4 Ways Passive Candidates Can Attract Recruiters to Their LinkedIn Profiles
As more and more recruiters utilize social media platforms like LinkedIn to connect with candidates, job seekers find themselves in an interesting position. Nowadays, a dream interview opportunity can easily land right in your inbox with little effort on your part. If you're part of the 75 percent of the workforce considered "passive job seekers," it is important to always expect the...
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How to Create Content That Will Get You Hired
You've probably heard that, when it comes to the Internet, content is king. But what you probably didn't realize is that, by this same logic, creating content can be a major tool in your job search! What I'm talking about is producing original material related to the field in which you're trying to get a job and then using it to set yourself apart from the job-seeking competition. You...
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How to Neutralize Common Interviewer Objections and Close the Deal, Part 2
Yesterday, I outlined three common objections that candidates face in the interview process and offered some guidance on how to quell the interviewers' concerns. Today, I'll continue with three more interviewer objections and show you how to neutralize them all. 1. "We Are Concerned You Might Not Fit in With the Team" As cultural and personality fit become increasingly important...
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How to Neutralize Common Interviewer Objections and Close the Deal, Part 1
Every now and again in your career, you may deliver a perfect (or nearly perfect) interview performance, but things rarely work out this way. In all reality, you're more likely to rate a 7 on the interviewer's 10-point scale than you are to stick your landing flawlessly. In that situation, it means that you have done well, but the interviewer still has some lingering concerns that are...
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Do the Digital Job Search Right [Infographic]
In 2015, we find our jobs online. That's just how we roll in the employment market (for the most part, anyway; there are probably a few people out there who still do things the old-fashioned way, which you have to admit is a little impressive in its staunch commitment to tradition). The Internet has been an absolute boon for job seekers, giving people more access to more opportunities, more...
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You Probably Want to Change Careers — So Here's How to Do That
Recent Research from the University of Phoenix found that roughly 60 percent of all working adults -- and 73 percent of professionals in their 30s -- want to change careers. If you're thinking that's too many people to be a coincidence, you're probably right. "In the survey, we found that half of those who said they wanted to change careers had entered their careers just because their were...
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How to Build a LinkedIn Profile That Turns Heads
If you're like the vast majority of LinkedIn users, your profile is probably a dud. It's barely complete, reads like a robotic, generic resume, and has absolutely no spunk. According to an article from U.S. News World Report, 94 percent of recruiters are searching for candidates on LinkedIn. If they happen to stumble across your profile, will they chuckle and keep moving, or will...
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8 Tips for Talking Money With Recruiters
There are two different types of recruiters: agency recruiters, who work for a staffing firm, and corporate recruiters, who work in house for a company. Agency recruiters work with a variety of clients, whereas in-house recruiters only recruit candidates for internal jobs at their companies. When working with either type of recruiter, it is not only okay, but incredibly important, to talk about...
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8 Tips for Dealing With Hostile Interviewers
Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA! This Week's Question: Whether the interviewer is purposely using "stress interview" tactics or is just not a pleasant person to deal with,...
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Job Search? It's Kinda Like Online Dating
You may not immediately see a connection between job searching and online dating, but the two have more in common than you know. For example, in both instances, you have to share details about yourself with strangers -- and you have to wonder if you really have an accurate representation of your new acquaintance. Online dating is largely considered "personal," while job searching online is...
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Adding the 'Human Touch' to Your Job Search
Looking for a job can be discouraging. Being rejected can be downright depressing. Getting a promotion or a new position is exciting. Any career transition (whether good or bad) tends to be confusing and sometimes scary. Your whole career path will be full of emotions that run the gamut from celebratory to an almost grievous sense of loss. While you may have a support group in the form of...
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4 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Prepare for a New Job
Starting a new job can be stressful. All the new coworkers, new processes, and new responsibilities often feel incredibly overwhelming. However, in order to grow in your career, change is necessary. During the week prior to the start of your new position, do what you can to prepare yourself, and you should find that your first day goes by smoothly and with few -- if any --speed bumps along...
