Along with application forms, resumes and interviews, some companies or recruitment agencies use numerous tests in pre-employment selection. Although not all employers rely on testing while looking for suitable candidates, tests can help significantly save time and money by decreasing the number of applicants based on their personal or professional skills. Moreover, if conducted properly, test is supposed to generate more objective and unbiased results as it minimizes the personal contact between the applicant and the recruiter. Continue reading
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Massive Resume Distribution
If you are an active job seeker and subscribed to any career advice newsletters, you are familiar with one of the latest trends in job search – massive resume posting that allegedly enables your resume to get to more than 1,000 potential employers. Is it really effective? Shouldn’t every resume, let alone a cover letter be tailored in accordance with what an employer is looking for? What is that detail (or two) that makes your resume stand out in a crowd? Continue reading
Hiring Process Step-by-Step
Before embarking on job hunting, it is a good idea to get to know the structure of the hiring process in detail. It would help diminish inevitable stress and figure out an appropriate behaviour during this process. Well, what are you to be prepared for? First of all, we need to mention that the hiring process may vary from one employer to another, but there is a certain framework that underlies recruitment and selection in any organization. Continue reading
How Is Your Job Search Going So Far?
At the early stage of the screening process it is paramount to make a positive impression on the interviewer, whether it is a potential employer or a recruiter from an agency. The type of questions such as “How is your search process going so far?” might sound like a polite way to start a conversation, and you might think that the recruiter does not put much weight on it. Continue reading