. Reason being? There…
If you have job, want a job, or just want to network, you must have a profile up on LinkedIn. Unlike many of the other social media sites out there, LinkedIn is not for messing around, nor would I say for corporate positions, is it optional. Recruiters heavily rely on…
There are so many ways an onsite interview could go very wrong, very quickly. Here are some quick tips that Human Resources and the hiring manager are not telling you. Ditch the nerves. Everyone gets jitters when they are about to walk into the lion’s den and interview with their…
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