Archive for March 2023
12 Things to Never Do During A Phone Interview
These days, phone interviews are an unavoidable part of the job interview process, and for good reason: They save everyone involved time and effort. But that doesn’t mean that phoners require zero energy on the part of the candidate. Yes, you should spend more time preparing for an in-person interview, but many companies treat phone screens as…
Read MoreShould you disclose your salary?
I recently had an instance with a candidate who was reluctant to disclose their package details during an interview process, which prompted a discussion on this very sensitive area. Moving jobs is up there with the most stressful events in our life, and the process we go through to reach this decision relies heavily on…
Read More8 Skills Recruiters Should Have
When I attend career fairs, hiring conferences, recruiting events, or through conversations with prospective candidates, I keep learning that the wrong people are attending these events and working as recruiters. As I walked the room at a recent career fair, prior to the event starting, I sought to introduce myself to some of the other…
Read More10 Reasons Why Best People are Declining Your Offers
Global CTO at DailyMail Online and Metro.co.uk Our success totally depends on the quality of people we hire. I have been doing hiring for 25 years, working with lots of recruiters and agencies around the globe. If your offers to top candidates are declined, these may be the potential reasons why. Your offer is not…
Read MoreSix Resume Killers and Four Game-Changers
There are plenty of ways to ruin a résumé, but there are also many ways to make it shine. On the “bad” side, little more than one-third of applicants are actually qualified for the jobs they’re seeking. Applicant tracking software—programs that read résumés—eliminate three-quarters of the unqualified applicants. During the human part of the review…
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Under Any Circumstance Accept a Counteroffer
Things haven’t been right at work for a long time. You’ve felt stuck, unappreciated, and underpaid. In fact, it’s been a struggle to even drag yourself out of bed to get into the office some mornings. But now, all of that is about to change. After weeks of surreptitious telephone calls and mysterious absences so…
Read MorePut Your Can Opener Away
You’re ready. You have your smartest outfit on. Your shoes scream confidence and your hair is just how you like it. Maybe your palms are a bit sweaty, maybe you are tirelessly going over notes from your research and resume, or maybe you are practicing your answers to the questions that you know you’ll be…
Read MoreHow to Talk Politics in the Workplace
DON’T. Just leave it alone.
Read MoreHire Today or Gone Tomorrow: Top Candidates Are Gone Within 10 Days
Top Candidates Are Gone Within 10 Days … So Assign Each a ‘Hire-By-Date’ By Dr. John Sullivan February 15, 2016 If business people ran recruiting … they would assign a “hire by date” to each must-hire candidate, because these valuable in-demand candidates are likely to be quickly out of the job market. Perhaps an example…
Read MoreMillennials & Compensation: Not Your Father’s Benefits
Millennials Show Less Interest in Conventional Benefits than Older Workers Compared to their older cohorts, millennial workers are less knowledgeable about their workplace benefits, and are more interested in paid time off than retirement plans, according to a report recently published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Greenwald & Associates. The study, “Worker…
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