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Added for You - Are You Tired of Hiring Other People's Rejects? - 12 Mistakes Recruiters Make and How To Avoid Them
Phone Interview Tip“10 phone interview tips that will put you in the driver seat”Angela was devastated when a disastrous phone interview crashed her hopes of landing her dream job. The boss called just as she stepped out of the shower. Wrapped in her towel, dripping wet, and shivering, she struggled to be composed. The phone cord didn't stretch far enough to reach her notes, so she improvised. Then, her dog started barking, her toddler woke up screaming, and Angela came unglued.Don't let this happen to you! Since many employers are screening candidates using telephone interviews, it pays to be prepared for them. Here are a few suggestions for surviving the phone interview. Some of these tips apply to in-person interviews as well.Phone Interview Tip #1Be knowledgeable Make sure you know about the company, its products and services, and how you could help them.Phone Interview Tip #2 Postpone if their (unscheduled) call If they catches you by surprise Angela could easily have said, "It's not a good time to talk. How about this afternoon?" Likewise, if you haven't done your company research, you can stall for time: "I'm excited about talking to you, but could we talk tomorrow instead?"Phone Interview Tip #3 Be prepared Make sure you are in a quiet room, and won't be disturbed. Have a quality phone available. We all know how annoying it can be to try to talk when someone's cell phone keeps cutting out.Part of your preparation should include having your resume, importa
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Women all over the map are living out their creative dreams through their careers! Creative, business-savvy women have learned that creative business ventures are the perfect way to excel in the job of their dreams. You, too, can find a creative outlet, and you too, can build your own creative career.Pinpoint That Passion No matter what your personal flair involves, may it be writing, art, design, dance, or even making birdhouses, you can take your interests to the next level. You can create a dream job for yourself by following your passions and your interests.The first and most important thing is to discover your creative outlet. Searching for a fitting artistic endeavor can be a lot of fun. Perhaps you aren’t quite ready to make that hobby a career? That’s okay. Build your skills and knowledge about your interest. Be ready for a challenge as you follow your passion and live out your creative energies.According to research done at the University of Salford, “Being creative can improve mood, and self-esteem, as well as improving mental agility.” I experience this firsthand, as I venture into something creative: my stress drifts away. Whether it’s writing, dancing, or yoga: taking time for a creative outlet helps me feel more like me!The Secret? The secret is to create your own “creative bliss.” That is, create your own reality. By taking your interest to the next level, you too can refuse to settle in a “job” and create a professional career and business for yourself!Even if you’re not ready to create the career of your dreams, it’s never too late to invest s
Today’s hiring professionals seem to prefer recruiting candidates from the ranks of the employed. It is a logical approach assuming others have recognized their talent and retained them while untalented people were sent to the unemployment line by their frustrated past employer.
The reality being overlooked in this scenario is that most employers fail to deal effectively with underperformers. The secret in effective recruiting today is to understand the twelve mistakes commonly made by hiring professionals and recruitment teams. This article will look at those twelve mistakes and offer ways for hiring professionals to avoid making the same errors. The payoff of avoiding these errors is the ability to shift the time currently spent on recruiting toward other aspects of running the business or developing other facets of human resources.
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Full-color, glossy print inserts are one of the best marketing methodologies available for small businesses looking to grow their sales and attract new customers. For decades, print advertising has been among the most rewarding, effective, and lasting forms of marketing. The results of print inserts in particular are fast, measurable, and hugely cost-effective when carried out properly. For example, small business owners can purchase 10,000 full-color, two-sided, glossy newspaper inserts for only $375 at internet print resource centers such as Print And Deliver.With such an excellent advertising vehicle (newspapers) and such an outstanding advertising medium (print inserts), one would think that the newspapers have mastered their sales processes and developed their advertising departments into well-oiled machines, right? Nope.Newspapers are undoubtedly losing loads of advertising revenue as a result of their own inefficiencies, lack of sales training, and inability to effectively manage their prospective advertising customers. I have written this article after conducting numerous calls to newspapers across the nation. In total, I called ten newspapers of various sizes and circulations in every major region of the U.S., and unfortunately, the results were almost always the same. Nine out of the ten publications that I contacted had disappointing and ineffective advertising sales processes. Here is a brief summary of my experience in trying to order newspaper insert advertising. I have randomly selected one out of the nine newspapers for this review which I'll refer to as "The Daily News" for this article’s purpose.
Today’s hiring professionals seem to prefer recruiting candidates from the ranks of the employed. It is a logical approach assuming others have recognized their talent and retained them while untalented people were sent to the unemployment line by their frustrated past employer.
The reality being overlooked in this scenario is that most employers fail to deal effectively with underperformers. The secret in effective recruiting today is to understand the twelve mistakes commonly made by hiring professionals and recruitment teams. This article will look at those twelve mistakes and offer ways for hiring professionals to avoid making the same errors. The payoff of avoiding these errors is the ability to shift the time currently spent on recruiting toward other aspects of running the business or developing other facets of human resources.
