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 [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘job seekers’
August 18, 2009
The Growing Talent Crisis: Challenges and Solutions
July 22, 2009
How to answer: ‘Why should I hire you?’
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 [...]
July 19, 2009
Where, Oh Where, Has My Application Gone?
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 [...]
June 19, 2009
Don’t Make Candidates Jump Through Hoops
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 [...]
June 5, 2009
Staffing.org Report: Internet Best Practices
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 [...]
May 30, 2009
Be Nice to Job Seekers. (They’re Shoppers, Too.)
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 [...]
May 14, 2009
Using Twitter for the Job Search
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 [...]
April 13, 2009
Job Search Boards – Should You Register or Not?
Via Secrets of the Job Hunt …
Most of the major job search boards have a registration function with the ability to upload your resume and create job alerts. Many people wonder if they should register and what are the pros and cons. I’ll first give you my thoughts, followed by some information gathered from others.
Read [...]
March 23, 2009
Where The Jobs Are, Spring 2009
Via Forbes.com …
Thanks to last year’s strong harvest of apples and the jobs that followed in juicing, packaging and shipping, Yakima, Wash., has the strongest employment outlook in the country for the second quarter of 2009, according to a quarterly survey by employment services firm Manpower.
“This is an agricultural base, a huge apple-growing region,” says [...]
February 27, 2009
Did You Get My Resume?
Via SmartMoney.com …
GOOGLE THE PHRASES JOB HUNT and black hole and you’ll turn up 55,700 results. The reason for this confluence of terms, as any job hunter will tell you, is that applying for a position increasingly involves two phases.
Step one: Use the employer’s online application center to submit your carefully crafted résumé and cover [...]
