Job applicants ask me this question very often. My answer is always the same: YES! Too many applicants are settling for the “one size fits all” resume and wonder why they are not being more successful in obtaining interviews. In this challenging market, job applicants need every advantage that they can come up with. Hiring companies are generally holding to [...]
The race to find talent at companies is back in full swing after the economic slowdown. Companies are hiring again and candidates feel confident to look for new opportunities. However, recruiters are finding that the old methods of just posting positions on the Internet is not resulting in the quality of candidates that may have been produced in the past. [...]
Anyone who has been hiring recently knows that it is becoming tougher and tougher to find good candidates for tough- to-fill technical positions. Examples of these position are found in Information Technology, Software Engineering, as well as other disciplines. We’re in a tightening labor market where the candidates, not the companies, are beginning to get the upper hand. It’s happening [...]
The Internet is both a blessing and a curse for recruiting departments. Technology was supposed to make all of our jobs easier. However, it also makes it easier for job seekers to fire off lots of résumés to job postings for which they may not be remotely qualified. Most job seekers don’t realize the effort recruiters make to screen and [...]
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