Tired of Being Ignored by Recruiters?
Raise your hand if you were not selected for a better job for which you were uniquely qualified.
For context, there are hundreds of thousands of hands that are raised.
Today, most employers use computerized ATS to screen and decide which among the hundreds — or thousands — of resumes submitted will be reviewed by a human recruiter.
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Soon, almost all these companies will use smart automation to proactively identify qualified applicants from online sites like LinkedIn for jobs, many of which are never posted.
Applying online to find your next better job will hamstring your career. The only way you can mitigate this surge in recruiting automation is to have a robust professional network with contacts close to or inside organizations where you would like to work, people who will introduce and recommend you.
Is Your Resume Like a Black Friday Promo?
What do your resume and the rash of Black Friday email sales promotions have in common?
The content may be different, but they all say the same thing.
Sale, sale, sale. Discount, discount, discount. Buy, buy, buy.
Meanwhile, I keep looking for the answer to the question, why, why, why?
Companies don’t hire stuff on sale. Good companies hire value-based solutions. Smart employers focus on your “why.”
If you submit a generic resume that does not focus on their needs then your resume’s scan score will not pass the minimum threshold, and you will be left wasting your time asking: why, why, why?
It is astounding how many applicants fail to put in the extra effort to stand out.
Standing out, differentiating yourself from other applicants is critical to success.
Happy Thanksgiving
Top 5 Career Mistakes
As Thanksgiving approaches, it is time to update our list of worst career decisions – The Big Turkeys.
5. Misplayed loyalty. People who stayed with companies out of loyalty but were still screwed over by their not-too-loyal bosses.
4. Misplaced trust. HR is not your friend if the big bully boss is also a big producer and a friend of the CEO.
3. It can’t happen to me. Many laid-off tech workers ignored the economic warning signs and/or company earnings reports.
2. Great miscalculation. Great Resignation employees found that the greener grass on the other side of the fence was over a septic tank.
1. I should have networked more. This is from the thousands of displaced workers in their late 40s and 50s who are struggling to find a new job.