Reaction: I am surprised by how many mistakes can be made on a resume. It seems that employers are looking for exact guidelines from their applicants. To get a resume past the first round, all of these mistakes must be avoided. Some of the mistakes that surprised me were past work experiences. I would think that employers would like to get a good picture of their applicant from their hobbies and past experiences.
In what ways do you agree or disagree? Most of these points I agree with. The obvious ones to leave out of a resume are lies, salary expectations and overly verbose statements. There should be a better way to find out if applicants are lying about their past experiences. The references I do not agree with. Obviously a reference is going to say good things about the applicant. How can you filter who is really a good applicant and who is not from a reference?
Points: A good point made by the author is to leave out unnecessary details about your life. Your age, race, political affiliation and home ownership status should be left out.
Social Media Article:
Reaction: This is very scary. I cannot believe that employers will use social media as a means of judging job applicants. This is just a reminder that employers will be so quick to cut you out of a job position based on your social media sites. For this reason, it is important to make sure all posts and pictures are appropriate.
In what ways do you agree or disagree? I can see the paper resume becoming obsolete, but the fact that hiring managers go to social media is scary. Sooner or later, everything will be switching to digital format. The Ipad and Kindle were the first products to set the stage for the transition. I would disagree with hiring managers to make the entire recruiting process online. There is nothing better than sitting face-to-face with a job applicant to discuss past experiences.
Points: A good point made by the author is that employers like to see what you’ve done on Youtube. My question is are you counted out of a job position if you are not on social media?
Brian Lejuez
ReplyDeleteResume Article:
Reaction: I am surprised by how many mistakes can be made on a resume. It seems that employers are looking for exact guidelines from their applicants. To get a resume past the first round, all of these mistakes must be avoided. Some of the mistakes that surprised me were past work experiences. I would think that employers would like to get a good picture of their applicant from their hobbies and past experiences.
In what ways do you agree or disagree?
Most of these points I agree with. The obvious ones to leave out of a resume are lies, salary expectations and overly verbose statements. There should be a better way to find out if applicants are lying about their past experiences. The references I do not agree with. Obviously a reference is going to say good things about the applicant. How can you filter who is really a good applicant and who is not from a reference?
Points: A good point made by the author is to leave out unnecessary details about your life. Your age, race, political affiliation and home ownership status should be left out.
Social Media Article:
Reaction: This is very scary. I cannot believe that employers will use social media as a means of judging job applicants. This is just a reminder that employers will be so quick to cut you out of a job position based on your social media sites. For this reason, it is important to make sure all posts and pictures are appropriate.
In what ways do you agree or disagree?
I can see the paper resume becoming obsolete, but the fact that hiring managers go to social media is scary. Sooner or later, everything will be switching to digital format. The Ipad and Kindle were the first products to set the stage for the transition. I would disagree with hiring managers to make the entire recruiting process online. There is nothing better than sitting face-to-face with a job applicant to discuss past experiences.
Points: A good point made by the author is that employers like to see what you’ve done on Youtube. My question is are you counted out of a job position if you are not on social media?