Undercover RecruiterEmployee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
Not too long ago cover letters were considered an essential component in the job application process, giving individuals the opportunity to highlight and elaborate on their relevant skills and experience in a more tailored way than on your resumé. Though in recent years, there has been a significant shift to online application systems and cover…
Attending a networking event or industry night for the first time can be a daunting experience and you don’t always know what to expect of it or how to conduct yourself. If you go about it in the right way, these events can be valuable for making useful new contacts; however go about it in the wrong…
The topic of getting your resume reviewed by hiring managers/recruiters is a popular one. With so many people looking for work in today’s economy, the ability to get the edge over other candidates has never been higher. Depending on the position, a recruiter/hiring manager can receive hundreds of resumes to review. That is just for…
You may think that initiating a conversation at a network event is the difficult part, however ending a conversation can be equally as tough, as it’s easy to get “stuck” in a discussion with somebody, out of fear of appearing rude. They may in fact be very interesting, however the purpose of networking is to meet…
Job seekers beware — when you’re trying to get your foot in the door, personal branding can mean the difference between whether that door gets opened, or slammed in your face. Your personal brand communicates to the world exactly who you are and what you’re capable of, and if your brand isn’t on point, you can kiss…
For most of us, mornings are miserable. Communicating with people is off the agenda until you’ve had your morning coffee. However, there is the rare and endangered species named ‘The Morning Person’ – the kind that is motivated, cheerful, and energetic before 9 am. How do they do it, I hear you ask? Well, I…
Has your company cracked the employee engagement piece yet? Very few companies that I’m aware of seem to be happy with their levels of engagement and are constantly looking for new ways to tackle the issue. Our friends and staff survey specialists at Scancapture have looked at employee engagement from a psychology point of view in the graphic above.…
Over the last ten years of Beringer Tame, we’ve seen our fair share of interview clangers. It never ceases to amaze me how reasonable, intelligent people go off on the weirdest tangents when sitting in front of an interviewer. It is easy to overthink an interview: what makes me look desirable, what makes me look…
Finding a job can take a long time, even when you do everything right on your end. This becomes painfully obvious at times when you have to wait for an employer to sort through information they collected from your resume, get back test scores and go through multiple interviews. Luckily, there are ways to expedite…
