Not exact matches
Most
job seekers don't know what
recruiters really want on a resume, so they mistakenly try to make themselves sound irresistible.
«We looked at why that was happening and the reason was we had some schools, like SMU, which had very few [MBA
job]
recruiter mentions — not a
really deep base of
recruiters — but that small base was wildly enthusiastic about the school.»
A
recruiter's compensation is based on maximizing their commission per unit of effort, so they're incentivized to recommend companies that: 1) pay higher commissions, 2) make hiring decisions quickly, 3) are more likely to give you an offer (even if the position isn't what you
really want), and 4) are more likely to have you accept the offer (maybe because the the
job is a good fit, but maybe because it's a bad fit but pays very well or because the company is good at hyping up its
job openings).
You're applying to
job positions like crazy, constantly contacting
recruiters, hitting up just about every networking event and well, your
job hunt is
really feeling like a full - time
job in and of itself.
There are endless ways to catch the eye of a
recruiter or potential employer, but, when it comes to CVs, will having a creative CV / resume
really help you land your next tech
job?
If a
recruiter contacts you and tells you about a
job opening, do you
really want to tell him or her that you can send a resume within a week?
While your GPA or major can be an asset in your
job search, no
recruiter really wants to know how you spent your class time (unless you did something
really unique and exciting and / or prestigious).
THE EXECUTIVE
RECRUITER AND VC DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ARE THE BEST WAY I HAVE FOUND TO
REALLY KICK A
JOB SEARCH INTO «HIGH GEAR.»
If you
really want to impress, pop in a few industry keywords you've picked up from the
job description to prove you're a match for the role and convince the
recruiter to keep reading.
Offered
really good feedback also after interview with company; also good to meet with
recruiters as you can let them know the type of
job you're looking for!
Regardless of your career level or
job target, simply waiting for a
recruiter to search for your profile, although occasionally helpful, is not
really the most effective use of LinkedIn for
job search...
If you're applying for a construction electrician
job, the
recruiter won't
really care about your expertise in installing aircraft landing gear or pilot instrumentation systems.
And you'll be ready to
really impress
recruiters — and get that
job or internship!
Yup, if you
really want a
job, you are going to have to spend some time outside of your house, away from your computer, getting your resume into the hands of the
recruiters yourself!
When your
job search consists of repeated connections with the right
recruiters and multiple interviews with your ideal employers, it makes the difference in landing the
job you
really want — fast!
The truth is, however,
recruiters know that while you're saying, «Thank you for taking the time to meet with me,» you're
really saying «Did I get the
job?»
Recruiters who work with the heads and managers of the recruitment company to find out underlying requirements of
job roles
really know what they are doing, when compared to those who sit in their offices all day long and roll out irrelevant
job descriptions for different roles.
Get work experience: Adding property - related work experience to your CV shows
recruiters that you
really know what the
job involves.
I just hate how
recruiters and HR Generalists are
really quick to give «Top 10 resume tips» or general career and
job search advice when in reality they would have a hard time finding a
job themselves.
I just hate how
recruiters and HR Generalists are
really quick to give «Top 10 resume tips» or general career and
job search advice when in -LSB-...]
She believes that «blasting» your resume at a huge selection of
job sites or even to hundreds of
recruiters and employers «is
really a self - defeating strategy.»
He tells me he spent the last 6 months furiously
job searching, sending his resume out to
recruiters and not
really connecting with anyone.
The role of a database administrator in itself indicate multiple responsibilities thus the resume for the same must be written in such a manner that the
recruiter gets convinced that the applicant
really is a versatile personality and totally apt for the
job.
Most
recruiters are good at what they do and
really try to place candidates in the appropriate
jobs however, just because of the daily grind it's not efficient or a good use of their time to read every resume and cover letter that lands on their desk.
The
job search game is all in how you play it and MedReps has surveyed and interviewed some of the industry's top
recruiters to gain valuable insight about what it
really takes to master medical sales
job search.
What Do
Recruiters Really Want from their
Job?
Held online, virtual career fairs allow busy
job seekers to get down to what
really matters: meeting
recruiters to discuss your qualifications and open positions.
However, for most
jobs it doesn't
really provide the
recruiter any relevant information, which is not in your resume or cover letter already.
Most
recruiters are happy to share their advice for jobseekers, but a
recruiter is not a professional «
job finder»... Those
really don't exist!
Therefore, if you
really want to land a few
job interviews, you should keep up with current demands of the
recruiters.
A
recruiter (in - house or agency) is
REALLY not a
job - finder.
Creating a Visual CV profile is the best alternative for passive
job search: you don't make any efforts in searching for new vacancies, but receive new offers from
recruiters until you get something
really worthy.
It comes down to individual circumstances, but essentially it's
really important your
recruiter has an established relationship with companies that have active
job openings.
This system was created to assist the 250 - 300 applicants per single
job posting gain an advantage or the
recruiters actually identify a viable candidate quicker, I'm not
really sure about who benefits here but I do know that as long as it is alive and utilized, it will never be visual resume friendly.
Try to convince
recruiters with your cover letter that you
really want a
job.
The 20th century approach to the
job search - «all I
really need is a strong general resume or CV, a few good connections, some
recruiters working for me, applying to some
jobs online and the right interview answers - eventually, I'll get a
job» - just doesn't cut it anymore.
Bottom line: The 20th century approach to the
job search - «all I
really need is a strong general resume or CV, a few good connections, some
recruiters working for me, applying to some
jobs online and the right interview answers - eventually, I'll get a
job» - just doesn't cut it anymore.
Who hasn't been frustrated when you can't get hold of
recruiters that represent a
job you
really want?
I know that as a
job seeker, it's
really hard to understand how these
recruiters operate.
It takes years of professional resume writing and hands - on experience in the human resources field managing the hiring for diverse groups of
jobs to
really know what HR representatives,
recruiters and hiring mangers look for in a resume!
So, when you send your resume to
recruiters and respond to
job board postings, you are
really at the mercy of what comes up.
In fact not putting a covering letter will probably tell the
recruiter that you are not
really interested in the
job and that it is just one of many that you have applied for.
You sent out a promising
job application to a
recruiter and you feel
really good about it — you're a great match for the
job!
Many people will send the same resume to hundreds of different
jobs and will be lucky to get a response as you will often end up putting in too much information and hiding what the
recruiter really wants to see.
So if you can, if you say I'm
really interested in the aviation industry, and you've got a blog where every week you talk about what's interesting you in the aviation industry and you've been doing it for six months or a year, you could just point the
recruiter in that direction and they know that there's someone who is
really passionate and
really interested about the
job and it'll make you stand out?
And I think the other
really important point to make students aware of is that the biggest 500 graduate
recruiters in the UK take about 10 percent of the total graduate market every year, which means 90 percent of graduates end up in companies that they've probably not heard of before they started their
job hunting.
And with the
job markets the way they are and more people competing for the same
jobs, you have to have something on your resume that will catch the attention of a
recruiter so they will stop and
really read your resume.
This indicates to the
recruiter that maybe you are just sending your resume to all sales associate
jobs that you see and are not spending the time to
really see if you want to do that
job.
A cover letter, when done right, provides a quick, concise window into the resume itself — and helps
recruiters determine whether it's
really worth their while to investigate the
job candidate further.
With the statement above, it is clear why many are having a hard time developing their resume because they are not
really sure how they're going to convince
recruiters that they are the best candidate for the
job.