The interim CV can be a valuable tool in a recruitment process but being part of the 'go to' network of an interim recruiter may be more important.
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“if you could find us a tall, slim, blonde woman for some office eye candy that’d be great”.
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If you’re not having face to face meetings, not wangling an invite to adhoc discussions and not having those corridor or “water cooler” moments, how do you get noticed?
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If you are a private person, you may not want family photos in the background.It’s also worth checking the lighting and I know this might sound vain.
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Consumer appetites and buying practices change. Government legislation changes. And with little warning, work practices have just changed.
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Certainly as a single parent, I want my children to know they are worth every bit of time and energy that I put in for them. However, I have often felt a dreaded guilt.
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We've lost count of the number of conversations with Business and HR executives about their need to staff up their TA functions after a period of downsizing. When we ask “why don’t you just hire back past TA team members?” we are told “no, they weren’t that good anyway”.
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…a deluge of cutesy posts on social media, and invites flying about to join social chat rooms - all from folks whom we wouldn’t usually hear from in the day whilst they’re busy in their company offices…
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We all know “bosses” who have a firmly rooted belief that all workers should be physically present onsite, at work. But with swathes of employees now forced into a remote work arrangement, HR teams are needing to target those managers with immediate coaching and support
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They received over 3,500 applications. They did not have the time/energy/resource/whatever, to read them all. So too bad if the 100% perfect person was applicant number 3500.
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The stereotypes would have you believe these were venues for "secret mens business" where the chaps could cuss, burp, smoke like chimneys, drink whiskey in the morning and tell ribald stories at will whilst turning the wheels of power
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I haven’t run my stats on this but my guess is that despite our warnings in advance, four out of five HRDs fail the most basic of behavioural competency interviews.
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No running away and escaping. No crouching and hiding. The clock is ticking. The bell is tolling. It means standing your ground and fighting the good fight. You stand up and show your courage because you, your colleagues, your organisation, your community and the ones you love are very much dependent on the success of the Change Programme for your and their survival.
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The MD then called the candidate directly – explained that we’d have to cancel the final meetings as we couldn’t afford to match the other employment offer, but wished him luck in the other role. The candidate was bemused - no offer had been received and he wasn’t in other hiring processes!
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But I knew I wanted this particular person. So I told the candidate as she walked out of the interview room, that I thought she was great and I wanted her on our team. And 20 minutes later, I emailed her a detailed list of reasons on why we had to work together, and how I would personally support her through all the learning areas we'd already discussed at interview.
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Hiring managers are NOT looking for job descriptions or activities on your resume. Job descriptions are simply boring descriptions of the responsibilities of the HR positions you have held in the past. Today, that simply won’t cut it.
The language of business is dollars and numbers. Everyone wants HR folks who deliver impact and produce results.
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It means that companies ultimately make their hiring choices from people with the best CV's.....rather than from those in the "too hard" basket who actually might be the best people for the job. Unfortunately, using the CV alone as a key input for hiring decisions, has resulted time and again in a poor hiring match.
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It means a bottom gets on the seat sooner, to maximise delivery and productivity for the function. It means the company is never feeling "at ransom" in addressing performance issues for the fear of being left short of a key specialist. It means minimum disruption to the team and to the company.
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