#71 - Sabbaticals, Gaps, & Biases
Adam Karpiak
My resumes and job search strategies get people hired. Go to KarpiakConsulting.com for my services! Looking for a job sucks. I make it suck less.
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Who knows…maybe after applying my feedback you’ll get a ton of hits like this person did????
There's too much emphasis on resume presentation, especially with formatting and page length. While many templates and resume writers like to focus on style and layout, remember that most of these resources typically don't understand how recruiters visually review resumes.
It's extremely difficult to convey value and relevance when you have a cluttered layout or when you minimize details to try and give a brief overview.
The days of "Well, if someone wants more info, they'll interview me" are long gone. When 1,000,000 people apply for the same role, do you know who gets the interviews? The candidates who clearly present relevant info and context in a way that is easily and quickly read.
Want to stand out? Focus on showing the recruiter you're relevant…not your resume's presentation.
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BEST (WORST?) JOB POST OF THE WEEK
For those who don’t know, I’ve recently started an Instagram for all of the bad job postings out there. You know, like those with ridiculous salary ranges or outrageous requirements.
Going forward, in each newsletter, I’ll highlight the post that got the most people talking in the past week. Here’s this week’s winner!
Check out what everyone is saying here! https://www.instagram.com/p/C4A1ym8Ays-
If you come across an irritating job posting, email it to the newsletter or DM me on Instagram and I’ll add it to the list to post!
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Good read. Conscious or unconscious bias is a major issue that we have in the hiring process. There are so many forms of bias whether it's illegal bias (i.e. race, gender, etc...), or legal bias (i.e. job hopping, where a person worked, education, etc...). Blind recruiting methodology helps with this, but very few companies embrace this process.
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1 年I'm curious Adam Karpiak, who do they think this job post will appeal to?
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1 年I love the job post; it gave me a hard laugh this morning, so thank you!!
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1 年I thought about you, Adam Karpiak in my last interview. The HM was asking questions and then yawning. Like repeatedly….”Do you ever want to freeze frame a section of time and say, this is not my life.” Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfire. ??