If you’re trying to get a job, rejection from a company you really want to work for is disappointing and painful. You may even end up with bad feelings towards a company you admired previously. Rejection in the context of a job search is not personal, and there are many reasons why you may have…
Corporate sustainability has become an important consideration for a growing number of employees, with a resulting impact on companies’ recruiting efforts. Increasingly, employees want to work for a company that has a sustainability plan because it helps the environment and makes the company more profitable. Sustainability has typically been associated with a company’s carbon footprint, but that…
Most employers today want a diverse and inclusive workplace and are working to reach that goal. However, research has found that without inclusive job descriptions that contain language diverse populations recognize as inclusive, they are less likely to even apply for your job. Here are some guidelines for writing inclusive job descriptions that appeal to…
Prevailing advice about resumes says to condense your life’s work history and experience down as small as possible while still including everything important. But what do you do when the interviewer pulls out this question: “Tell me something that’s not on your resume?” This is a tricky question. If you include anything too important, the…
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is a type of recruiting that provides some or all recruiting functions depending on what the company needs. At a time when businesses need to scale hiring rapidly to meet spiraling post-pandemic demand, RPO partners with businesses to meet their fast-growing needs. How RPO Scales with Growth Hiring using RPO can…
Companies looking to hire want to find the best talent to fill open positions. One way to attract hiring managers’ attention and get a job is to highlight achievements other applicants are not likely to have. These will make you stand out from the crowd. Achievements can be related to your education (especially for recent…
Most people look at job seekers as those who have lost a job, are unemployed, or are unhappy in their jobs and looking for a new one while still employed. The COVID pandemic seems to have brought a shift in who is looking for a new job and how they are looking. More than ever,…
Maybe you just can’t take your job situation anymore and are ready to quit and live on savings until you can find another job. Or perhaps you got a better offer and decided to take the next step in your career. Leaving your job might be something you’ve dreamed about. But burning bridges can be…
Everyone wants to get a raise; after all, the cost of living keeps going up. Shouldn’t your salary? But there’s a right and wrong way to ask for a salary increase. Here are some common mistakes to avoid. Don’t Ask While Business is Down If your company is in the middle of a downturn and you know…
Remote work became a reality for many workplaces during COVID-19, and many workers strongly want to continue remote or hybrid work situations. This new reality has left team leaders to figure out how to manage remote teams effectively. Here are some top tips for managing a remote team. 1. Use technology tools to communicate. Texting…
An employment gap–a time during your work history when you were not employed–can be one of the most challenging hurdles in the interview process. Employment gaps used to be seen as a big problem for workers, but COVID-19 and a number of other life situations have made these gaps more common and acceptable to employers….
After an interview, you may feel relief that the “interrogation” is over and anxiety as you wait for the interview team to make a decision about whether to offer you a job. But even acing an interview doesn’t mean the end of your responsibility. If you want to maximize your chances to land the job…
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