Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You (Recruiting Animal on JobMob)

Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You (Recruiting Animal on JobMob) Ah, the unthinkable atrocity. The horror! Would a recruiter really lie to you, during one of the lowest parts of a job search (getting rejected)? Of course. Read The Recruiting Animals post: Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You. He starts with this: I’ll often see a recruiter puffing up her chest online and strutting around bragging about how transparent she is with candidates. So, then, I’ll ask her, “If the hiring manager rejected a candidate because he didn’t like her voice, would you tell her that? Imagine he said, ‘She’s very intelligent but if I had to listen to that all day, I’d shoot myself.’ Would you pass that on?” continue reading What do you think? Would they tell you? Heres how he ends his post: So, remember this job hunters: recruiters aren’t social workers. It’s not their job to tell you how to improve. If they can, they will; but usually they can’t.  continue reading A little dose of reality from one who knows. Thanks Animal for the honesty. Now, job seekers, where can you go to figure out what you are doing wrong? You know, the stuff a recruiter wont tell you? Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You (Recruiting Animal on JobMob) Ah, the unthinkable atrocity. The horror! Would a recruiter really lie to you, during one of the lowest parts of a job search (getting rejected)? Of course. Read The Recruiting Animals post: Why Recruiters Lie When Rejecting You. He starts with this: I’ll often see a recruiter puffing up her chest online and strutting around bragging about how transparent she is with candidates. So, then, I’ll ask her, “If the hiring manager rejected a candidate because he didn’t like her voice, would you tell her that? Imagine he said, ‘She’s very intelligent but if I had to listen to that all day, I’d shoot myself.’ Would you pass that on?” continue reading What do you think? Would they tell you? Heres how he ends his post: So, remember this job hunters: recruiters aren’t social workers. It’s not their job to tell you how to improve. If they can, they will; but usually they can’t.  continue reading A little dose of reality from one who knows. Thanks Animal for the honesty. Now, job seekers, where can you go to figure out what you are doing wrong? You know, the stuff a recruiter wont tell you?

The Three Key Drivers to Fulfillment

The Three Key Drivers to Fulfillment The following is a guest post by Dr. William A. Schiemann.  His bio follows. Who wouldn’t like to be more fulfilled?   If you’re not feeling totally fulfilled, you’re not alone. In a   recent research project I conducted on fulfillment, few Millennials and only some of Gen Xers described their lives as fulfilled. I define life fulfillment as achieving one’s dreams and creating a lifestyle that brings exceptional happiness and inner peace. The good news is that you can control a good deal of this. There are three big factors that drive our fulfillment:   actions aligned with our vision; the right capabilities and engagement or passion about what you do. Vision Do you have a vision of your future and a sense of purpose?   Fulfilled people not only have a purpose or vision of the future, but they have aligned a set of life goals. They have a clear sense of where they are headed (or would like to head) in life. Are you clear about where you would like to be in ten or twenty years? Most people I have coached can actually articulate such a vision and create life goals when they take a little time out of busy, programmed lives to think about it.   Goals could include having a large loving family, becoming a vice president, achieving financial security, having great friendships, finding a life partner, and yes, even becoming an astronaut. Take a few minutes to jot down what you think about in the future. While often fuzzy when we are in high school, these broad life goals often begin to jell in our late teens and twenties. These goals usually continue to evolve, and in some cases, change altogether as we experience life as we mature.   