Interviewer Double Standards When The Interviewer Has A Cell Phone In The Interview

Interviewer Double Standards â€" When The Interviewer Has A Cell Phone In The Interview Picking up on the Showing Compassion To A Job Seeker post from Friday, Darlene McDaniel talks about how hiring managers can show compassion to a job seeker, specifically in an interview! Go figure. I remember as a hiring manager my goal was to look for the best person. I wanted someone competent who was low-maintenance and would make me look good (in front of my peers and customers). The interview was a place where I could learn more about them, and see what their personalities were, how quick they were on their feet, etc. I wasnt a jerk, but I knew I was in a position of power. I was trying to figure out who I would hire. I had a job to do. I didnt realize how jerky this could come across. I dont excuse any hard or weird questions, as I had a purpose for all of them. But I dont remember taking a cell phone call during an interview. Or jumping out of an interview for an impromptu meeting. Or being late to an interview (making the interviewer wait an long time), or responding to e-mail on a crackberry. When I became a lowly job seeker, I had all that happen to me. Go check out Darlenes post she has a list of seven things for hiring managers. If you are a hiring manager, perhaps this will help. If you are a job seeker, dont read it. It will only be one more thing to frustrate you, as you see more of this in interviews. Interviewer Double Standards â€" When The Interviewer Has A Cell Phone In The Interview Picking up on the Showing Compassion To A Job Seeker post from Friday, Darlene McDaniel talks about how hiring managers can show compassion to a job seeker, specifically in an interview! Go figure. I remember as a hiring manager my goal was to look for the best person. I wanted someone competent who was low-maintenance and would make me look good (in front of my peers and customers). The interview was a place where I could learn more about them, and see what their personalities were, how quick they were on their feet, etc. I wasnt a jerk, but I knew I was in a position of power. I was trying to figure out who I would hire. I had a job to do. I didnt realize how jerky this could come across. I dont excuse any hard or weird questions, as I had a purpose for all of them. But I dont remember taking a cell phone call during an interview. Or jumping out of an interview for an impromptu meeting. Or being late to an interview (making the interviewer wait an long time), or responding to e-mail on a crackberry. When I became a lowly job seeker, I had all that happen to me. Go check out Darlenes post she has a list of seven things for hiring managers. If you are a hiring manager, perhaps this will help. If you are a job seeker, dont read it. It will only be one more thing to frustrate you, as you see more of this in interviews. Interviewer Double Standards â€" When The Interviewer Has A Cell Phone In The Interview Picking up on the Showing Compassion To A Job Seeker post from Friday, Darlene McDaniel talks about how hiring managers can show compassion to a job seeker, specifically in an interview! Go figure. I remember as a hiring manager my goal was to look for the best person. I wanted someone competent who was low-maintenance and would make me look good (in front of my peers and customers). The interview was a place where I could learn more about them, and see what their personalities were, how quick they were on their feet, etc. I wasnt a jerk, but I knew I was in a position of power. I was trying to figure out who I would hire. I had a job to do. I didnt realize how jerky this could come across. I dont excuse any hard or weird questions, as I had a purpose for all of them. But I dont remember taking a cell phone call during an interview. Or jumping out of an interview for an impromptu meeting. Or being late to an interview (making the interviewer wait an long time), or responding to e-mail on a crackberry. When I became a lowly job seeker, I had all that happen to me. Go check out Darlenes post she has a list of seven things for hiring managers. If you are a hiring manager, perhaps this will help. If you are a job seeker, dont read it. It will only be one more thing to frustrate you, as you see more of this in interviews.

