Weekend Update Series: Career Advice
Career coach and recruiter Brian Daniel gives advice about the job market.
Bypassing gatekeepers |
Interview feedback |
Becoming obsolete at work |
ATS: Formatting resumes |
Interview preparation |
Why should I hire you? |
Thank you notes |
200 submissions & no calls |
Your email address can break you |
Confidence in interviews |
Professional development is key |
Turn your weakness into a strength |
Final thoughts to jobseekers who are trying to land their dream jobs
Candidates usually need help with interviews. Many candidates are not very good at marketing themselves, which is understandable. Interviewing is a skill, and like any skill, it has to be practiced. The only problem, though, is that most job seekers only change jobs every two or three years. So, for example, if you only drove a car once every four years then you wouldn't be very good at it, right? Interviewing is no different.
As a recruiter, I have seen amazingly skilled candidates completely blow their opportunity at a dream job because they were unable to market themselves effectively. We call it building a personal brand, which takes a 360-degree look at how you are perceived by employers.
As a recruiter, I have seen amazingly skilled candidates completely blow their opportunity at a dream job because they were unable to market themselves effectively. We call it building a personal brand, which takes a 360-degree look at how you are perceived by employers.
