A 2015 survey by national staffing firm Addison Group found 90 %
of hiring managers say they've noticed when a resume isn't tailored to the role in question.
19 %
of hiring managers say they found a reason to hire a candidate on their social media.
Though 66 %
of hiring managers say college graduates are not prepared for the job market, don't let that get you down!
Though 66 %
of hiring managers say college graduates are not prepared for the job market, don't...
Approximately one - third
of hiring managers say a lack of cover letter will likely result in them not considering a candidate for their open position.»
When it comes to industries, the bulk
of IT hiring managers say they prefer to receive email thank - you notes more than any other industry surveyed, while the majority of those in the financial services say it's not preferred, but still okay.
It's been proven in countless studies and surveys, where the data shows that as many as 25 %
of hiring managers say they wouldn't hire someone who didn't send a post interview thank you letter.
The truth is, 58 %
of hiring managers say they aren't planning on hiring entry - level graduates at all this year.
of hiring managers say unmet salary requirements are contributing to longer - than - average fill times for positions.
Yet seventy - five percent
of hiring managers say they've caught a lie on a candidate's resume.
More than 60 %
of hiring managers say that they use virtual based interviews, and the Skype interview is the go to source.
A survey conducted by TopResume found that 68 percent
of hiring managers say receiving an interview thank - you note has an impact on the interviewee's candidacy.
A survey conducted by Accountemps found that 91 %
of hiring managers say receiving an interview thank - you note has a positive impact on the interviewee's candidacy.
Nearly 60 %
of hiring managers say they've caught a lie on a resume.
According to a recent survey, 94 percent
of hiring managers say an employee with stronger communication skills has a better chances of being promoted to a leadership position than an employee with more years of experience but weaker verbal skills.
Remote work continues to trend upward, with 2014 posting a 26 percent increase in open remote job postings over 2013 and 83 percent
of hiring managers say telecommuting will be «more prevalent in the next five years.»
In fact, 56 percent of HR professionals and 51 percent
of hiring managers said in that Workplace Trends survey that they give high or very high priority to former employees who left in good standing.
At least according to the 2015 Millennial Majority Workforce survey, in which a majority
of hiring managers said their young workers were more narcissistic and less team - oriented than Gen X-ers.
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.
Similarly, 34 %
of hiring managers said that they chose not to hire someone because they found something negative online.
56 %
of hiring managers said plans and resources need to be put in place or improved to help achieve gender diversity in their organisation.
For example, 86 %
of hiring managers said the lack of a thank you note after an interview sends the message that the candidate lacks follow through, and 56 % said that it shows the candidate isn't serious about the position.
However, no matter which industry you're working in, future talent should be a concern with three - quarters
of hiring managers saying their industry is affected by the skills shortage.
35 %
of hiring managers said they were less likely to interview a candidate they couldn't find online, so deleting your social profiles isn't a good idea either.
48 %
of hiring managers said they found information that caused them not to hire a candidate.
In a 2016 CareerBuilder survey, 40 percent
of hiring managers said they're more likely to pay attention to job applications that include cover letters.
In the CareerBuilder survey, 54 percent
of hiring managers said they have caught job seekers embellishing their responsibilities in previous positions.
In a recent study by CareerBuilder.com, 71 percent
of hiring managers said they preferred a resume customized for the open position.
Sixty percent
of hiring managers said volunteering increases the candidate's marketability.
Most
of the hiring managers says — you key to success is your resume template and data positioning.
In one survey, 70 %
of hiring managers said they preferred a cover letter to be either half a page, or «the shorter the better».
Not exact matches
The most critical person to
hire in the customer service schema is the
manager,
says Andy Fromm, president
of Service Management Group, a Missouri - based firm that works with retail and restaurant chains on improving customer service, since employee turnover is directly driven by
manager turnover.
A good way to do that is to assign a recruiting
manager to keep track
of the new
hire's first few months on the job, Jordan
says, because that individual will already have developed a relationship with the employee.
He
says HR
managers have realized that plucking
hires from different industries —
say, a candidate
of color with experience in finance, but not technology, per se — has been surprisingly successful.
In August 2016, when the Trump campaign announced the
hiring of Steve Bannon as campaign CEO and the appointment
of Kellyanne Conway as campaign
manager, its statement quoted Trump as
saying: ««I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years.»
Asadullah Sherazee, the general
manager of OFC's Coca - Cola Bottling Co. (COKE)
of Saudi Arabia, recalls that when Olayan approached him about
hiring female employees — «Coke
says the workforce should be 40 % women.
«At this rate, we should all be expecting to do jobs we've never done before for the rest
of our careers,»
says Shen, who adds that
hiring managers should expand their searches beyond traditional candidates and look in unlikely places.
Rob Craft, the group product
manager at Google cloud and its machine learning unit,
said that the two new
hires will help Google «bring machine learning to the rest
of the product categories.»
In
hiring international MBAs, including CEIBS graduates, McKinsey in China heavily weights problem - solving ability, along with leadership experience, applicants» personal impacts, and applicants» history
of «driving and achieving,» McKinsey's Greater China Office recruiting
manager Mike Wang
says during the company visit.
A 2014 survey
of hiring managers found that 83 percent
said it was «somewhat difficult» or «very difficult» to fill job openings.
But Bitte
says that it's also easy for
hiring managers to allow unconscious biases to seep into their definition
of «fit.»
«A
manager there might
say, «We should use this course
of action,» and a new
hire might
say, «I think this way
of doing it will be better.»
And, considering that nearly half
of employers (44 percent) studied (in a 2015 Careerbuilder survey
of more than 2,000 U.S.
hiring and HR
managers)
said they would think twice before moving an employee who gossips up the ranks, such office chitchat does more harm than good, right?
Clifton
says decision makers at the top
of the food chain spend billions
of dollars every year on everything but
hiring the right
managers.
«From an investor perspective, the unknown is always somewhat concerning,»
said Kash Pashootan, portfolio
manager at First Avenue Advisory
of Raymond James Ltd. «It's going to be essential that who they
hire as a successor buys into the vision or strategy CIBC has.»
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I've talked with a lot of hiring managers over the years and most of them say they hope every interview goes well.
From time to time, Russell
says, he would get overtures from NBA teams, one
of them coming last February from an Eastern Conference team, which he won't identify, that wanted to
hire him as general
manager.
Pains n agony
of an Arsenal Fan... we have a board that doesn't have a
say on who n when to
hire a coach, we have a
Manager that doesn't want to leave in fact he has d luxury
of deciding when to leave then we have fans who don't know between Wenger n Arsenal which they like more..
Sarachan has
said he wants the
manager's job, but there will be plenty
of competition and pressure for a change -
of - pace
hire following the World Cup.