Don Thomas, a U.S. astronaut who flew four space shuttle missions, said that he had his vision of space when he was six years old watching early astronaut John Glenn.   He pursued that goal until he was 39â€"that’s right, for 33 yearsâ€"when he lifted off Cape Canaveral and into space for the first time on the shuttle Colombia. Capabilities The second key ingredient is Capabilities. It asks the question, who are you? What are your skills, experiences, knowledge and abilities?   While it is great having life goals, without the building blocks, they are unlikely to be achieved. For example, my wife and Beyonce have similar desires to perform on stage. But Beyonce has both a natural and developed voice that is perfection. No matter how many lessons my wife were to take, she realizes that she would never attain that vocal perfection (she has many other perfections!). While the example of the astronaut Don Thomas may sound like a fairy tale and a one in a million story, he took the necessary steps to be strong enough to compete and ultimately be selected as an astronaut among a very crowded field of would-be’s. He worked hard in math and science in school, got an engineering degree and spent time in an engineering company to hone his technical skills. He read everything he could get his hands on about NASA and space. After failing to make NASA’s tough selection cuts in his first try, he picked up his life and moved to Houston, where he could build professional networks and gain work experiences would be valued as a technical mission specialist. He worked for 33 years building the skills to not only get him selected by NASA but launched into space. He is a great example of an ordinary person with a dream.  And then who works incredibly hard to build the capabilities to compete and win. Engagement The third component of building a fulfilling life is Engagement. Have you ever met a successful person who didn’t seem to be totally absorbed in what they do? All of the highly fulfilled people that I researched had a passion for their mission and purpose in life, along with the actions needed to get there.   They loved what they did and continuously learned from it. What doesn’t work is having a dream, but not enjoying the journey. I interviewed a Millennial who said he wanted to be rich and that he could have taken a job on Wall Street. I asked why he didn’t and he said he didn’t want to work 90 hours a week. He looked for other ways to get rich but had not found them yet.   Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers quotes the research of Anders Ericsson that shows that many of the champions we admire have become successful through hours and hours of practice10,000 in fact.   That’s a lot of time invested in something if you don’t enjoy it.   It’s hard to picture tennis great Roger Federer or Olympian gold medalist Michael Phelps being successful if they didn’t enjoy tennis or swimming and were just doing it to be famous. If you are not feeling totally fulfilled, first check on your life goals. Almost everyone has a vision of some sort of their future turn it into clear life goals.   Next, do a reality check of your capabilities against those goals.   Where are the gaps?   What do you need to build to reach your target? And lastly, pick something you have passion about. You will not want to be spending your 10,000 hours on activities that are not rewarding. Now, go get fulfilled! William A. Schiemann, Ph.D. is CEO of Metrus Group. He is a thought leader in human resources, employee engagement, and fulfillment and author of Fulfilled! Critical Choices â€" Work, Home, Life, scheduled to be released October 1, 2016. For more information follow Dr. Schiemann on Twitter, @wschiemann and connect with him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/wmschiemann. Image credits. Main.  Happiness.

