As a co-founder of a recruitment startup I’ve advised countless people on their job applications. Securing an internship at a solid or top startup requires more of an entrepreneurial mindset than your usual job applications. This article aims to provide college students with practical advice on how to land an internship at a startup. InternshipsContinue reading “Tips on How to Land an Internship at a Startup”
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A Brief Overview of Great Career Counseling Techniques
As a career counselor, your job is to provide professional advice and interventions to help your clients make informed career decisions, cope with change, and identify learning opportunities. To do so, you need to have the right resources and techniques at your disposal. Here are some tips to make your career counseling sessions more effective:Continue reading “A Brief Overview of Great Career Counseling Techniques”
How to Determine the Optimal Number of Recruiters for Your Company in 2023
Talent acquisition is key to meeting your hiring needs. Having an optimal number of recruiters can make all the difference in identifying, attracting, and selecting top talent. But how many recruiters does your company truly need to ace hiring in 2023? Your hiring needs are the key factor here. Hence, the ideal recruitment team sizeContinue reading “How to Determine the Optimal Number of Recruiters for Your Company in 2023”
Personality assessments and methodologies
Personality is a complex and intriguing aspect of human behavior that has been the subject of study for a long time. It concerns the unique combination of traits, characteristics, and dispositions that shape an individual’s behavior and make a person who they are. It’s the unique combination of traits, characteristics, and dispositions that define anContinue reading “Personality assessments and methodologies”
Why it is important to measure candidate’s motivation when hiring
Measuring a candidate’s motivation is an essential part of the hiring process. It is a crucial factor in determining whether a candidate will be a good fit for the company and if they will be successful in the role. The following are some of the reasons why measuring motivation is important in the hiring process.Continue reading “Why it is important to measure candidate’s motivation when hiring”
Why Should Companies Use Psychometric testing in Recruiting?
As a company, it’s crucial to have the right people in the right roles. Hiring the wrong person can result in decreased productivity, higher turnover, and a negative impact on company culture. In fact, according to Harvard Business Review, more than 46% of new hires leave work or are forced to leave work mostly dueContinue reading ” Why Should Companies Use Psychometric testing in Recruiting?”
Watch Out For These 14 Types Of Bias In Your Hiring
Hiring a new employee means making a series of complex decisions, most of which we do without being fully conscious of. From prior personal experience to our perception of what certain elements of a resume mean to our first impression of the person, the factors that may sway our judgment are plenty.
Do Companies Hire Bootcamp Grads?
A recent survey from Indeed revealed that 80% of hiring managers at US-based companies of all sizes had hired a bootcamp graduate at least once, and 99.8% said they’d do it again.
Important Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
You know the feeling – you’ve just navigated a tough job interview, answered their probing questions to the best of your ability and it’s finally wrapping up.
How to Make a Great Resume with no Experience
How do you get work experience in a world where every job requires at least six months’ work experience? We’ve all torn our hair out in frustration at this Catch-22.