One of the fun parts (for me at least) about being a career coach is seeing some of the terrible advice that other people are giving out. Right now, one of the big fads among career “experts” who completely miss the point is to talk about how to beat Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), those software…
Lots of us in the recruiting world are very active on LinkedIn, doing what we can to be accessible to jobseekers. We love networking, meeting new people, and finding great candidates to fill our openings. Many of us also like to give back to our networks, helping out in any way we can. While we…
As with the construction of any advertisement, you should begin writing your job description with your target candidate firmly in mind. This will enable you to tailor the advertisement to suit what will be of most significance to them about the available role while ensuring that it is posted in the most relevant places online.…
Does it sometimes seem as though hiring managers are living in some sort of gated community? As a recruiter, the key (no pun intended) to success is learning how to reach those all important decision makers so you too can enter the gates. Let’s face it, half the difficulty in approaching a potential client is…
I have mentioned it briefly in other posts but I have Multiple Sclerosis. I have been diagnosed since 2002, about 3 months after surviving 9/11. Let’s say it really wasn’t my best year, eh? Now, the MonSter, as it is called by some, has lots of challenges. Let us go then, you and I, as…