How Fortune 500 Companies Use Twitter to Recruit

How Fortune 500 Companies Use Twitter to Recruit The value of social media for recruitment has become increasingly clear over the years and although LinkedIn is still the front runner for professional networking, Twitter and Facebook are hot on its heels, proving themselves handy tools for hiring talent. Twitter in particular has seen an increase in the number of people using the platform for job search and recruiting and as a result, a number of  Fortune 500 companies, such as ATT and Disney have created separate accounts specifically for recruitment purposes (@attJOBS, @TWDCjobs). The number of adults using Twitter has grown rapidly over the past couple of years, more so than on Facebook and LinkedIn and the good news for recruiters is that the highest growth is among college graduates, urbanites and those with an annual income over $50,000, suitable for filling both entry-level and more senior roles. Recruiting software buyer resource  Software Advice carried out a study that looked at nearly 50 of these handles, to see how Fortune 500 companies are using  Twitter for recruiting. They paired their findings with a survey of current job seekers, to find out the most effective ways to engage talent on social media. Do Twitter users use the platform for job search? Twitter is an ideal platform for job search and professional networking, and results from the survey found that 58% of respondents have used Twitter for job-seeking purposes in the last six months. Not only is  Twitter useful for seeking job opportunities from companies and recruitment agencies sharing their current vacancies with their networks, but it also allows individuals to check out a company of interest ahead of applying for a job with them. Respondents were asked how they use Twitter for their job search and 76% said that they  look at company profiles, while 55 %  follow companies they want to work for.  For this reason, it is important for companies to be aware of how they are representing themselves online and invest time into building a positive brand image on social media, in order to attract the best candidates. A rising number of companies have made the decision to create a stand alone Twitter handle for recruitment purposes, in response to the growing number of Twitter users logging in  to check out job openings. In some cases, it may not make sense to start a new Twitter handle, as it is possible for them to recruit through their primary accounts. Factors  such as whether or not your companies customers are also potential employees can determine whether it is worth separating  recruitment tweets from the rest of your content in order to reach  the correct audience. Overall, 174 of the 500 companies on Fortune’s list (35 %) have an active company-level Twitter account dedicated to recruiting. How effectively are companies using Twitter for recruiting? Participants in the survey were quizzed on how effectively they think companies are using Twitter for recruiting. The majority were of the opinion that social recruitment efforts were successful, however a combined 35% of respondents who use Twitter for job search purposes said that companies are somewhat or extremely ineffective at promoting themselves as employers. Results suggest that companies are particularly good at marketing their organisation, with 65% rating their performance as effective; whereas it would appear that posting frequent job openings is an area for improvement, with 47% rating it as ineffective. It is important for companies to market their positive company culture  in order to attract talent, however if they do not place focus on sharing their current job vacancies on a regular basis they are likely to lose potential applicants. Another factor that Twitter users look for when using social media in their job hunt is the communication aspect. Opinion was quite split on this topic, with 57% saying that communication with job seekers was effective, while 43% think that it is ineffective. People like to be able to interact with a real person, so this is a key way of engaging with potential employees. Social media management platforms (e.g. Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, etc.) make it really simple for companies to reply to Twitter users and  also to track relevant words or phrases in tweets, meaning they can easily search for and connect with users who are tweeting about looking for a job in the sector. Individual recruiters can also use Twitter to build a personal brand and create a following for themselves, through sharing content, job openings and communicating with other users. What do Fortune 500 companies tweet about? One of the key objectives of the study was to identify how  Fortune 500 companies use Twitter and what they tweet about. Software Advice looked a sample of tweets from some  Fortune 500 recruitment specific Twitter accounts. They found that the largest percentage of tweets were made up of job openings, however they also frequently tweet about specific employees and company events, Tweeting about members of staff is  a great way to personalise your brand and give prospective employees an insight into what its like to work for the organisation.  Showing the human side of your brand is really effective for making yourself relatable and approachable and ATT do this through use of their #LifeatATT where employees share their work experiences. A lot of the companies also frequently tweet as a means of sharing information and updates about company events, as well as  for live-tweeting company events that prospective job candidates might be interested in. How do Fortune 500 companies use hashtags? One of Twitters most useful features for expanding reach and engagement is the hashtag and it would appear that Fortune 500 havent missed a trick here , as 78% of the sample tweets have a hashtag in, 46% of which were brand specific (e.g. #GEjobs). Creating a brand hashtag is great for collating brand content and building a community around. Although  only 34%  of job seekers say they use Twitter to search for job-related hashtags, it is still good practice for companies to include them in their tweets to expand their reach beyond direct followers. Using generic hashtags (e.g. #marketingjobs) means that your content will be discovered  by users searching for that term or phrase, or alternatively you can get involved in trending topics that will be viewed by a large number of users. Conclusion Twitter can be a really effective tool for both recruiting and job search if gone about in the right way. Results from the survey found that a lot of people now turn to Twitter during their job hunt, however they feel that there is room for improvement in terms of how companies use the platform for recruiting. It is important for organisations to promote themselves as employers  on social media, be it within their primary account or separate recruitment handle. They can do this by clearly stating what type of company they are, what jobs are available and the kind of people they want to hire. They also need to  market themselves as a great place to work, which is where personalising the brand with employees experiences of  the company and behind the scenes insights of the company culture can help. Sharing interesting content and events is also an effective way to keep followers of the company engaged. Hashtags are a great way of expanding the reach of this content and will broaden the brands audience. By taking into consideration these points, Twitter can become an extremely effective platform for  engaging talent.

