Mistakes don’t go over well when you’re job searching. In a competitive job market, even a typo is enough to knock you out of contention for a job. Doing or saying the wrong thing at a job interview won’t help you get hired either. Ranting at your boss on the way out the door might…
Don’t let simple cover letter mistakes hold you back from your dream job. First impressions matter a lot, especially when you’ve got only a couple of paragraphs to present yourself as a potential employee worth hiring. A good cover letter can set the right tone and help shape your application into just the thing you…
Resume tips and resources sometimes understate the difficulty of skillfully summarizing an entire career on a single page. So let’s be clear: Writing a good resume is more than just slapping together a list of the schools you’ve attended, positions you’ve held, skills you possess and companies you’ve worked for. It is your most valuable marketing document in your job search, your first…
Searching for a new job isn’t easy, but don’t fret. It’s easy to learn how to job hunt like an expert to get the results you desire. While every jobseeker is different, and every job search is different, there are many best practices that will help any jobseeker, and you can start by only picking…
If you’ve been wondering how to make a resume with no experience, stop worrying. Writing a resume with no work experience is different to a normal resume, but it’s easier than it looks. Basic fresher resume issues The issues in writing a resume for freshers are straightforward enough: The core issue is that a resume…
If you’re job hunting, you need to be ready for a potential employer to thoroughly check your background. It’s always a good idea to be aware of any red flags that might be on your record, so you can plan how to handle them. The best way to prepare for an employment background check is…
Considering recruitment process as a jigsaw puzzle, background check would then be a minesweeper, acting as a vacuum cleaner to sweep the corporates for missing pieces of information. No one is actually interested in your resume (unless it is too technical), rather employers are now more concerned about a kind of credit report on your integrity,…
The Uber rape case in New Delhi has revealed the murky underbelly of slapdash background checks in India. Uber is not alone. In a growing economy like India, companies are often seen in a mad rush to hire in the hundreds. Tight timelines for hiring and cost-consciousness often tempt recruiters to go easy on checks…
You’ll lose your job, your career, and everything you’ve planned for your future professional life. You will be fired and then you’ll struggle to land a role. Your network will prove useless, and you’ll finally wonder, “WHAT the heck is going wrong!” Unless… Unless you start working on a key set of habits, distractions, perceptions,…