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How to Find Fulfilling Work: 7 Practical Lessons
The prospect of finding fulfilling work is a powerful one. Most -- if not all -- of us want careers that reflect our talents, passions, and values. If you count yourself as someone who is unhappy with their job, then this article will hopefully help you overcome your fear of change and find a more meaningful career. To be successful in your work and ultimately create happiness and...
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10 Skills and Qualities That Employers Want to See in Candidates
Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question on jobs data you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA! This Week's Question: Hiring new employees is a complex process -- and we're not going to pretend it isn't. But, in...
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4 Steps to More Visibility, Productivity, and Success on LinkedIn
Networking is in imperative for any successful career. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that 70 percent of all jobs are found through networking. One of the most relevant and impactful resources for networking is LinkedIn. In fact, the very core of LinkedIn's existence is networking. The company's mission is simple: "to connect the world's professionals to make them more...
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Looking at the Skills Gap from a Job Seeker's Perspective
As HR professionals and/or members of the recruiting industry, we've all heard about the skills gap: the idea that employers are having a hell of a time finding talent with the right skills to fill their open positions. A little over a year ago, I wrote about the gap myself and railed against it as the result of our weird passive candidate fetish. I, as I am wont to do, pointed the finger at...
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3 Tips on Finding the Secret Pool of Unadvertised Jobs
It's true that landing a job depends on your skills, your experience, and your interview technique -- but your ability to find a position also relies heavily on being in the right place at the right time. Your chances of a getting a job will be massively boosted if your perfectly suited resume lands on the desk of the right recruiter at the right time. But what is the "right time" when it...
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Top 5 Resume Skills You Can Learn for Free — While Job Hunting!
One thing I tell every job seeker I work with is that you have to use your job search time productively. You have to find ways to proactively add skills to your resume while you're on the hunt for a new role. I don't mean to say that you need to go back to school or take online classes at one of those colleges that aren't really colleges (University of Phoenix, anyone?). Rather, what I...
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What to Do When Your Job Search Feels Hopeless
I've written a lot in the past about the tactics and techniques people can use when searching for a job, but today, I want to take a slightly different approach. I want to look at what I like to call the "inner game" aspect of job searching. What Is the Inner Game of Job Searching? When I talk about the inner game, I'm not referring to any specific technique for finding a new job....
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How to Decide Between Multiple Job Offers
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker, an author, and an expert in time and project management. I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more profitable, and have time to enjoy life. At the end of the day, I transform the way you run your business into a business you love to run. Today's question came...
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4 Key Factors in Prepping for a Video Interview
Receiving your first invitation to complete a video interview may seem a little nerve wracking, but with proper preparation, video interviews can be a great opportunity for you to showcase your skills and talents to potential employers. Because it seems that video interviews are quickly becoming the norm in the interviewing process, RIVS sat down with Gregory Rothstein, photography solutions...
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Hate Looking for a Job? 8 Signs You Need a Career Coach
Are you wondering if hiring a career coach is right for you? Just ask yourself these three simple questions: Do you have a serious problem landing an interview? Do you hate your job, but don't know what else to go for? Do you get worried even thinking about job interviews? Did you answer "Yes" to any one of these questions? If so, you are in need of some help from a hiring...
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The Courtship and Marriage of Millennials and the Staffing Industry
According to studies by both Deloitte and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, millennials currently make up 36 percent of the workforce and will account for 46 percent by 2020 and 75 percent by 2025. The members of this millennial workforce have their own thoughts and ideas about what they want in a career. Gone are the days of the traditional workplace, where employees...
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The Top Resume and Cover Letter Mistakes
Having a hard time getting an interview even though you have the experience to get the job you want? Maybe you're making one of these resume or cover letter mistakes! Failing to Proofread We might be biased, but we think that grammar and spelling errors are the worst. Not only does sloppy grammar make you look unprofessional, but it also speaks to your attention to detail and your...