How to Push Back Effectively - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

How to Push Back Effectively - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career The best way to choose your words when you need to push back is to clearly know what you need to say and then say it to the other person the way you would like it said to you. It’s a big differentiator for you to pause, consider if you were in that person’s Cole Haans how you would like to be talked to, and then weigh your words and harness your tone of voice, facial expression, and comportment. Use an even tone of voice, square your shoulders, look ’em in the eye, and give a comfortable smile. Negative response need not be given in a negative way: “You were right on target when you said . . . and to follow your lead, I did some research on my own that you’ll want to see as we define and refine our position,” will be better received than, “You’re wrong. I don’t know how you came up with that, but I found out the truth, and it’s totally different from what you said. The only way it can go is . . . . It’s stupid any other way.” Instead of just being good at following your managers ideas and directions, have your own that you contribute. Give valid reasons for your recommendations. Have knowledge and information that out-details and out-facts them. Clearly put your evaluation, opinion, and options out there with candor, directness, objectivity, and respect. ___ Debra Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford, co-authors of The Leadership Mind Switch (McGraw-Hill, 2017)

Five Hidden Costs That Can Cost You Your Business - Classy Career Girl

Five Hidden Costs That Can Cost You Your Business We’re all aware of the many costs that come with starting and managing a successful business. Businesses generally dont waste their resources. In fact, most companies are always looking for new ways to cut their expenses. If you wish to reduce your business costs, you need to identify them first. While many costs are straightforward and obvious, most businesses have hidden money-holes that drain their resources. Here is a list of five hidden costs that can have a serious impact on the success of your business. Five Hidden Costs That Can Cost You Your Business 1. Overproduction? If your business manufactures and sells goods, you run the risk of overproduction. Most businesses dont consider excess inventory a cost. Companies assume theyll sell excess inventory at a later date. However, overproduction results in unnecessary costs. Excess inventory creates holding costs that include space rentals and insurance. Other costs that stem from miscalculation include buying and storing excess production materials. Just-in-time production systems avoid these costs. At the same time, this system can lead to underproduction. To avoid producing more or fewer products than necessary, you should carefully forecast not only sales, but also demands. Highly accurate forecasts will help your business avoid unnecessary costs. 2. Waste of Resources If you are not using your resources to their full potential, you are essentially throwing away your money. Many companies fail to utilize their IT assets. For instance, not understanding the full capacity of your business intelligence software can cause you to splurge on additional unnecessary services. In addition, modern small businesses rely on cloud apps, and yet many of them are not using cloud services to their full potential. Some companies do utilize their IT assets  but fail to train and engage their employees properly. As a result, the employees are less effective at their job. While employees fiddle with equipment and struggle to understand their tasks, they are wasting their company’s money and time. In general, whenever you are not using the full capacities of your equipment and staff, your company is at a loss and you are incurring unnecessary costs. [RELATED: 5 Money Mindsets You Need For Career Success] 3. Unnecessary Tasks Unnecessary processes may cost your business a lot of money. Strategies not well planned or thought out can heavily impact your business. Unnecessary administrative work, for instance, reduces employee productivity and wastes materials, in addition to not being environmentally-friendly. If a task has no direct link to your business success, chances are that it wastes your money and time. Remember to work smarter, not harder and avoid unnecessary procedures that are hampering your business growth. 4. The Cost of Waiting When it comes to manufacturing and selling goods, there is a lot of unnecessary waiting involved in the process.  Every time a product is not in transport or processing, you wait. However, waiting costs are not limited to manufacturing companies and retailers. In fact, writing occurs whenever processes are not efficiently linked together. Most of the time, the waiting occurs as a result of a third-party. You may be waiting for vendors to supply you with their services, or maintenance workers to fix your equipment. Either way, remember that waiting cannot always be avoided, but wasting your time sure can.   So, next time you’re caught up in the middle of waiting, come up with productive activities that your staff can engage in. 5. Employee Turnover At some point, every business loses its employees. There are many reasons why people abandon their jobs, but nowadays, in general, people tend to change jobs and careers much more frequently than before. Losing an employee means that you have to hire a new one. Finding and hiring the right people is not only stressful, but it costs a lot of money. You’ll spend your money on the hiring process, and the costs of educating new hirees will be even higher. Also, it takes a while for a person to reach their full potential in the new job. Business owners should find ways to retain their employees and enhance employee satisfaction levels to avoid unnecessary costs and stress that results from high employee turnover. In the end, if you fail to recognize hidden money-holes within your business, your company could be earning revenue while at the same time losing money. The problem is that when companies start generating profits, business owners tend to double down on their current strategy without taking time to find and eliminate hidden costs. These costs can ultimately cost them their business.

Executive Resume Samples For Faster Job Searches

Executive Resume Samples For Faster Job SearchesExecutive resume samples are still one of the most important elements when it comes to getting a job. Before you even start looking for a job, it is crucial that you get all the relevant information needed to make an effective executive resume.Without one, there is a large sum of time and money spent in your search. It may take a little while for you to find the perfect job that fits your resume and overall personality. Also, if you don't know what to write, then there is a high possibility that you may not be given the job.Of course, even if you are well versed in writing work history, it would still be advisable to have an executive resume sample that is exactly what you are looking for. This is because most resume samples may not be to your liking. You can get the executive resume samples online and save yourself the embarrassment of using what others have.Not everyone is skilled at writing a resume. However, if you are, there is sti ll a chance for you to land the job. For those who are writing their own resume, it is important to be as organized as possible. That will help you in many ways, especially when it comes to making the best use of executive resume samples.The first thing you need to do is establish your work history. This is an extremely important part of the executive resume samples. It should be at least two pages long and make sure that it is chronological. When you are done with this part, you can move on to setting up your qualifications.The next thing you need to do is write down all of the qualifications that you have attained during your career. This is important as it helps you to compare your skills and experience to those that are listed on the resume. This helps you to gain more of a level of understanding of your own job position.Finally, with the help of the executive resume samples, you can add in the accomplishments and achievements that you may have made. This could be things like aw ards, scholarships, or simply something that you may have achieved while working for a certain company. These are things that can really give you the edge over other applicants.With all of the benefits of the executive resume samples, it would only be right that you take advantage of them. The final goal is to land the job that you are interested in.

