An Executive VP told me that she spent her career putting her personal integrity on the line to get ahead, no matter how many times she justified the little white lies. Her story was heartbreaking… Read More »Her career regrets haunt her at night
I had an eye opening conversation with a SR VP hiring client who shared with me that she actually frowns upon the green “Open to Work” banner that LI offers to job applicants. She said… Read More »Does LinkedIn’s “Open to Work” banner work against Job Seekers?
Covid 19 presents an opportunity to be creative and appeal to candidates that can help you now and in the future as the economic effects of the pandemic subside.
As a Recruitment Executive I see resumes all day long (as you might imagine.) If someone does not have a BS/BA degree then for education I will often see things like Graduate of the Dale Carnegie course or Toastmasters, etc. It’s not the same.
In many cases, having a license to work in a specific field such as nursing or physical therapy looks great on a resume (without having a college degree) ; however having a license along with a college degree in most cases trumps the competition….on paper.
At Premier Search, Inc. our business was built around one simple, undeniable truth. The most successful companies are those that have access to the best available professionals. Not just in Los Angeles, but nationwide. We… Read More »Talent Acquisition Firm in Los Angeles: Premier Search, Inc.
Even if it takes a while to find the right fit, hiring the wrong person can cost you in ways that are exponential. Contact a healthcare recruiter and you’ll end up saving time and energy.
Do something right now. What are you waiting for? Re-booting yourself can be a process in which you take action a little bit each day. What small step can you do right now to make a make a dream come true? Read something that might help. Make one phone call to find out the information you need. Write a sentence. Fix your resume. Do 10 minutes of research. The point is to do something no matter how small or trivial.
What makes for a stale employee…… and more importantly why hold on to someone who has passed their “expiration date”? A stale employee can be measured by their current effectiveness and by their current results.
Millennials often seek a higher purpose when it comes to their work. When trying to keep Millennials happy, remind them of your company’s mission statement, and how they contribute and are crucial to the greater cause. They like to know they are of worth. Forty-nine percent of junior Millennials (or Millennials in graduate or junior positions) reported in a Deloitte survey that their personal values or morals were very influential in their decision-making at work.
Just as marketing emails incorporate catchy or memorable subject lines, you may want to use similar tactics. You could use your name in the subject line, but the prospective employer doesn’t know you yet. Instead, try something like, “This Week” and then the message may contain information about you applying for the position and how you’d love to talk about it “this week.” There’s an urgency to this subject line that makes it clickable.
