NEW RULES TO BREAK
The Rule Book of Hiring begs to be Revised and here are some thoughts about what should be ignored:
1. You can not contact the hiring manager yourself. Of course you can, particularly if you are not hearing back. 2. You should be paid what your last job paid you, or just a little more. No ! Just because the last employer took advantage of you, does not mean the next one should. 3. Your resume should be full of buzzwords to capture attention of keyword-seeking recruiters. No. Keyword-seeking recruiters are not likely to find you a job. Good recruiters seek value, not buzzwords. 4. If you do not hear anything back, wait and be patient. No !
Let them be patient when you refuse the offer because you found something better. 5. Candidates are doormats, and everyone is allowed to walk all over them. No !!!
How they treat candidates shows how they treat employees. Good companies will go out of their way to impress you.
6. You should stay in the job you hate just because you just started there recently. No !
Good hiring managers do not prejudge candidates on the basis of them having too many jobs on the resume. Do not work where you hate.
Work somewhere where your loyalty, hard work and honesty are celebrated and appreciated.
Life is too short for anything else.
What rules have you been breaking and what dumb rules need a revision?
1. You can not contact the hiring manager yourself. Of course you can, particularly if you are not hearing back. 2. You should be paid what your last job paid you, or just a little more. No ! Just because the last employer took advantage of you, does not mean the next one should. 3. Your resume should be full of buzzwords to capture attention of keyword-seeking recruiters. No. Keyword-seeking recruiters are not likely to find you a job. Good recruiters seek value, not buzzwords. 4. If you do not hear anything back, wait and be patient. No !
Let them be patient when you refuse the offer because you found something better. 5. Candidates are doormats, and everyone is allowed to walk all over them. No !!!
How they treat candidates shows how they treat employees. Good companies will go out of their way to impress you.
6. You should stay in the job you hate just because you just started there recently. No !
Good hiring managers do not prejudge candidates on the basis of them having too many jobs on the resume. Do not work where you hate.
Work somewhere where your loyalty, hard work and honesty are celebrated and appreciated.
Life is too short for anything else.
What rules have you been breaking and what dumb rules need a revision?
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