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Take if from someone that hired hundreds of people over my career, the reason most people have a problem finding jobs, is they do poorly in their resume writing, and in the interviews. They may think they did great, and a interviewer may tell them they did great (told them to get them out of the door without being angry at the interviewer ) when in the first 5 minutes they had turned off the HR/HM interviewer to the point they had already lost the job.
Interesting. So as a hiring manager what were some things that people did that turned you off immediately in the interview? I'm jobless right now, so I'm hoping to pick your brain...
I'd do it if it wasn't too inconvenient. For example, I attended a 5-part seminar offered for free by my local job center. They do about an hour for each part held on separate days (Mon. through Fri.). They provided complimentary parking vouchers, but I was so close, I could just walk there in 7 minutes. It would've been a 2 minute drive otherwise. When another job center was holding workshops and seminars, I didn't want to drive 45 minutes each way (not to mention pay toll fees). Not especially if they were just going to regurgitate mostly the same thing. Exceptions would've been to have additional eyes on my resume and cover letter, but I would've had to plan it such that I could do something else in the area (like visit a local shop, get together with people, or attend a nearby event) as to not waste a trip like that. When they held the what turned out to be the same seminar in a library, after the first 30 minutes of day one, I got up, politely told them I already did the same thing last month, thanked them, and left.
That one was good to attend once...
-slides like "the future is everyone" (due to globalization)
-using power words on your resume
-always do a cover letter
-interviewing tips
-elevator speech
They made suggestions on my resume which is hard in the sense that with certain things (like formatting, including months or not of employment, whether or not I should put down "US Citizen" at the top) have me pulled equally... I've gotten half of suggestions say to "do A", whereas the other half say "do B". They've listed sites to do job searching. Network if you can by talking to those within the company. However, you reach a point where you actually need to do it than to attend more classes. Also, we tried to network amongst the other attendees, but it didn't really work out. THere's a fallacy of "the unemployed leading the unemployed", but at least ti doesn't hurt to try.
Interesting. So as a hiring manager what were some things that people did that turned you off immediately in the interview? I'm jobless right now, so I'm hoping to pick your brain...
I've been hard pressed to get phone interviews recently, but would like to hear too, as I've been unable to get past several phone interview stages myself.
I've been hard pressed to get phone interviews recently, but would like to hear too, as I've been unable to get past several phone interview stages myself.
I did a FREE three hour class on job hunting skills at my local job placement office.
How was it?
(I see them all the time at the local unemployment office but have not signed up because I suspect they are orientated towards blue collar or minimum wage jobs and people who know nothing about job hunting. The one at the library is for college educated professionals and the flyer said they assume you have the basic knowledge already and need to really understand what goes on behind the scenes of the employment process in corporate America. There will also be volunteers to help everyone with their resume.
(I see them all the time at the local unemployment office but have not signed up because I suspect they are orientated towards blue collar or minimum wage jobs and people who know nothing about job hunting. The one at the library is for college educated professionals and the flyer said they assume you have the basic knowledge already and need to really understand what goes on behind the scenes of the employment process in corporate America. There will also be volunteers to help everyone with their resume.
Ok no shade intended but "orientated" is not a word. It's ORIENTED.
So sure, I'd go. And I couldn't care less if other people didn't want to join me.
And I would NOT put any faith in "comparing notes" with a bunch of other jobless "friends". I would rely on people who have FOUND WORK or seem to have the credentials to help me do so.
I wouldn't do it unless I was desperate. I've never been out of work so long where I felt that I was so out of touch that I couldn't help myself.
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