A well-written resume can take hours to create and polish. So it’s understandably discouraging when the document you spent hours crafting doesn’t make it past the dreaded applicant tracking system (ATS).
You’ve just successfully submitted your application for your dream job. Congrats! Your potential employer now wants you to complete a…pre-employment personality test? While the thought of a test assessing your personality can be intimidating, it’s really just another way for the potential employer to see if you’d excel in the position.
Getting ready for a video interview for your dream job? Video interviews have become increasingly commonplace in the hiring process. In fact, video technology is being used by at least 60% of hiring managers and recruiters.
Are you considering a career change? Or perhaps you’ve always wondered which career best suits your strengths and personal motivators? Or maybe you’re just starting your career and you’re unsure about which line of work to pursue. That’s where career aptitude tests can help and, fortunately, there are a number of free options that can…
LinkedIn is the largest business-oriented networking website – and with over 500 million members – it’s more important than ever to stand out. The content of your LinkedIn profile is key, but one commonly overlooked area is your LinkedIn background. Also known as the background banner image, the LinkedIn background photo gives you the opportunity…
After almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear the virus has upended the way we work. Safety measures like quarantines and lockdowns have prompted more employees to work from home than ever before; one study found that the number of employees working remotely has doubled since mid-March 2020. Employer surveys indicate this trend…
You just successfully completed a job interview. Good work! The next step is to send a polished thank you email to your interviewer and further demonstrate your enthusiasm (and competency!) for the position. It’s tempting to simply copy/paste an email template that you find online. However, to truly come across as a unique candidate, personalization…
Most job candidates (57%) don’t send thank-you notes after an interview. Here’s why that’s good news for you. According to a recent Murray Resources survey, 85% of hiring managers, executives and HR professionals say that a candidate’s follow-up after an interview makes a positive difference.
Over the years we’ve written thousands of resumes to help professionals land jobs and we’ve written extensively about resume mistakes to avoid. But we wanted to take it a step further and quantitatively analyze a sample of real resumes submitted to a real job in order to determine which resume mistakes job seekers are making…
Hiring mistakes are costly. In fact, one survey found that companies lost $14,900 on every bad hire in 2017. Unfortunately, mishires are all too common with 74% of employers saying they’ve hired the wrong person for a position. These numbers suggest that steps in the hiring process are flawed. The interview is a top suspect…
