“Tim, can you shoot me over some resumes?” This is a question I field frequently from hiring managers and HR teams in my role as a recruiter. They’re looking to me to save them time, so I do the initial recruiting to find the best possible candidates. How do I present my top choices? With a resume. But while a resume is [...]
“Tim, what can I do to up my odds of getting a great job?” Ah, the eternal question. You’ve probably already heard loads about the importance of using the right keywords in your resume in order to get past resume-scanning applications. You’ve possibly even heard this from me. And it’s true, keywords are important. But keywords won’t magically land you the job. What [...]
Things have really changed, and work culture is not exempt from that. The massive shifts brought about by the pandemic have influenced what’s important in a positive company culture in three main ways: Vector concept of searching for professional stuff 1 The concept of “employee belonging” is central to a positive work culture, signaling that employees feel a deep sense of [...]
You’ve heard of the Great Resignation. Now, let’s talk about the Great Realization. As Indeed recently reported, “The onset of the global pandemic has offered a slower pace and new lens to reflect on how we might live happier, more fulfilling lives.” For a lot of people, that means a critical lens on their jobs. In a Workplace Happiness Study Indeed commissioned from [...]
The human instinct is to try to be good at as many things as possible. Seemingly, Ambitious, type-A people can do it all. They’re good with technology, they’re fearless leaders, they display acute emotional intelligence, and they run marathons and perform concertos on the weekends. Right? Wrong. The truth is often that being really, really good at one or two things is enough [...]
97% of employees would learn a new skill if given the opportunity, according to a recent Gartner report. And that’s good, because Gartner also reports that the number of skills required for any particular job is increasing by the year. A tech job that once required 15 skills might now call for 20 or more. As employees are expected to know more and [...]
Like they all say, your resume should tout all your achievements. Lead with success stories. But what if your measure of success has just been being really good at your day-to-day job? How to make that stand out on a resume? The best line of defense — or is it offense? —is always quantifiable metrics. Any numbers you can provide as evidence to your skills [...]
Congratulations! Your second choice for a new employer has made you an offer! But… you’re still holding out for your first choice. So how to handle things tactfully without risking losing both opportunities? We’re definitely in a candidate’s market, so you don’t necessarily need to settle for second best, but you do have to handle things smartly and tactfully. Asking for “time to [...]
“How much time can I get away with taking off between jobs?” This is a question I frequently hear in my role as Executive Recruiter. No doubt you’ll get a different answer depending on whom you ask, but in my opinion, changing jobs is the perfect time to take some much-needed time off. We’ve all been working harder and longer and under much [...]
So, you’ve had a pandemic epiphany. “There is evidence that people have been doing thinking during the pandemic in terms of how their life is going and have had some epiphanies and decided they want to make some changes to their life.” — Dr Anthony Klotz, Associate Professor of Management, Texas A&M University You were climbing the career ladder, when you realized it was [...]