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To make sure that you are best prepared for getting an outrageous number of leads flooding to your business, you need to do some of your own homework first.A big part of getting truckloads of leads for your business is about being prepared and doing some initial upfront research. Without the research, you will be lost and you’ll be like the commander going into war not knowing anything about his enemy. And then your chance for success will be very much reduced.For example, listen to what Sun Tsu, the ancient commander, who defined modern day warfare more than 2000 years ago, had to say:“If you know the enemy, and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.If you know yourself, but not your enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat.If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”Sun Tsu - The Art Of War, 512 BCWise words from a wise man indeed…Therefore, it’s evident that you really need to know your own business, as well as having a good handle on your competitors, to be able to win the game of business.That’s why I’ve developed a very simple, yet effective system that you can use for generating so many leads, you seriously won’t know what to do with them all.There are six steps that you MUST follow before implementing any of the lead generation strategies. These steps will help you get into a position where you have all the necessary information you will need to be able to run lead generation projects that produce REAL results. At first you may wonder whether it’s really worth the e
The reality being overlooked in this scenario is that most employers fail to deal effectively with underperformers. The secret in effective recruiting today is to understand the twelve mistakes commonly made by hiring professionals and recruitment teams. This article will look at those twelve mistakes and offer ways for hiring professionals to avoid making the same errors. The payoff of avoiding these errors is the ability to shift the time currently spent on recruiting toward other aspects of running the business or developing other facets of human resources.
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My mother used to affectionately refer to me as a turtle because at swim lessons, while the other kids eagerly jumped right into the pool ready to start, I stood near the edge, waiting. I wasn't afraid of the water. Rather, I was taking time to prepare for the event. Then, when I was good and ready, I jumped right in and swam.Thus began my relationship with the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" found in the much beloved bedside collection The Fables of Aesop. "The Tortoise and the Hare" is perfect for illustrating sound start up practices.Aesop's The Tortoise and the HareOnce upon a time, there was a hare who, boasting that he could run faster than anyone else, was forever teasing tortoise about his slowness. Then one day, the irate tortoise accepted the challenge when the hare boasted that "there was no one in the world who could beat him in a race."The next day the race began, and the hare yawned sleepily as the meek tortoise trudged slowly off. When the hare saw how painfully slow his rival was, he decided, half-asleep on his feet, to have breakfast and a quick nap. "Take your time!" he said. "I'll have forty winks and catch up with you in a minute."The sun started to sink below the horizon. The tortoise, who had been plodding towards the winning post since morning, was less than a yard away from the finish when the hare awoke with a jolt. Away he dashed! Though he leapt and bounded with great effort and speed toward the finish line, he was too late. The tortoise had beaten him. Tired and in disgrace, he slumped down beside the tortoise who said, with a knowing smile, "Slowly d
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History of Job Search Online recruitment started almost the same time in the USA and in England in the early 90’s with providers like Monster.com in the USA, Jobserve.com in the UK and Allstarjobs.ca (started in 1997). A job bank at that time merely had a few thousand of open job positions and the chance of putting employers in touch with jobseekers was quite remote.Since those early days, we have seen an explosion of job search sites and the technology has improved a lot for the benefit of both, recruiters and jobseekers. Nowadays, typing “Job Search” in search fields of Google or Yahoo, you get millions of pages dealing with this subject.Now we have a new problem: how not to get lost in this jungle of ultimate Career and Job Search Services (of which many require an inscription fee). What do we really want? Using the Internet in first place has the advantage of speed and the possibility to look in any geographical area for the required job that the candidate is qualified for, or aspires to. With the Internet installed at home, it is possible to investigate the potential employers, ask questions and apply for the position, without even taking off your pajamas.How do we explain the recent evolution in online recruitment technology? Even if you feel relatively satisfied with the current search offerings of top job search engines like Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com or Hotjobs.com, there are still many doors open for improvements and a lot of research is going on in the field of vertical engines, meaning-based search, intent-driven search, new clustering methods, and much m
Mistake #12 – Failure to understand who makes up the “recruiting team”
Most hiring professionals designate a “recruiting team”, including such people as the position’s supervisor, managers they may interact with, human resources, and even the leader of the company. To fix this problem, best practices dictate that all employees the candidate will meet are part of the “recruiting team”. The candidate will talk with the receptionist at the front desk, administrative assistants, and escorts from one location to another. Each of these individuals should have a “30-second” commercial to provide the candidate with consistent view of the work experience at the organization.
Mistake #11 – Hiding the interview process
The interview process can be long and agonizing for the prospective candidate. This is particularly true when they are in a state of unemployment. One of the candidate’s first frustrations with a new employer is how the employer handles th
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