Job Seekers: Are You Making These Interview Mistakes?

  We’ve all been there. You’ve spent hours and hours searching online for jobs and then days working on applications and cover letters before you get to the interview. After you’ve prepped for so long, you walk out of the interview only to receive a phone call from your interviewers telling you they’ve decided to…

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Six Skills Every Job Seeker Should Have

Every company looking to recruit staff wants to employ the best candidate out there. They often expect job applicants to possess certain skills that would enable them to perform their duties once they are employed. If you are a job seeker hoping to land your dream job, it is crucial that you master these relevant…

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Recruitment techniques that help you hire best people

No matter how big or small sized a business entity is, it won’t be able to survive even for a single day in the absence of its employees. Employees or should we say the human asset has the capability of making or breaking an organization and this is the reason why every organization should carefully…

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How to Choose Between Two Equally Good Candidates

The Problem- One position. Two equally qualified job candidates. Having two equally suitable candidates for a single job opening comes up as a real good problem for the hiring manager. In order to save yourself diving deeper into this dilemma, there are several questions, which you should be able to answer to gain more clarity…

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5 Questions You Should Ask During An Interview

Interviews are supposed to be a two way process. While your interviewer(s) are evaluating your suitability for the position, you are also able to use the opportunity to decide if the position/company would be a good fit for your career aspirations. By asking certain questions, you can gauge the suitability of the company. Asking these…

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Back To The Basics: How To Prepare For An Interview

How many jobs can you get without needing to interview? It is very rare to get employed without undergoing some form of interviewing. Since interviews are the most popular selection method used by employers, job seekers must learn how to pass interviews. The key to passing interviews is PREPARATION. In today’s competitive job market, those…

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Get More Job Interviews By Doing Less (but with purpose)

Guest Post By Keith Mackay Keith Mackay is Managing Director of Resume Right , a business helping professional clients with career documents such as resumes, bios and LinkedIn profiles and providing real-world career advice and guidance. Keith is an experienced head-hunter and executive recruiter, previously MD and Partner of several major search companies.   There are…

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Frequently Asked Questions About Background Checks [INFOGRAPHIC]

Guest Post:  Michael Klazema has been developing products for pre-employment screening and improving online customer experiences in the background screening industry since 2009.     You hear about it in the news, on the radio, and on television.  Workplace violence on the rise.  Embezzlement on the rise.  Sexual harassment on the rise.  Background checks on…

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Can Pre-Employment Tests Help Candidate Selection?

Companies live and die by the quality of workers they recruit. For this reason, companies over the years have sought out ways to screen applicants in order to select the right candidate(s) for the job.   One way of selecting employees is by the use of pre-employment tests such as skills tests, psychological tests, aptitude…

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Protect Yourself From Recruitment Scams

Devious minds see opportunities in the misfortunes of others. With the increasing amount of jobless people and the ever frequent occurrence of lay-offs, lots of people are desperate for a job and they are thus potential victims of fraudsters and identity thieves.  These scammers steal identities and perpetrate advance fee fraud. However, if you follow…

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