A minor annoyance to recruiters is a lack of
response by job seekers.
Not exact matches
This survey was conducted online within the U.S.
by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 374 HR professionals (employed full - time, work in Human Resources and use, have primary or shared decision - making about the Human Resource system at their company) and 319
job seekers (unemployed, employed full - time or part - time and have applied for a
job in the past six months) ages 18 and over between June 2 and June 25, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their
responses to certain questions).
Michelle Dolgow Cristofaro, Bronx Chamber of Commerce Chief - of - Staff and H.I.R.E. administrator said: «The Bronx Chamber of Commerce was thrilled with the
response to our first Bronx H.I.R.E
job fair where the enthusiasm and excitement was felt both
by job seekers and potential employers.»
A 2013 study
by Bright.com (currently out of circulation) showed that
job seekers who applied to
jobs on Saturdays were the least likely to move on in the application process, with only 14 % of candidates receiving a
response for an interview.
As a career coach, I often hear from
job seekers who are frustrated
by the lack of
response from employers.
Thus
job websites have the unintended effect of depressing
job -
seekers» spirits
by making them feel that even sending 100 resumes out into cyberspace won't net them a single
response.
I agree that
job seekers can increase
response rates
by targeting the detail of your work experience to a specific opportunity.
MR: Some
job seekers, discouraged
by a lack of
response, start applying to
jobs that they are overqualified for.
Check out the rest of the results
by visting
Job Posting and Resume
Response Rates and A Profile of Medical Sales
Job Seekers.
This is a continuation of
responses to the question «What is the biggest mistake made
by job seekers?
The usual scenario in an interview room indicates high levels of anxiety marked
by unusually fidgety
responses made
by the
job seeker.