My alma mater's career office is sending
us bad job candidates.
Not exact matches
Why it's important to be up - front with
job candidates about what they'll be getting into: the good, the
bad and the ugly.
And make no mistake, if 38 percent of those who hire are saying the
candidates before them have
bad attitudes, are showing up to interviews late, or are not even physically presentable, then any blame falls on those trying to get
jobs, not those giving them.
To make matters
worse, many businesses use generic or uninformative
job descriptions, so the
candidate has no idea if it's even worth her time to apply.
He generated
bad press for the administration by offering a
job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary
candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.
Student testing, the Common Core standards,
bad landlords, public safety and
jobs are also on their minds, the
candidates say.
The wealthy, Westchester - based Wilson, who grew up in upstate Johnstown, said he would be «laser focused» as a
candidate on just two issues:
job creation and ethics reforms, two areas in which he says Cuomo has fallen down
badly.
I am 25 now and I feel that every year passing makes me a
worse candidate for the
job market.
Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting
bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed
candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and
job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.
This may include addressing
bad reviews with prospective
job candidates or taking preventive measures to help employees honestly voice their opinions while employed or in exit interviews.
And
worse, distractions will detract from your interview performance and hurt your chances at presenting yourself as the best
candidate for the
job.
The
worst thing that can happen is an awesome
candidate missing your
job listing because it's on the second page of a search.
I hope it goes without saying that typos, misspellings and grammatical errors in your
job search personal marketing materials (LinkedIn profile, resume, biography, etc.) reflect
badly on you as a
candidate.
Worst of all, a
job may have been locked up for a friend or internal
candidate but posted to prove the employer abides by fair hiring practices.
But there are many
job candidates who do not have a smooth career history, or
worse still, have missing years which may cause prospective employers to wonder.
Even if you are the best
job candidate, if your potential employer can sense that your references are caught off guard or don't really know who you are or what you did, that reflects
badly on you.
One of the most common reasons a highly qualified
job applicant is eliminated as a candidate is a BAD JOB REFEREN
job applicant is eliminated as a
candidate is a
BAD JOB REFEREN
JOB REFERENCE!
The cover letter needs to be written very carefully as well written cover letter can help the
candidate in getting a
job where as a
badly written cover letter may eliminate the
candidate from the selection procedure.
«Meanwhile, where
candidates do actually have the right skills for the
job,
badly constructed resumes seem to be at play.
The
bad news is that you would need an extremely well written big data engineer resume to land you this
job especially where there is a large pool of potential
candidates the company can choose from.
Young professionals may lack the experience many employers look for and to make matters
worse, many must now compete with experienced
job candidates let go as part of the economic crunch.
Because they are so similar, it is even more critical for a burgeoning
job candidate to look to resume for
job services to help them stand out from the crowd and get the position they so
badly want and deserve.
There is nothing more pitiful than being a perfect
candidate for your dream
job and being left out because of
bad contact details in your resume.
Your
bad resume can outshine other
candidates and help him get the
job opportunity.
Those kinds of mistakes can get even the most qualified
job candidate thrown into that
bad pile of resumes — completely taken out of consideration for a position.
sorry) thanking boss after getting laid off 7 things to leave off your resume ► February 2009 (19)
job changed on first day of employment
job candidates who plagiarize accepted offer, then backed out, now wants back in should you switch
jobs in a
bad economy?
Whatever the reason might have been, good or
bad, while sharing that experience with your possible future recruiter, try to keep the tone positive — so that the ones giving you the
job see that you have emerged as a stronger person as well as a
candidate on the otherside of what could've easily been interpreted as a professional faux pas.
I'm a hiring manager and have spent a few years seeing good and
bad resumes, listening to great interview responses and terrible ones (I'll always remember the
candidate applying for a sales
job who told me that he wasn't social and didn't have any friends... What?!).
A couple of weeks ago, I asked readers to share the weirdest or
worst behavior they've ever seen from
job candidates.
I could chalk it up to
bad luck, but I just can't comprehend a
candidate that would seem interested in a
job, run through a good portion of the process, then just not show from there.
Or
worst case, the way a few unfortunate
candidates use social media, it conflicts with your resume's personal branding... causing
job search frustration.
bad candidate behavior: «sorry about 4 years ago, but can I have a
job now?»
In 2007, we started into the
worst job market in our lifetimes and now have 6 unemployed for every
job opening (plus the employed passive
candidates who are also competing for the same
jobs).
Since some recruiters take the extra steps to locate
candidates via the Internet, it's not a
bad idea to also set up your own blog that tracks your
job search and markets your skills.
Tell Me You Did Your Homework There's nothing
worse to an entertainment hiring executive than a
job candidate revealing she has no clue what the company does during an interview.
Rather than stay in a
bad situation, the
candidate is actively
job searching again.
That news is
bad (and obvious enough) but the
worse news is that many of the
job search tips you as an experienced, older
candidate are receiving isn't designed for you.
Don't risk losing out to another
job candidate because of a
bad profile.
That's the
bad news - the good news is that, with a little extra effort, you can create a resume that makes you stand out as the best
candidate for a
job you are seeking.
While
job aggregators are the best way to attract qualified
candidates, the
worst job advertising methods involve old and cold databases.
Even though your resume will land you that all important interview, you still have to ace the interview... and a
bad interview can hold even the best
candidates back from attaining their dream
jobs.
We all have our
bad fashion days, but below are some examples of truly unlucky / misfortunate wardrobe «malfunctions» of actual
job candidates.
When hiring baristas, coffeehouse managers often explicitly stress the customer service aspects of the
job, including the need for
candidates to be friendly and sociable in all circumstances, even amid hectic working conditions and personal
bad moods.
As for myself, in September 2001 I was a recruiter in NYC and several of those who perished that day were people I knew quite well; they were friends, clients,
candidates and neighbors of mine and my thoughts are with them and with their families on this day as well Unfortunately ten years removed from this fateful day we are mired in one of the
worst employment
job crises in US history and for August 2011 the Labor Department announced zero
job creation during this month.
Stick to a short, value - packed summary of 4 lines or less (some of the
worst summaries are those that go on for more than 6 lines, describing how «successful» or «self - motivated» the
candidate has been in previous
jobs).
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