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Staffing experts say the outlook for seasonal hiring during the holidays this year is slightly better than last year, but it still means that job seekers will face stiff competition.
Unlike past years, the pool of candidates for these jobs this year will include workers who have been…
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I've heard some recruiters say they usually scan a resume in seconds. That boast could challenge job seekers to stand out as much as possible, but it also feeds the impression among candidates that their resumes end up in a black hole.
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But that dominant view -- "you have to capture a recruiter's attention within seconds or else" -- ignores others who might assess your resume.
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A majority of job seekers this year have changed something about their physical appearance in order to impress employers, according to an online poll.
The respondents in the Yahoo! HotJobs poll made changes in several areas:
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by Regan McMahon (Observations from the On- and Off-Ramps at Mommy Tracked)
I knew I’d been out of work too long when friends at social gatherings stopped saying, “How’s the job hunting going?” and started asking. “What’s your backup plan?”
I didn’t intend to need a backup plan. When I took a buyout from the struggling newspaper where I’d been an editor, feature writer and book critic for many years, my plan was to get a job as an editor or writer. There wasn’t really a backup plan.
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by Regan McMahon (Observations from the On- and Off-Ramps at Mommy Tracked)
Those in the know tell me that all the electronic applications I’m filing are useless.
A highly successful financier told me he could have a stack of 100 applications on his desk, placed there by the HR department in response to an ad, and if one of his staffers popped his head in the guy’s office and said, “You should interview my buddy Jim; he’d be great in that job,” Jim will not only get an interview, he’ll have the edge on being hired. “What’s going to carry more weight with me,” my friend asked rhetorically. “The 100 strangers in the stack, or the proven quantity recommended to me by a person I trust?”
Makes sense. My problem is I don’t seem to have a network to nudge.
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Hey Shine Community, Anyone have any tips for someone like me who is in the "waiting" part of the interviewing process for jobs? I am pretty sure I have one job locked up, but until their HR department decides they want to move the process along all I am is a sitting duck. I have… Read More »
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More than half of job seekers have been asked an illegal question during a job interview.
That eye-opener comes from a Yahoo! HotJobs online poll, in which 62% of respondents reported being on the receiving end of a question about a verboten topic, such as one's religion or marital status. Almost a third (32%) had not been asked such a question, and 7% said they didn't know.
The numbers surprised me and several of my colleagues, so it's worth reviewing what's permissible and not. Interviewers are not allowed to ask about: Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (7) | Blog
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It's one thing when you don't receive a reply from an employer after sending your resume and cover letter, but things get more personal when you don't hear back after a job interview. Waiting for a response is stressful and it's easy to let your mind run wild when coming up with reasons the employer hasn't called. Was it your hair? Should you have answered a certain question differently? Put the kabosh on your what-if thought process; usually an employer hasn't called back due to one of these eight reasons.
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I have yet to meet a job hunter who doesn't dread writing cover letters. They're time-consuming and tedious, and unfortunately, they're unavoidable. It's easy to break cover letter etiquette if you're not careful. Those errors can cost you the job, so check out some common mistakes to be sure you're playing by the most important rules. Read More »
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