Imagine a hiring manager with one position to fill and 100
equally qualified candidates applying for the position and each candidate has a similar educational and professional background.
If you're lucky enough to have two
equally qualified candidates competing for the same role, you'll need to act fast if you're going to secure your top choice.
Most people list duties, failing to understand that it is not what they do every day, but how they stamp their mark on a company that helps them stand out in a crowd of
equally qualified candidates.
This is also a valid point of view for job seekers, who like in the pre 2007 global recession days, are in the position where the demand for their services is greater than the number of
equally qualified candidates that employers can recruit and hire.
And how can an individual be expected to compete with other
equally qualified candidates when they are boosting their actual credentials?
This is the most important question that your resume needs to quickly answer for a potential employer already inundated with other resumes from
equally qualified candidates if it's going to be an effective marketing tool in your efforts to land the job.
Most human resource professionals and recruiters see so many resumes each day, they have the luxury of being able to choose from a large pool of potential and probably
equally qualified candidates.
This point was described to me in an - off line conversation with a hiring manager using the abstract example of having the opportunity to interview two
equally qualified candidates for an open position.
Consider an employer who is bombarded with hundreds of resumes for a single post, coming from
equally qualified candidates.
Presentation Since your resume is actually a marketing document, its visual appearance is critical.To survive next to those of hundreds of
equally qualified candidates, it must look sharp and dynamic.Don't have it typed on an outdated word processor and printed onto plain bond paper, as Mr. Runyax did, and don't model it after resumes from years back, says Jerry Bills, a Colorado Springs, CO resume writer.»
To survive next to those of hundreds of
equally qualified candidates, it must look sharp and dynamic.
If the recruiter has 5
equally qualified candidates, they're going to pick the one they relate to on a spiritual level (over the mutual love for underwater basket - weaving).
What's more, 68 percent of employers said that if they had two
equally qualified candidates and one was a veteran, they would hire the veteran.
This rapport - building confidence is often the deciding factor between two
equally qualified candidates.
Being able to demonstrate that you already possess many of the necessary skills will give you a leg up on otherwise
equally qualified candidates.
Furthermore, 62 percent of hiring managers said that between two
equally qualified candidates, soft skills would stand out over extra certifications or high - profile references.
As a result, your applications suffer and you stack up poorly next to your competition - other,
equally qualified candidates that are putting more effort into each application.
[2] One student, echoing the position of many, remarked to Student Caucus that «the LPP will create a 2 - tier articling system whereby
equally qualified candidates will undoubtedly experience employer discrimination based on which training program they attend.»
Among
equally qualified candidates, hire those with whom you have some professional chemistry.
«In a competitive job market, where hiring managers often have multiple,
equally qualified candidates to choose from, it is the intangibles that can distinguish you from the crowd and make the difference,» Foley adds.
Since you'll only have seconds to make an impression, you want a resume that quickly tells a potential employer what sets you apart from the next
equally qualified candidate.
Not exact matches
A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that, when asked to rate junior scientists based on scholarly accomplishments and job interview performance, academics in the traditionally male - dominated STEM fields rated female
candidates as being more hireable than their
equally qualified male applicants.
When we talk about affirmative action, federal law allows you to hire a woman or minority
candidate over a male or white
candidate if both are
equally qualified.
Under the proposals, employers would be legally allowed to discriminate in favour of a job
candidate on the basis of their race or gender where the
candidates were otherwise
equally qualified.
The bill would only permit partisan labels for
candidates who are members of
qualified parties, so it would not treat all
candidates equally.
WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that
qualified female
candidates who are
equally or more
qualified than men are often seen as less
qualified or less viable than male
candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and
A woman applying for a tenure - track faculty position in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at a U.S. university is twice as likely to be hired as an
equally qualified man, if both
candidates are highly
qualified, according to a new study.
A new study reports that, when faculty members rated hypothetical
candidates for a tenure - track faculty position, a highly
qualified woman is twice as likely to be hired as an
equally qualified man.
When
candidates are
equally qualified and it is necessary to attain or maintain balance, applicants» race and gender may also be considered.
Another example is Nixon Peabody, which has adapted its approach to recruitment — ensuring that 20 % of
candidates called are diverse (the definition of a diverse workforce for Nixon Peabody CEO and managing partner Andrew Glincher includes all — BAME, women, LGBTQ) and first
candidate called for leadership position is diverse if
equally qualified for the position.
According to a recent study conducted by the Quebec Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (Quebec's Human Rights Commission),
equally skilled and
qualified candidates are 60 percent more likely to be invited to a job interview when their family name is of «Québécois origin» (as stated in the study) than if it sounds like a name of African, Arab or Latin - American origin.
The UK government is introducing legislation that will provide, among other things, that as between
candidates for the bench who are
equally qualified, preference may lawfully be given to the one whose appointment would contribute to rectifying the under representation of a disadvantaged category.
And in situations where you are competing with
equally -
qualified candidates, an engaging and extraordinarily well - written cover letter can set you apart.
If you have not yet moved, and your resume still includes a phone number and address from your current home, your resume will almost always be overlooked for an
equally qualified local
candidate.
When you're competing against dozens, perhaps hundreds, of
equally -
qualified candidates, the only thing that will set you apart will be your achievements.
In the end, extending an offer to one
candidate may mean declining many others, often
equally -
qualified.
It's also interesting that a cultural bias was observed, where
candidates from cultures emphasizing humility (as do many Asian countries) did not impress as well during the interview despite being
equally qualified.
However, the Wall Street Journal warns that it is
equally clear that cover letters and resumes of highly
qualified candidate can get easily lost and looked over in the process.
The primary goal of writing a resume should be to reflect your accomplishments that make you stand out as the ideal
candidate among
equally qualified applicants.
Positions like these are heavily over-subscribed with
candidates who, based on test scores and grades, are
equally qualified.
Your job as the retailer of your value, also is to distinguish yourself from what appears to be a similarly
qualified, but less «expensive»
candidate (seller) who may purport a track record that seems
equally impressive and compelling.
Although the
candidates were
equally qualified, Linda's extra effort landed her a job interview.
Although 2 «
equally»
qualified candidates may be vying for same job, it truly is a mix of factors that will determine their being offered the job... or not, and the value proposition message (which stems from a multiply refined, tightly knit together resume message) WILL impact that decision.
Write for those who will, and give them information that sets you apart from all of the other (
equally qualified)
candidates.
Is there a certain language job seekers can use to separate themselves from other
candidates who may be
equally qualified for the job.