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Sometimes its a good idea as a job seeker to look at things from the hiring end. They’re not always so sure what they want and you can help them. They trying to figure out:
This article from Entrepreneur helps companies hire the best employees. Worth a read to help you further position yourself as the one. …When applying for a job. At least so The Business Insider says. Here are some highlights: Don’t make you email or cover letter longer than 3 paragraphs. Don’t include an objective. Never list education above experience. Don’t be cute. Read the full list here. Have you ever been on a corporate HR site run by Taleo? Probably. Techcruch reports Taleo is a part of 15% of all new hires in the USA. The interesting part to us here at Canvas Resources was in the comments section of the article. Thought this was interesting. You should read the full article to find out why, but here are the 10 phrases to avoid on your resume. 1. “Salary Negotiable” 2. “References available by request” 3. “Responsible for ______” 4. “Experience working in ______” 5. “Problem-solving skills” 6. “Detail-oriented” 7. “Hard-working” 8. “Team player” 9. “Proactive” 10. “Objective” Considering a Career Change? Career Rocketeer’s career coach has some advice.
Read the entire article here. The Wall Street Journal listed the 8 things you need to do if you’re hired today. You can click to the article to read them all but here are a few.
Does the offer you’re considering not feel quite right? Are they trying to fit a square peg (you) in a round hole (the job)? Are you not happy with the commute or the compensation? Do you not quite respect the person who interviewed you? Then you should run from the offer says Brendan Cruickshank in an article on Cube Rules. You might have to take a job you hate but at least try and avoid it if you can. Tech Republic posted some food for thought about the most common job-hunting mistakes. Here some of them are. 1. Your resume is too general. Companies are looking for specialists not generalists. 2. Putting too much info on your resume. Make it easy to scan your resume and leave the reader with a good idea of yourself as a candidate. 5. Asking for a job while networking. Network to get information to help with your search, asking if they have a job for you puts an abrupt end to the conversation. 9. Not putting the proper amount of time towards the job search. A job search should be treated as a job. The time for interviews and correspondence adds up and should be planned for. Read all ten mistakes here. Bloomberg reported that we’re facing the most optimistic year of hiring since 1998 in terms of plans for new hires compared to planned layoffs. This is based on a survey conducted by the National Association for Business Economics. Its a pretty dry article but good to know. Summary of the article Action Plan for Overcoming “Overqualified” You might be overqualified for the job but you still want it but if you appear overqualified to the hiring company they’re most likely not going to hire you because they think you’ll get bored quickly and leave soon or they are intimidated to manage someone that might be more qualified for their job. Here are some tips to overcome these issues:
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