Ok, this is a different approach – asking yourself questions in the cover email: Why am I here you ask? I’m seeking a position where I can learn with room for advancement.What type of position am I looking for? I’m open to new experiences, but I would love to be in an office environment. I keep noticing these different approaches and laughing about them. But I do notice them and isn’t that the author’s intent?
Continue ReadingGet the Stress Out
From CareerJournal – The Top 14 Reasons We’re Stressed Out Here are the complete results to the survey’s question, “Have you experienced the following in the past month?” Respondents could point to any of the following 14 options. Rising prices, 74% Too many things to do, 56% Trouble sleeping, 53% Concerns about money for emergencies, 53% Concerns about health in general, 43% Illness of a family member, 36% Not enough money for basic necessities, 36% Too much information to process at one time, 33% Being lonely, 29% Problems with your work, boss or fellow workers, 24% Problems with aging parents, 21% Frequent or excessive noise, 20% Problems with my children,… Read More
Continue ReadingCandidate, Google Thyself
MarketingProfs.com puts out an always interesting enewsletter and this week’s edition is no exception. Have You Been Digitally Dissed? starts out as an article about googling yourself since hiring managers are googling you. …75% of recruiters google candidates, according to a survey by Execunet. We do. In fact, we posted about this topic back in June. The article states: The moral of the story: Google yourself. It’s called self-googling or ego-surfing and you should be doing it regularly. Here is the point I truly enjoyed – the author, William Arruda, employs this premise in the article: If you’re looking to advance in your career, you’ll want to proactively manage your… Read More
Continue ReadingBackground Checks
We’ve written about this topic before. It seems every year we encounter some issue involving background verifications with a candidate or employee. I was hopeful that 2006 was going to break this streak. This morning, I can sadly state, the streak is alive. We have a customer who has hired an employee for a position and ran the background check to find some misdemeanors in the employee’s background. The outcome of their employment is being determined right now, but it serves as a reminder – run background verifications before a candidate joins your company. If you are looking for referrals, may I suggest Verified Credentials? We have found them to… Read More
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