Should I Work From Home or an Office - Sterling Career Concepts

Should I Work From Home or an Office Should I Work From Home or an Office? Photo by Paige Cody on Unsplash When you are starting your own business, sticking to an expenditure budget is often key to getting your enterprise off the ground.  69% of new businesses start at home, which  saves a massive part of the startup budget when you don’t have to spend money on an office. But as your business grows and expands, you might start to consider whether you should  start working in an office. If you are looking to take on employees, it may not be possible to accommodate them at home. It helps to weigh up the pros and cons before deciding whether to make the change: 1. The cost of an office   Renting an office for your business can be a large part of your budget if you are just starting out. However many entrepreneurs choose to because they are considering taking on employees. As a rough guideline, it may cost up to $1,000 per month per employee to rent office space, depending on the type of space that you rent and the location. Obviously the more prominent your office, the more you can look to spend. Compare this to the cost of working from home. At home you are paying out purely for rent or a mortgage. Your office space is covered in this and in fact you may also be able to claim part of this and a portion of your household electricity bill against your business profits for the year. 2. Setting up an office If you are  running an office space, then you will need to purchase fixtures and fittings, such as desks, chairs, printers, stationery computers and phones. Then let us consider filing cabinets, bookshelves, a water cooler and basic kitchen appliances like a microwave and a kettle. You will need to budget around $5,000 to make sure that your office is fully equipped and functional before you start working there. 3. Maintaining an office space You should budget at least $80 a month per person for office supplies, which includes items like ink, stationery, kitchen supplies and even toilet tissue. You should also consider that  offices need regular cleaning   you may need to hire professional services for this. Dirt and bacteria build up quickly, particularly if you have a lot of electrical equipment running. You need to make sure that your office is  clean and hygienic for everyone working  there. If you are working at home, you probably won’t have to consider this expense. 4. Boost your public persona Although working from home costs less, one of the big benefits to having an office space, particularly in a town that has plenty of people going through, is the boost to your business profile. This can have a direct impact on your profits. Aside from the fact that you may pick up passing trade, it is also an excellent way of boosting your brand image by showing that you are running a professional and successful company. 5. Work-life balance When you are working from home, it can sometimes feel like you don’t get a break. Working in the spare room or on a laptop from the kitchen table is not ideal. Often, you may find yourself working unsocial hours or never really getting a break. One of the benefits of having an office is that you will tend to work more formal 9-5 hours. It separates work life from your home life, allowing you to  get a better balance. You will also find that it is far easier to communicate directly with other staff in the office, sharing advice and expertise. Having an office is a big step for a small business to take. Weighing up the pros and cons can help you decide when to make the move.

Introduction to the Police Officer Role Play Exercises - How 2 Become

Introduction to the Police Officer Role Play Exercises - How 2 Become On your path to becoming a police officer, one of the biggest challenges you will face is the role play stage of the assessment centre. Unlike standard tests, where you sit down and answer questions based on your knowledge, the police officer role play exercises test your understanding in a verbal environment. However, these are also unlike interviews. You aren’t being asked questions in a formal, verbal style. Instead, the role play exercises test you in a less predictable environment. You’ll assume roles specified before starting the exercises. Then, during the assessment, you’ll need to fulfil the roles to the best of your ability.What are the Police Officer Role Play Exercises?The aim of the police offer role play exercises is to see how you react in different situations. These scenarios might not be too different to ones you face in the police service. There are four of these exercises, and each will test you in different ways. In particular, your knowledge and application of the core competencies will be assessed in these exercises. Therefore, it’s important that you use them well.It’s worth remembering that these exercises are taken one-to-one. This means that you will be in a scenario with a single role play actor. There will also be an assessor present who will be judging your performance as you pass through the four exercises.The Two Phases: Preparation and ActivitySo, there are four different role play exercises, and each is divided into two parts. The first section is known as the preparation phase, and the second is the activity phase. The preparation phase will be where you’re introduced to the role play scenario, as well as your role and the role of the actor. You’ll also be given any extra materials that you may need to complete the exercise here. This preparation phase will be five minutes long; once your time is up, you’ll need to move on to one of the role play rooms, and therefore onto the activity phase.The activity phase la sts for five minutes for each of the four exercises. This means that, over the course of the assessment, you’ll spend a total of twenty minutes in role play scenarios.In the activity phase, you’ll begin your role play task. The scenarios you will face revolve around a retail centre, but the specifics will differ. To succeed in this phase, you need to remember the following:• The role play exercises are designed so that you show knowledge of the core competencies and apply them where appropriate. Make sure you know them well in advance; • You can’t take notes made in the preparation phase into the activity phase. You’ll have to commit the key details to memory; • You need to focus on the role play actor during the exercises, listen to what they have to say and be respectful.ConclusionFinally, remember that while the police officer role play exercises are designed to be rigorous and challenging, the assessors aren’t looking to fail you. If you prepare sufficiently and make sure you know what you’re getting into, you have a good chance of scoring highly and demonstrating you have what it takes to be a police officer.See here for more assessment centre role play tips and information on how to ace the police officer role play exercises. This entry was posted in Police, Assessment Centres, Job Competencies. Bookmark the permalink. Jacob Senior Codebreaker Puzzles â€" Spy PuzzlesHow To Become A Scenes Of Crime Officer