Whats the Greatest Pitfall with Candidate Experience

What’s the Greatest Pitfall with Candidate Experience With most things in life, nothing is ever perfect and the same can be said about candidate experience. And whilst you might have the best intention to give future employees the best candidate experience, there are times when you may fall a little short. Our expert panel this week share some of the candidate experience pitfalls theyve come across. Katrina Kibben Across our industry, weve bought into these best in class elements. There are so many people trying to be prescriptive but thats not real. Best in class is really a bottom line. Theyre the minimum standards we expect to be humane about hiring. Thats not the right place to start if you want to be excellent. You have to do something entirely different to be special. Katrina Kibben is the CEO and Principal Consultant at Three Ears Media. Kevin Grossman The near- and long-term impact on the business. Each year we see similar trends in whether or not candidates will apply again, refer others and make purchases if and when applicable. The negative impact on the business could translate to millions of dollars of lost revenue for consumer-based businesses (search for the Virgin Media case study online) and lost referrals for B2C and B2B companies. Kevin Grossman is President of Global Programs at The Talent Board. Lori Sylvia I have two: 1. Not treating candidates like humans. Lack of communication is basically a sign of disrespect. That’s no way to build a brand or start a relationship. 2. Not making your career site or application process mobile responsive. You’re losing tons of great candidates by not thinking Mobile First. Lori Sylvia is the  Founder and CEO of Rally Recruitment Marketing. Manuel Heichlinger For me, one of the biggest pitfalls is maintaining a balanced level of communication with a candidate. A massive 77% of candidates have reported never hearing back from a company after applying for a position, leaving the candidate with the impression that the company doesn’t respect their time. It is vital to maintain a transparent dialogue with the candidate throughout the process. But that’s not to say that a candidate will be pleased to hear from you any time of day or night, as 14% of job-seekers have said that the most inappropriate thing a recruiter could do is to send them a text outside of business hours. Manuel Heichlinger is  LinkedIn’s Senior Manager for Talent Acquisition. Jeanette Maister Thinking the experience ends when the candidate is hired and onboarded. HR Managers often forget about the people they’ve hired until there’s a problem or until they want to leave. In the same way, recruiters often forget about other candidates once one has been plucked from the candidate pool. That candidate pool still retains plenty of viable talent for your organization and can be a great resource should future positions open up. Jeanette Maister, is Head of Americas at  Oleeo  (formerly WCN). Josh Tolan Assuming that candidates are interested in working for your company. Everyone believes they have the most attractive job opening or the best company to work for. Take the approach that no one is interested and you need to do everything you can to change their mind. Josh Tolan is the CEO of Sparkhire. Aida Fazylova Feedback. Or the lack of feedback. Offering feedback will help create a positive candidate experience. Ninety-four percent of candidates want feedback after the interview. Your feedback can include a couple of pointers on what they did well and where they might look to improve in the future. Your response should provide enough to make them feel like they’ve been through a worthwhile learning experience. Aida Fazylova, CEO and Founder, of  XOR.ai. Benjamin Gledhill Ignoring the negative comments/feedback you receive. Take it as free consultancy and a massive opportunity to improve what you do. Benjamin Gledhill is the Head of Resourcing at Yodel. Jill Shabelman Delivering an exceptional candidate experience to every person, every time is not easy. It requires empathy, being able to anticipate what may come next from a candidate or hiring team, and sometimes delivering hard messages. The greatest pitfall is that amidst all the processes and tasks involved in recruiting, it can be easy to forget there are real people with real emotions involved on each side. It’s important for recruiters and hiring teams to occasionally hit pause and do a gut check to ensure they are treating candidates with respect and fairness. Jill Shabelman is the  Employer Brand Marketing Manager at Deloitte Services LP. Chris Murdock Failing to make true, working connections with your candidates in the first stages of communication. If we expect candidates to do their research on us as a company and employer, we need to meet those standards, too. Prove to your candidates you value their time and skills by building tailored messaging when reaching out about a position. This also means meeting candidates where they’re hanging out instead of waiting for them to filter through your job site. Chris Murdock is Senior Partner and Co-Founder at IQTalent Partners.

