How to Trim the Fat on Your Resume: 5 Common Inclusions You Can Cut
This is a guest post from Lee Anna Carrillo, a community manager at Resumoo. A resume writing service, and career resource database. The number of job seekers in the world has grown dramatically in the past few months. If you’re one of them, you should know that the resume format preferred by employers has changed significantly over the years. Nowadays, knowing what to leave out of your resume is just as crucial as knowing what [...]
5 traits to look for when hiring a software developer
Software development is an intricate industry. On one hand, it demands a high level of professionalism from the specialists, and developers need a certain level of skills and knowledge to succeed. On the other hand, software development has a lot to do with soft skills, including the ability to communicate and empathize with clients and companies. Most hiring managers who work with software developers know the basic skills to look for in a candidate, usually [...]
Should you do a social media check before an interview?
Social media showcases someone's interests, hobbies, and even personality. By looking at a person’s Instagram profile, you can spot their favorite places, ways of spending time, and even learn about their views on modern trends and culture. However, you cannot predict whether a person will be a perfect fit for your team or not just by looking at their social media page. People behave differently at home and at work – and that’s the primary [...]
Choosing an Assessment Center for Employee Testing
Hiring and recruitment are key processes for any organization, but many companies simply don’t have the resources to design and implement a proper recruitment process. Outsourcing to an assessment center allows you to implement strong recruitment processes, frameworks, and test standards. While this will require investment upfront, it helps to ensure you are hiring for the long-term, recruit individuals who are matched to your culture, organization, and goals. At the same time, not all recruitment [...]
8 ways to tell if a job candidate is a good fit
A hiring manager usually has a 60-minute interview to decide if a candidate will be a good fit for a company. For the interviewee that can feel like a lifetime, but for the interviewer, it usually isn’t long enough. By the time you reach the interview stage, you’ve narrowed your choices significantly and there is often very little separating the candidates. Here are a few ways to make finding the right fit a little easier. [...]