Want to Get Ahead Go on Vacation! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Want to Get Ahead Go on Vacation! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Feel always behind and that you’ll never get ahead? Do you wonder if all these delayed tasks, missed meetings and unkempt desk are negatively affecting your personal brand? Yes, they are. Being unproductive or giving the impression on being ineffective taints you in a negative light that will have lasting effects. If you’ve missed a deadline that can have a domino effect to others on your team or that are depending on you to make your deadline for they to make theirs. If could also negatively affect the relationship with a co-worker, customer or supervisor who will be less trusting in your abilities which leads to less involvement in significant projects or no involvement at all. No matter how challenging it can be to be able to do everything we need to do in the day to day operation of our business or our position when a vacation comes around we’re able to accomplish tremendous “feats” to complete items prior to our first vacation day. The Vacation Focus It never fails. Two weeks before your vacation, you’re finishing projects like never before. It’s almost as if your procrastination button has been turned off for good, allowing you to work at a pace and level you never thought possible. Have you ever wondered why this is? Fewer Distractions Because one to two weeks of no work is looming on the horizon, you sit down and focus on one thing at a time no matter how many phone calls or emails try to worm their way in. Idle chit chat is skipped and internet browsing comes to a halt because the last thing you want to worry about on vacation are all of your unfinished projects due the day you get back. Prioritization In addition to the strong focus, you begin to list your work in a hierarchy based on most important to least important. Suddenly, answering an email about your availability for the office party doesn’t seem so dire. You might even find yourself passing off the smaller projects to those around you. Partitioning Time You begin scheduling your time before vacation in accordance with how much of it you’ll need to complete each task. This practice actually allows you to do better work faster since you know that project will only be getting that much time so it has to be done. Otherwise, you end up working on it off and on again for way too long. Bring your vacation focus everyday What can you do to capitalize on that laser vacation focus without having to go on vacation? Put into practice the following: Fewer distractions. Bring the feeling or urgency with an upcoming vacation into your everyday environment by making the end of the week the end of the time allotted for tasks. Begin scheduling your time so you don’t waste it by being indecisive about what you need to do next. What’s urgent and important? And, is what you’re about to spend time on next doing anything to move you closer to your goal. If not, don’t do it. If it doesn’t need to be you doing it, then delegate it. Partitioning.   Avoid going “dumb” on your time budgeting skills when you’re not going on vacation.   Realistically, how much time do you need to complete a task or an objective on a project? Schedule that out so that you know immediately if you have enough time budgeted to complete that project before the end of the week.   If not, then there are some decisions to make in either pushing it back, rescaling it or delegating certain tasks.

Dressing for a Casual Office Without Looking Like a Slob

Dressing for a Casual Office Without Looking Like a Slob As more millennials start businesses and the tech sector grows, many offices and workplaces are becoming more casual. While most people, both men and women, might have been expected to wear a suit to work not too long ago, there are now many offices where even a T-shirt and jeans wont look out of place. When you start a new job and discover that the office has a casual dress code, it might freak you out. Even though you have permission to dress casually, you cant shake the feeling that you need to look professional. Not necessarily for others, but because it puts you in the right mindset for work. If you want to dress casually without looking like a slob, try these tips. Dont Go Too Casual It might be a casual office, but that doesnt mean you have to get too casual. A lot of the time, particularly in small tech companies, the men will happily come in wearing jeans and T-shirts. However, that might feel a bit too casual for you, especially if that tends to be your lounging at home outfit, rather than something you would wear in public. You might wear a smart pair of jeans, but they will look more stylish with a chic top or jacket than with a T-shirt with your favorite band on it. A smart pair of shoes can help too, so dont default to sneakers (even though they are comfortable). Be Modest But Stylish When you have almost free rein to wear what you want, its tempting to put on anything you feel like wearing. However, even if the office is casual, it is still a professional setting. You can dress stylishly, but you dont want to look like youre ready for a night on the town. Keeping things a bit more modest than you might when youre not in the office is a good idea. Try shopping at some boutiques online if you want some options that are stylish but not too revealing. You can find plenty of smart-casual dresses and other items that are great for the office. Follow the Dress Code A casual office will often not have a dress code, but some of them do set out some basic ground rules. Although you might be able to dress casually, there could be rules against dressing impractically or inappropriately for the office. However, since its a casual workplace, theyre likely to be things like not wearing flip-flops or avoiding extremely low-cut tops. If you have an employee handbook, check it for a dress code to see if anything is banned. Know When to Get a Bit Dressier Sometimes, its sensible to dress up a bit more. If you have a meeting or a video conference coming up, wearing a smarter outfit is probably a wise decision. While your office might be casual usually, meeting with clients or higher-ups could call for a more formal outfit. If youve never worked in a casual office before, it might seem a bit daunting. But youll soon get into the swing of it and work out your work wardrobe.