Nursing Resume Tip - How to Write a Nursing Resume

Nursing Resume Tip - How to Write a Nursing ResumeKnowing how to write a nursing resume is something that can be a wonderful experience for an aspiring nurse. But the challenge is knowing how to write a nursing resume that is unique enough to catch the attention of employers while not giving the impression that you are trying to hide your true identity.While it is true that the cover letter is an important part of your resume, the real trick is to look beyond that and see how you can make yours stand out from the crowd. And the answer is simple: the different look of your nursing resume. Resumes can either be standard in style or very creative and depending on what you choose, the cover letter may not be relevant. If you want your cover letter to have a big impact on whether or not you get an interview then consider some of these tips.Focus on the benefits. The primary reason why a potential employer would be interested in reading your resume is so that they can better understand how you fit into their program. So make sure you list out the specific skills you have that will help you with the job. However, don't just take the job because of the benefits and as you say, it's always more important to focus on the skills than the benefits.Focus on your skills. This is your chance to share all of your accomplishments. Try to talk about specific job experiences that make you stand out as an asset to the company. Do you have any certifications? This can also be a good area to highlight some of your certifications such as special projects, work as a volunteer, and other important points.Put emphasis on your skills. In this tip, I am referring to the text of your resume. This is where you go beyond the benefits and emphasize the value of your skills. Whether you have worked at this company before or you're applying for a new position, it is important to include some of your most relevant skills that will make you stand out. And these should include the ones that show y ou have great personal attributes and the ability to work well with others.Make sure you get the most from your customer service experience. Whether you're working in a hospital, doctor's office, or a hospice center it is important to highlight your role in the team and how this will help you to add value to the organization. It can also be a good idea to include some of your relevant certifications.Do not limit yourself. When it comes to writing the nursing resume there is no real limitation on what you can include. Of course, if you are looking for a position in a traditional medical setting, there are certain key pieces of information that must be included. But when you are looking for positions in nursing homes, hospitals, hospices, PPS, and HMOs, you can try and keep it a little more open. Because of this, the following tips should be used to expand your options and also find out what you need to know.A nursing resume is a tremendous opportunity to impress employers. Use the ti ps below to create a professional looking and compelling cover letter for an upcoming interview.

8 Reasons to Consider Further Study That You Wont Get Told at the Postgraduate Study Fair University of Manchester Careers Blog

8 Reasons to Consider Further Study That You Wont Get Told at the Postgraduate Study Fair University of Manchester Careers Blog Written by Anna Lomas, Employability Consultant at the Careers Service. I could take this opportunity to reel off the sensible reasons why postgraduate study is definitely something you should consider â€" because you’ll demonstrate that you’re tenacious, capable of self-managing and working independently or because you’ll develop your critical thinking, analytical and research skills â€" all things which will ultimately make you more employable. I’m not though. You want a genuine reason to go to Paperchase to buy more stationary. 2. Youre not ready to give up your NUS card and student discounts just yet. 3. You liked graduating so much, you want to do it again. 4. You simply cant bear the fact that the reality of a 9-5 job could be less than a year away. 5. You can legitimately use the excuse Sorry I cant come Ive got Uni work to do. 6. YOU DONT HAVE TO PAY COUNCIL TAX. 7. You get to add a fancy title to the end of your name. 8. I REPEAT. NO COUNCIL TAX. Ok, so we’re being a bit irreverent. I guess what we’re trying to say is that there are a whole host of reasons why you might consider postgraduate study as your next step and they’re all equally valid. Find out yourself at the  The Postgraduate Study Fair   there will be 60+ universities there talk to you about their postgraduate courses, plus advice sessions about how to choose the right course and, more importantly, how to fund your studies. You may even discover some reasons of your own. Register for the Postgraduate Study Fair and visit the Facebook Event Page. Careers advice Graduate I don't know what to do Postgraduate career changes career planning careers postgraduate postgraduate study

