Week of September 4th, 2023
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How RecOps Can Help with Candidate Psychology by Jeremy Lyons:
If you are in RecOps or a Recruiting Coordinator, design processes and templates with empathy in mind.
Actionable Steps:
What Got Me Thinking About This
Back in May, I designed the graphic at the top for an article . After it came out, Jim Stroud invited me to speak about it on his podcast (Side note: definitely check out his podcast and newsletter - they’re fantastic). When I created it, I was at a different point in my full-time job search where each rejection felt deeply personal, and I was blaming myself. Behind the exterior, I had run out of two things at that time: hope and unemployment benefits. During interviews, I’m pretty sure interviewers could read that on my face even if I spoke with confidence.
I had a fantastic convo with Brian Fink the other day and he got me thinking about this: if you are employed, you interview differently. You have confidence because you might want the job you are interviewing for, but ultimately, if you don’t get it, you’re still employed and still have a paycheck from your current one. That amounts to a certain level of confidence since money has a profound impact on our lives and psychology. It acts as a shield of sorts and, similarly to winning, people tend to have more bravado the more they have of it (this clip from the first season of Billions says it all - strong language warning, just FYI) and know they can take more risks.
When you don’t have that fallback, though, you interview differently. You prepare differently. You write your resume differently. You answer interview questions differently and aim to give the interviewer the answer you think they want to hear over what you really want to say about it or know is the right way. You will also, as a candidate, overlook flags or possible warning signs of a toxic workplace because you just want the job and don’t want to ask a question that could be perceived as challenging.
One of the reasons I got into RecOps was I wanted to help change how clinical applying and going through the interview process felt. RecOps is a beautiful place where behavioral economics/psychology and technology meet. Most seasoned professionals in the field recognize the people part of that equation drives so much of what they do and try to design processes that help everyone, regardless of current employment or socioeconomic status. Even though it can be quickly forgotten, that is why interviewer skills training and structured interviews are so important. Both help remind interviewers that they are talking to people and evaluate the information being conveyed over inferences.
As Brian always says, “Be human.”
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Boolean Strings for Specific ATS Job Search
Modified Strings from Steve Levy
#YourNextHire?/ People Looking In the Community
Instead of focusing on one person this week, let’s acknowledge the TA individuals at the following who are now in search of new roles:
If you, or someone you know, is interested in being featured, use?this form . Please only submit yourself.
Here is a?Google Sheet View ?for a list of people previously featured and still looking,
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Until next week ??
Skilled Trades Advocate | Talent Acquisition Manager
1 年I love the part about interviewing differently when employed. That is something that you don't think about in the moment. Looking back, I've had that exact same feeling.