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Mar31
Post Resume: What to Do? Part 3

As mentioned, this is a three-part post and this is the last one of the bunch. After you have covered the qualities and the work experience of a person, it is important to consider the future goals and aspirations of a candidate. This is the main focus of this last blog post and here are some questions related to it:

Future Goals
-What would you like to being doing five years from now?
-How will you judge yourself successful? How will you achieve success?
-What type of position are you interested in?
-How will this job fit in your career plans?
-What do you expect from this job?
-Do you have a location preference?
-Can you travel?
-What hours can you work?
-When could you start?

 

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Mar31
Post Resume: What to Do? Part 2
The applicant's qualifications and abilities should be the factors which would determine if the candidate would be good for the position. This is the second part of this blog post and without further ado, I give to you some questions... Continue Reading
Post Resume: What to Do?
As mentioned, the resume is the first key in the selection process, therefore you should always be prepared of the things which should be asked based on the information written there. To give you a little bit of help, I'm... Continue Reading
First Screening
An interview is a screening process therefore, there are initial screening and also the more in-depth screeening process. Some people call the first process as the "screening interview". Here is a definition of this term:Screening interviewA screening interview is meant... Continue Reading
Ask Me
Whenever the interview comes to the part where the recruiters would ask the applicants if they have anymore questions, 99% of them would say no. This kind of practice in recruitment should be discouraged because I believe that the interview... Continue Reading
Finding that Answer
Interviewing could be likened to investigating because it ivolves asking difficult questions and probing. Aside from that, there is also that skills on detecting whether or not the answers that are given are true or just words that covers up... Continue Reading
5 Steps for Good Hiring
Good Hiring is something which every HR Department needs to achieve in order to prove the success of such Department. Of course, achieving that is a big thing alongside the efforts that comes with it. In my research on how... Continue Reading
Checklist in Recruitment
Interviews should be done in an organized manner as opposed to just asking questions without definite purpose. This is the reason why being prepared is the gold key in every successful interview.To help you in preparing for an interview, you... Continue Reading
Fair Judgement During Interviews
Interviews should always be a fair process because it shows that recruiters are doing fair and just decision making in terms of hiring. Biases and Prejudice should not be the main rule during interviews. In fact, this thinking should be... Continue Reading
The Panel Interview
One of the most excruciating experience that an applicant could go through is a panel interview. This kind of interview involves more than just the recruiter because the "big boss" of the department or company could be involved.A panel interview... Continue Reading
Illegal Questions in Interviewing
There are questions that recruiters need to ask in every interview. In this case, there is the issue of racism and discrimination hence recruiters should be careful in terms of asking some questions and also be aware of the set... Continue Reading
Arranging Your Interview Schedule
As a recruiter, there are some things which you really expect in your work life and of course, this would be the rush of applicants especially for companies doing massive recruitment. For this reason, having a proper interview schedule would... Continue Reading
Mar30
Targeted Selection
This practice in recruitment is considered a norm for every recruitment strategy that companies have. This is based on the on the principle of “Past Behavior Predicts Future Behavior.” This means that during interviews, the recruiter must focus on both... Continue Reading
Mar28
Warning Signs When Interviewing
When interviewing, it would be advisable that you would keep track of the time in order to accommodate more applicants. This is where interviewing skills come along.In a span of 30 or 45 minutes, recruiters should be able to know... Continue Reading
Mar25
Advertising Recruitment
Marketing or advertising in recruitment is crucial because it serves as the door for potential applicants to your house or office. This is the reason why company ads should be done in a systematic process because for one, this is... Continue Reading
An Interview Technique
I know that as recruiters, we do have certain techniques that we have to implement in order to be effective in our job. Some would say that their questions would be their "tool" in recruiting while others would say that... Continue Reading
Mar24
Talent Management in Recruitment
In recruitment, having a right strategy to go about in the recruitment process is needed in order to ensure that you are getting quality applicants as opposed to just getting a lot of people who are not qualified for the... Continue Reading
Mar23
Taking Notes During Interviews
As a recruiter, taking notes when interviewing is a vital part of the job and in order to be an effective recruiter, you have to find a way to incoroprate taking notes and active listening. Yes, just like in your... Continue Reading
The Importance of Feedback in Recruitment
Would you like to know if you got the job or not? Of course, feedback should be considered as a vital part in the recruitment process regardless if its going to be a bad or a good feedback.The feedback part... Continue Reading
Mar16
Top 10 Interview Mistakes
What was the worst interview situation that you've ever been? I just wanted to share this article with you entitled The Top 10 Interview Mistakes that recruiters have experienced in their recruitment career. 51% of the respondents said that dressing... Continue Reading
Mar13
Cultivating a Talent Pool
A talent pool could be regarded as the best investment that an HR Department would make for their company. Of course, investing in this one would not only mean money but a lot of dedication and hardship as well. There... Continue Reading
Mar12
A Bad Job Ad
Job adverts are considered as one of the most important aspect in attracting applicants as well as in marketing your company to the people. I recently discussed the different factors which should be present in a good job advert. In... Continue Reading
Mar 9
Growing Online Recruitment
Online recruitment, as discussed before is considered as one of the main sourcing bins in terms of having qualified applicants. Why do companies need to prioritize online recruitment? Well, here are some of my personal reasons:-Less Costly-Convenient-FastOf course, don't take... Continue Reading
Interview Questions for Recruiters
Interview questions should be more than just asking and having the answer from the applicants. This is about getting the right answer from qualified candidates and identifying the "good" responses from the bad ones.Of course, recruiters would not claim to... Continue Reading

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