Control Your Chaos Redefining Work-Life Balance

Control Your Chaos Redefining Work-Life Balance Guest Post By Stacia Pierce. Her Bio follows Women are generally the ultimate multi-taskers, often dealing with the kids and their schedules while building a career, getting involved in the community and of course, running an entire household. Life gets chaotic very quickly and you may find yourself going 100% from early in the morning until your head hits the pillow. But somehow, even the busiest people can still find a way to successfully get things done while keeping their sanity intact. With a carefully crafted plan and system in place, you can have it all. As a mother, wife, serial entrepreneur and life coach, I had to create a system that would help me control my own chaos and win at my goals. What follows are some of the methods I have employed and why they really do work! What I learned is the secret to controlling your chaos is preparation. That’s right, preparing for your daily events can minimize the drama and help you keep your cool when you’re side-swiped by life’s surprises. My secret preparation weapon is my journal. I started using it to write my plans, goals, systems and insight so that I could navigate my responsibilities better. Over the years my journaling process developed into many systems that really have helped me embrace my chaos and redefine what work-life balance means to me. As a result I have been able to have it all. Most people struggle with balance because they have the expectation that work and personal life shouldn’t mix. However sometimes, it’s hard to avoid mixing the two. For instance, if your kid falls sick during the day, you may have to cut out early to retrieve them from school. Another example, you have a big meeting on Monday that requires you to work a few extra hours on the weekend to ensure preparedness. This has happened to us all. Real life balance is achieved by properly managing your priorities. This is done on a case-by-case basis. There’s no set formula to make the magic happen, you just have to plan, prepare and trust your gut in a lot of instances. Balance is also about goal achievementâ€"however you have to direct your time and attention to make it happen. Remove the picture you have in your mind of what having balance is supposed to look like. Focus instead on productivity and the rest will fall into place. Balance is about choices. We have to make choices every single day. To maximize each day, ask yourself in the morning, “What are the most important choices today that are going to move me toward reaching my goals? Where do I want to be right now in life? What do I want to achieve?” Your choices should line up with your core values and your personal life mission. The best way to clearly evaluate your priorities is by listing your life. Write what you want to get done for the day, and use it to determine how to prioritize your business or professional life, and your personal life. Write lists daily so that you can track your progress, and make adjustments when necessary. Lists allow you to get all of the pending obligations out of your head and on to paper so that you can organize, prioritize and delegate tasks to be done. I use my Success Journal to list out all of my activities and responsibilities for the week. Then, I prioritize the list and make a condensed version with only the highest priorities. This list is what I work from daily. Once I have scratched things off, I go back to my original list to add more. How do you determine what is most important and what you need to focus on? This is easy to do when you have set goals. Get in the habit of writing and reviewing your goals often. You will move in the direction of your most dominant thoughts. When you write, review and speak positive affirmations about your goals out loud, it will be easy to stay focused and naturally move in the direction of reaching them, because they become your focus. When goals are being met, you will find that you aren’t struggling for balance. Get organized. Balancing your lifestyle is much easier to accomplish when you are organized. Organization is the key to maximum productivity and the biggest secret to work-related stress reduction.   Lack of organization will lead to frustration quickly. On the other hand, you’ll feel more in control and confident throughout your day when you have order. Use lists to keep everything on track. This is where your lists will come into play. Living by a list will help you get more done. It will help you to prioritize your tasks and your time, so you can ensure you are focusing on the most important tasks first. Keep a Journal. Journaling is a creative release that can prevent burnout. Keep different journals: for ideas, for general notes, for your lists, and for reflection and to track your progress. It is good to spend just a few minutes in the morning or at night writing down your thoughts to clear your head and to plan for the next day. Journaling at night helps you sleep better. You can rest well without nagging feelings of unfinished business, or looming projects swirling around in your head at night. Simply drain your brain on paper, sort through your ideas, create plans and always take time to write a list of what you’re grateful for.   A nightly gratitude list helps to center your thoughts, bring you into the now and allow you a chance to appreciate all that you have and what you have accomplished.   Gratefulness helps to take the edge of your day. Just by taking stock of what you’ve already done can help you sleep more peacefully. Schedule in FUN. Allow yourself time to play. We all need a release, some kind of activity that takes your mind of work and responsibilities. Take time out to do what you enjoy. This type of release will refuel your energy, give you new ideas and keep you refreshed. With proper planning and purposeful action, you can have everything you want in life: great family, awesome career and fulfillment on every level. Stacia Pierce is life coach, career expert and the CEO of Ultimate Lifestyle Enterprises based in Orlando, FL. Stacia is committed to empowering women around the world to live their dream life and excel in their dream career. She’s affectionately known as the whole-life coach because she helps you tighten the unraveled loose ends of your life and discover your true self so you can give one hundred percent to your career, family and personal life. Stacia has contributed to various national media outlets such as Redbook, Forbes, Fox Small Business Center, Metro, Entrepreneur and Steve Harvey. She also hosts an annual conference, The Women’s Success Conference, which attracts over 5,000 women annually. and was a top winner on Oprah’s OWN Network contest with 7.6 million votes. For more information, visit Stacia’s website, tweet with her or chat on Facebook. Images: Balance  Steve Pomeroy Goals  Celestine Chua

Quotes on Writing a Resume - Do You Really Need Them?

Quotes on Writing a Resume - Do You Really Need Them?It is amazing how often people will seek out quotes on writing a resume and then make it sound very professional. This means that they are either looking for specific information in the format of a quotation, or they are trying to improve their own resume by having more information on there.They are seeking out quotes, and the first one that comes to mind is that one that says, 'If you have no clue as to what a resume should look like, you can go to any local bookstore, get a free curriculum book, and learn everything that you need to know. You can also find many free curriculum books online. All you have to do is type in your keywords and find the page that matches up with what you are looking for.'This is a fantastic idea, and it is one that many people take advantage of. The problem is that, while this is a great idea, it is not the most effective one.While quoting a quote in the middle of a resume is most definitely effective, it is much better to use a quote that is designed to be used in the middle of a resume than to paraphrase what is already there. It would be much better to actually write the quote. It might even be useful to write it and have someone else write it for you.Writing a quote is something that is going to take some practice. It takes a lot of reading of the material first to get the information down, and you need to make sure that you find the specific words that are used to express exactly what you are trying to say.It does not take long to realize that the more quotes you have, the more of a strong idea you will be able to come up with. You will be able to write one quote and use it as a way to find the right words for you to include in your resume.This might take some time, but once you come up with an idea, you will be able to repeat it throughout your resume. You might be getting quotes on writing a resume as a way to just improve your resume, or you might be getting them to help i n your interview.The one thing that you will have to find to make sure that you are getting the best quote for your resume is an explanation as to why you should be using the quote in the first place. You want to make sure that the quote is going to relate to the job that you are applying for, and it should be relevant to the area of work that you are talking about. Use this to your advantage and you will be able to get the best quote for your resume.