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4 Simple Ways to Ace Your Interview Every Time
So, your resume is buttoned up and the interviews are starting to roll it, but you have yet to seal the deal. Perhaps you think the interviews are going well, but the bottom line is you aren't getting job offers, and there is always room for improvement. Follow these four tips to boost your interview skills and impress your potential bosses -- and finally land that job you want! 1....
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How to Successfully Re-Enter the Workforce
Whether it's been a few years or a few months since your days in the working world, finding a new job after a time lapse can be intimidating. Many candidates who take time off to continue their educations, raise a family, or travel often struggle with where to begin their job searches. Getting back in the game is a challenge, but proving you're qualified for a job is easier than you might...
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How to Determine if That Job is Right for You
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker, an author, and an expert in time and project management. I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more profitable, and have time to enjoy life. At the end of the day, I transform the way you run your business into a business you love to run. Today's question comes...
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How Candidates Can Impress Influential Colleagues Who Aren't at the Interview
Have you ever been sure that you aced an interview -- certain that you and the interviewer shared a great rapport -- only to find that the company has decided not to move forward with your candidacy? There are many reasons why you may have been rejected, and one possibility is that you failed to impress the "secret interviewers" -- that is, those people who have influence on the hiring...
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How to Find a Job When You Already Work Full-Time
Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose. I am a speaker, an author, and an expert in time and project management. I help busy professionals and entrepreneurs create effective systems so that they can comfortably delegate to others, be more profitable, and have time to enjoy life. At the end of the day, I transform the way you run your business into a business you love to run. This week's question...
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How to Translate Your Military Service Into a Civilian Resume
Transitioning from military to civilian life is tough enough. Throw in a job hunt, and it can feel almost impossible. As career coach Matt Berndt writes, "How can you translate what you did in the military from military jargon and context into language meaningful to civilian employers?" That's the question Grammarly aims to answer today. Pre-Resume Prep Before you can write an...
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3 Reasons to Work in Sales for a Tech Startup
When Fliptop CEO Doug Camplejohn looks at the state of Silicon Valley today, he's reminded of earlier times. "To me, it's no different from what I saw back in the late '90s and early 2000s, in terms of the funding, the companies, and the competition for talent," Camplejohn says. "That just makes everything across the board difficult." According to AngelList, there are currently 18,403...
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Colorado Says Medical Marijuana Can Get You Fired
The mixture of medical marijuana and employment just got a lot murkier in Colorado. The state's Supreme Court ruled that an employee can be fired for using medical marijuana because it's, well, illegal. That's the basic reasoning behind the decision handed down on June 15. The problem is that medical marijuana use is legal under Colorado state law, but it's not legal under federal law....
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3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Embarking on a Management Career
It used to be that all employees would, at some point or another, have to consider a tough question: "Is my useful life as a worker coming to an end, and is it time to move into management to make something of my career?" In truth, however, this question may be on its way out. Moving into management is no longer the only way out of a potential career dead end. In many companies today,...
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6 Things You Should Know BEFORE Your Next Job Interview
Want to ace your next job interview? There are a few things you should know first. We asked a group of successful entrepreneurs and business owners for their thoughts on the what every job seeker should know before they walk into the interview room. The answers below are provided by members of BusinessCollective, a virtual mentor-ship program powered by America's most ambitious...
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5 Great Tools to Turn Your Resume Into a Visual Masterpiece
Visual information is important. Some sources say visuals may account for as much as 90 percent of the information transmitted to the brain, though other sources question the validity of this stat. Still, we can't deny that visuals are a powerful way to communicate. So, if you want to make a lasting impact on an employer, you may want to consider making your resume visually attractive. Word...
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5 Career-Change Myths Exploded
While the job-for-life was once the "gold standard" of employment, few people who enter the workplace nowadays believe they will work with one employer for the rest of their lives. Indeed, it has been this way for a few years now. However, what's also beginning to slowly change is the expectation that a worker will have one career for their entire life. In today's world, it's possible you...
