When you’re interviewing candidates for an open role, it’s typically pretty easy to come up with tactical questions to ask about things like experience, software skills and other tangibles. But behavioral questions are just as important, and can be more tricky to come up with. Based on my 25+ years as a recruiter, here are a few categories you should consider covering: ✅ Questions [...]
Ready for a new employment class or term for 2022? Here's one - Returnship. Inflation is soaring and life gets seemingly more unpredictable and expensive by the day. During the pandemic, more than 3 million people retired early. Now, some of them are reconsidering. But they’re not all keen to jump right back into the way they earned in the past. Which is [...]
It’s a job interview, so as a job seeker, your job is to answer questions. Really? But you also have to be ready to ask pertinent questions. That’s part of the test. Asking the right questions makes you seem smart, thoughtful, prepared, and serious. Rather than relying on the good ol’ standbys like “So, do you like working here?” see if you can [...]
More businesses than ever are inclined to take back boomerang employees right now— employees who quit but later want back in. In fact, one study shows that of every five people who quit a job during the pandemic, one has already boomeranged back, and two more would consider it if it were an option. Perhaps you’re on the hunt for a new job, and [...]
If you’re looking for a job right now, your emotional state probably lies somewhere on a scale from overwhelmed to excited to hopeful to dejected. But here’s the good news: you WILL eventually get a job. Instead of obsessing over the whether and when, I suggest focusing more on the WHY: what’s your ultimate goal? It’s probably more than just to make money. [...]
Will a job seeker be a good fit? No better way to find out than to ask them to submit a sample of their work. For a creative, this might mean having them work on a fictional project to see what they deliver. For a writer, it might mean having them write on a certain topic to see how they perform. In the [...]
What are the younger members of today’s workforce thinking? The NY Times conducted a focus group of 12 millennial Americans — arguably not a fairly representative slice of the workforce, but a slice nonetheless. What they had to say was interesting for any HR leader hoping to hire bright young talent. A few takeaways: 👉 They’re not willing to work long hours with unsupportive managers [...]
Ready to look for a new job? First things first: time to clean up those social media feeds. Yes, all of them. I know, it can be a big job, but the process is pretty straightforward! Here’s what you do: ⭐️ Go back and delete or edit any posts with spelling or grammatical errors. Your friends are forgiving. Hiring managers are not. ⭐️ [...]
Yes, it’s a candidate’s market. But if your goal is to land a job at a big brand or Fortune 100, you aren’t a shoo-in. The best companies are still awfully picky about who they hire. So how to increase your odds? 💡 Do the research into the types of skills that matter in the roles you’re likely to land. Invest in getting that experience [...]
You enter a virtual all-hands, and your CEO starts off by asking "How's everyone doing today?" in a big, booming voice. The chat panel fills up with ecstatic responses: "So great!" "Excited!" "Can't wait for today!" Then… "Not so great. I'm feeling kind of down about everything and pretty unmotivated today." —------ Record scratch —------ It's rare you'll hear this sort of sentiment [...]