Via The Daily Beast …
With unemployment over 10 percent for the first time in 26 years, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the careers with the best—and worst—prospects. The results: the 10 high-growth and 10 worst-growth jobs out there.
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Archive for the ‘job seekers’ Category
America’s Hot Jobs (and Not Jobs)
Posted in Statistics, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Craft a scannable résumé
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, hiring, job seekers, recruiting on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via philly.com …
For thirty years as an employment counselor I spent a lot of time getting jobseekers to write résumés that would capture the attention of a human reader. Occasionally, companies would assign initial résumé screening to trainee fresh out of college. I taught 1970s jobseekers to write catchy résumés with impressive bullet points and [...]
Uncouth Facebook postings closing doors for job candidates
Posted in hiring, job seekers, recruiting on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via Ars Technica …
More employers than ever are researching job candidates on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter in order to find out more about their activities and character. And, it turns out, many candidates are doing a great job of showing their potential bosses poor communication skills, inappropriate pictures, and even how many workplace [...]
The Growing Talent Crisis: Challenges and Solutions
Posted in How To, Statistics, applicant tracking, best practices, employee retention, hiring, job boards, job seekers, productivity, recruiting, sourcing on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CareerBuilder.com …
Employers throughout the world are increasingly struggling to keep pace with expanding hiring needs. A recent workforce planning study conducted by Aon Consulting for one of its clients showed that nearly 60 percent of its key knowledge workers and leaders would need to be replaced in the next five years.
But, demand for talented [...]
How to answer: ‘Why should I hire you?’
Posted in hiring, job seekers, recruiting on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CNN / Careerbuilder.com …
Recently, Stephanie Somogyi Miller was interviewing candidates for an entry-level public relations position at her company, Spread PR, a Miller/Hamilton company. Over the course of 20 candidates Miller quickly realized — much to her shock — that many job seekers were unprepared when she asked them, “Why should I hire you?”
“I [...]
Where, Oh Where, Has My Application Gone?
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, hiring, job boards, job seekers, recruiting on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via New York Times …
GETTING a rejection letter is a painful part of job hunting, but at least it means you’ve been noticed. These days, I’ve been hearing about more job hunters who respond to online job postings, only to hear nothing back from the company. Ever.
Was the position filled? Is the company just taking [...]
Don’t Make Candidates Jump Through Hoops
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, best practices, hiring, job seekers, recruiting, resources, screening on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via CollegeRecruiter.com …
There’s been an interesting discussion in the NACE JobPlace discussion list about the perception by many employers that students who do a more effective job of searching for employment opportunities will have a better chance of being hired.
I agree but caution those who believe that the best candidates are those who try the [...]
Staffing.org Report: Internet Best Practices
Posted in How To, applicant tracking, best practices, hiring, job boards, job seekers, productivity, recruiting, resources, sourcing on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Human resources research and information site Staffing.org has published an excellent report titled, “Internet Best Practices,” which details how candidates are finding and applying to job opportunities.
It is packed with interesting stats that most recruiters will find useful and informative, for example, “While the Internet is it not yet a universal tool, it approaches that [...]
Be Nice to Job Seekers. (They’re Shoppers, Too.)
Posted in hiring, job seekers on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via NY Times …
IN an environment of rapidly rising unemployment, scores of managers and executives have had doctor-as-patient, “aha” moments, as they find themselves among the millions of American workers looking for new jobs.
Now on the other side of the hiring table, these people are seeing for themselves how job candidates are often treated during [...]
Using Twitter for the Job Search
Posted in job seekers, recruiting on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Via WSJ Digits …
While Twitter can be about the mundane details of people’s lives, for the most part, it’s about people connecting with others who have similar interests. Since I tend to follow people who are also interested in marketing and social media, it is a great way to share information on topics relevant to [...]