Creating (And Selling) Your Personal Brand - CareerEnlightenment.com

Instead of my social profile showing pictures of me chugging beers with friends, they now consist of professional images and positive statuses and updates. My profiles on job search engines were full of my top accomplishments, and I also worked to get my writing credited on well-known sites, providing authoritative references to my professional capabilities at the top of the search engine results.Networking With Decision-MakersOnce I was able to create a well-developed online presence that portrayed me in the professional manner in which I was aiming for, I knew the next step was exposure.I began networking with people in the writing industry. Because my time is a limited resource, I did not want to waste it making connections that would prove of little use â€" instead I aimed only for connecting with decision-makers in organizations that I would enjoy working for.Just like product marketing, selling your personal brand means targeting your marketing efforts. You’ll end up with a l ot better results by focusing your time on reaching out to people who will be the ones making hiring decisions.Of course, instead of always having to contact the important decision makers in your industry you can allure them into contacting you.Take myself for example.What I did to get noticed was to join a few writing related groups on LinkedIn where freelance writers and business owners share their opinions and tips. I started participating on various discussions and I was also sharing my work so they could see my latest samples.Since there were so many business owners participating on these groups and discussions one of my strategies was to always supply helpful tips regarding their content, sites and blogs. Then out of the blue a big companys HR manager who found me via one of these LinkedIn groups sent me a message for a position in their digital marketing department and to make a long story short it turned into my current job.One way or another, LinkedIn has helped me in getti ng the opportunity Ive always wanted. If youd like to attract top employers to your LinkedIn profile, check out Joshuas LinkedIn Writing Service.It just takes time, consistent action and expanding your contact base and soon the results will come to you.

Career options for graduates of finance programs - Margaret Buj - Interview Coach

Career options for graduates of finance programs Graduates who have done studies in finance programs can work in areas such as real estate, banking and investment sector. There are so many different job titles for people with finance degrees, however, the following are a few common titles associated with the finance profession. Financial analyst Equity analysts, securities analyst and financial analysts are the people who keep tabs on the progress of the economy. They analyze economical trends, company strategies and make financial projections. All this is summarized into a report that explains the analysis work in a way that other professionals can understand. They analyses can help you decide when to buy or sell investments and what kind of company strategies to develop. Financial analysts often work in auditing firms, finance companies and insurance companies Financial manager For any business to operate successfully, serious financial considerations have to be made on a daily basis. The financial manager is overall responsible for the financial health of any business or company. They work on a daily basis to ensure that the financial operations of the business function like clockwork. They are responsible for budgetary planning and handling tax matters. Financial managers work in all kinds of places such as multinational corporations, universities, general business, manufacturing companies and charities among other. They give financial advice and predict financial implications to financial decisions made by the organization such as conveyancing24-7. Personal Financial Advisors Personal financial advisors help individuals plan their finances and make investments to improve their financial portfolio. Personal financial advisors often have their own private practices where individuals can go as clients to get financial advice. They help people with situations such as managing debts, improving savings, monthly budgeting and making investments. Personal financial advisors can help one make all the right decisions to financial success. Stock Broker The stock market is one of the most common sources of investment for companies and individuals as well. Stockbrokers are the financial professionals that execute buying and selling orders from investors in the stock market at a fee or commission. Stockbrokers advise investors on which stocks to buy based on what has the most potential. Stock prices often change within a matter of minutes and it takes good analytical skills to determine which commodity will improve in value and hence the best one to invest in. Chief financial officer The chief financial officer title is often found in large corporation and multinational companies. The CFO is the professional that oversees the financial activities of the entire company. Other financial managers from different departments of the company report to the CFO who reports to the president of the chief executive officer of the company. Earning the position of a CFO takes a strong academic background, sterling work performance and a good deal of experience. Financial service sales agent Financial service sales agents are responsible for selling financial services to consumers. They sell services such as life insurance, investments, banking services and retirement benefit plans among others. The financial services sales agent has to explain to the customer in detail the role of the product and why it would be a good opportunity for them to buy. Bio Geraldine Gwyneth is a financial analyst who shares her professional experience through her blog. Read more about conveyancing24-7 and financial management in her blog.