What Happens When You Outgrow The Coworking Space

What Happens When You Outgrow The Coworking Space Photo Credit â€" Pexels.comYou outgrew your spare room. Then you outgrew the garage. Now you’re ready to shed your coworking skin and branch out completely on your own.This is an exciting and, frankly, overwhelming time for you and for your company. There are a lot of details to manage and if you don’t manage them well, you could put your company behind the eight ball.Here are some techniques to help you avoid making mistakes that can cost your company time, money, and energy.1. Scaling Your Operations ManagementevalManaging your company’s operations was relatively painless when you were working in the same co-working suite. Now that you’re on your own, operations are going to get a little bit more complicated.The Enterprise Resource Planning tools you choose are going to have a huge effect on your day to day life and profitability. If you’re not sure which methodology is right for you, start by comparing two ERP software giants in the field to see all that these tools have to offer.Then,deepen your exploration of tools depending on your unique business requirements For example, if you currently manufacture products or send physical goods, you’ll need to find a way to accommodate the increase in demand. Will you be able to afford a larger warehouse space and the employees needed to keep everything running on time?We don’t mean are you pretty sure you’ll have the profit to cover these operating expenses. We mean do you already have enough saved up to cover these operating expenses for at least six months to a year?If you don’t have that in the bank already and demand is already increasing, you should start looking into drop shipping companies or outsourcing your manufacturing and shipping procedures. Yes, outsourcing is a dirty word but outsourcing doesn’t have to be a permanent solution. You can use it as a stop gap.4. De-Personalize Your Employee PoolWe understand: you love each and every one of your employees. You want to build an atmosphe re of positivity and trust. The problem is that, as you scale, you’re going to need to hire more people. And, while we would never encourage you to see those people as expendable, if you want your business to be successful, you’ll need to take a step back.evalIn a larger business, it is vitally important that the wheels keep turning even if you lose a member of your team temporarily. If you allow personal attachment to get in the way of your hiring practices, you’ll risk your productivity.A great way to reduce the amount of time you spend finding new team members is to work with recruiters. These are professionals who can help you expand your workforce quickly and reduce the amount of time you spend searching for, interviewing, and vetting potential employees.5. Objectivity is ProfitableAs the braintrust behind your business, it’s understandable that you are attached to it. You worked hard to build your company and perfect your product or service line. Unfortunately, as we†™ve already suggested, this level of attachment isn’t exactly healthy for the scaling process.If you’re new to scaling and expanding companies, hiring a consultant or advisor is definitely worth the investment. These are professionals who can objectively evaluate your company’s strengths and weaknesses.They can help you play to your strengths and fortify areas that need improvement, without your having to pause your company’s productivity. Good consultants can help you expand your business and increase your profit margin.The expanding and scaling of your business is an exciting time and it is something you should be proud of doing. Use these tips to help you keep from making the mistakes that have tripped up so many other startups as they’ve gone from scrappy to established.

Best States for Jobs in the US - CareerEnlightenment.com

6) CaliforniaIn 2016, 67.6 percent of those moving into the state of California indicated they did so in pursuit of employment opportunities. In contrast, only 47.4 percent of those leaving the state were in search of a job elsewhere. California has the largest economy of any state in the U.S., and education and health services make up 18 percent of the jobs available there, with real estate sales and rentals and transportation companies also comprising a large amount of employment opportunities in the Golden State.7) West VirginiaThe state of West Virginia has long been associated with coal mining and the energy industry. And today, many of the employment opportunities in the state still spring from those original roots. The United Van Lines survey indicates that 67.6 percent of those moving to West Virginia were following job opportunities. However, 68.8 percent of those leaving the state were also in search of better jobs elsewhere.8) TexasThe resurgence of the Texas oil industry in recent years has made a major impact on the job opportunities available to workers across the country. With nearly two-thirds of all moves into the Lone Star State motivated by employment opportunities, Texas is accruing the workforce needed to support the state’s vibrant agricultural sector, the oil industry and the high-tech enclaves in Austin and Dallas.9) IowaFertile farmland in Iowa has made agricultural pursuits the most important employment opportunities in the state for generations. In recent decades, however, Iowa has successfully made the leap from a purely farming economy to a combination of manufacturing, finance, technologies and alternative energy industries that complement and supplement the still-vibrant agricultural sector. Approximately 65.8 percent of those moving into the state of Iowa reported doing so for job-related purposes.10) IllinoisManufacturing and agricultural industries are among the most prolific opportunities in the state of Illinois. Increased demand for services in the state have also resulted in employment opportunities for residents and those moving into the state. Survey results show that 64.5 percent of those who relocated to Illinois did so because of job changes or to seek new opportunities in the employment marketplace.The friendly and courteous relocation experts at United Van Lines can help you relocate across the city or across the country. We offer dependable services designed to serve your needs and your budget. Whether you’re retiring to a sunny cottage or taking on new responsibilities in the workforce, United Van Lines can help you make the right move, every time.

MyResume.com Template Review

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