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5 Tips Job Seekers Should Follow During the Recruitment Process
The recruitment process is much like the sales process -- except you're the salesperson, and you're selling in the job market your most important product: yourself! When it's time to seriously start your job search, consider the following tips to ensure that you make the process as successful as it can be. 1. Quality Over Quantity When you're applying for jobs, it's easy to get...
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Avoiding Unnecessary Repetition in Your Cover Letter
Is your cover letter a wasted opportunity? Too often, cover letters bring nothing new or relevant to the table. In fact, according to career expert J.T. O'Donnell, half of recruiters don't even read them! "When open a cover letter, if they skim it and see it's just a repetition of what is already in the resume, they skip reading it," O'Donnell warns. So how can you make sure your...
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7 Creative Ways To Make Your Resume Stand Out
Yesterday, in addition to the client emails, promotions, and social media requests, I got an email from a guy named David. As a lot of people do, David asked me to take a quick look over his resume. He assured me it was perfect, but he still wasn't getting job interviews. When I looked at his resume, it was immediately obvious what the problem was. His resume looked like everyone else's!...
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How to Make Your Move From College to the Corporate World
After all of the hard work you've put in for the last four years while getting an education, there are few things in life more exciting than graduation. Trouble is, your hardest test is yet to come: making it in the real world. Some of you may have had an opportunity to experience the world of work through an internship, while others may be leaving college without this experience -- which may...
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10 Tips for New College Grads
This Week's Question: Graduation season is upon us, and scores of young college grads are preparing to take their first steps into the working world. What's one piece of career advice you think every recent college grad should follow? "Do not give any weight whatsoever to the social construct of the career path. Follow your passion, do what you love, double down on your strengths, and forget...
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Are Colleges Preparing Students for the Working World? [Infographic]
First things first: there's an argument to be made that looking at college as nothing more than a way to get a good job is the absolute wrong way to look at college; that education is a worthy end in and of itself, and that college is a time to become a richer, more experienced human being, not a richer, more experienced potential employee. But the fact remains that a significant portion --...
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5 Tips on Dealing With a Hostile Interviewer
In recent times, the interview process has softened from a more hostile and interrogative style to a more gentrified and dignified approach. However, it would be naïve to think that hostile interviewers no longer exist. They do, and there's a chance you may one day come across one such interviewer. The hostile interviewer will not only ask tough questions, but also choose to ask those...
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Why You Didn't Hear Back From the Company on That Job Application
If you're in job search mode, it's common to feel like things are beyond your control -- particularly if you're applying for a role at a large company. We've all been there: you find a role online, spend several hours carefully crafting a resume and cover letter, enter your info meticulously into a company's applicant tracking system, hit submit, and can't shake the feeling that...
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6 Branding Tips for Job Seekers
Maybe you are still in school, or maybe you just graduated, but unless you're Taylor Swift, LeBron James, or Barack Obama, you probably don't think of yourself as a brand. In my experience, though, the most successful people do create and, in fact, become brands. Their brands are based on the experiences they promise and the values they live by and share. The chances are good that you, too,...
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10 Questions to Ask When Negotiating Your Starting Salary
It would be naïve to think that an employer will automatically offer you the best possible salary as their first offer. Sure, on some occasions a very lucky candidate may find themselves with a salary offer they can't refuse, but this is a rare thing. Studies show that most employers will actually leave some bargaining room in their initial salary offers, as they fully expect you to ask...
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10 Things Every Job Seeker Should Know About the Recruiting Process
This Week's Question: Job seekers and recruiters: they work together constantly in the employment market, but do they truly understand each other? Let's give job seekers better insight into the recruiting process. Share one thing you wish every job seeker knew about the world of recruiting! " the art of follow-up. "Don't disappear: stay in front of recruiters with professional follow-up...
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Top 3 Mistakes Interviewees Should Not Make
Humans are not perfect. We all make mistakes. This is why it is vital for candidates to acknowledge that errors will occur during an interview; trying to achieve a totally error free interview is both futile and counterproductive. If you are hyper-focused on a flawless delivery, you'll be over stressed, unnecessarily nervy, and needlessly high-strung. The errorless interview is an impossible...
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