Tag: HR
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Why Great Candidates Struggle To Get Hired
Very few creative thinkers want to be a cog, yet that’s precisely the person leaders at companies want to hire. They are looking for you to “fit” their organization without thinking for one second perhaps they should change aspects of their business to fit you. While company leaders complain about the talent shortage, great candidates struggle to get…
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Dave Didn’t Match The Job Description He Wrote About Himself
HR is broken, and no one knows better than Dave (fake name). He got the rare opportunity to write a job description for the very position he was applying for. Instead of being an obvious shoo-in for an interview, however, the human resources folks decided he wasn’t a good fit. I know this sounds confusing…
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Ghosting Employers? Now You’re Part of the Problem.
With unemployment rates sinking to record lows, ghosting employers is the hot new thing to do. There certainly is a satisfying feeling of justice that comes with this phenomenon. Those who do it however, are foolishly becoming the very problem they are standing against. If you’re not familiar, “ghosting” is when someone in any kind…