How to Recruit Candidates With Zero Relevant Work Experience

How to Recruit Candidates With Zero Relevant Work Experience In the recruitment world, most sectors and disciplines are extremely “talent” short, therefore, hiring managers have to become more receptive and agile to hiring potential employees who do not necessarily possess the most relevant (if any) work experience pertaining to the role required. What is the recommended process to ensure the match is still suitable for both parties and to guarantee that the incumbent employee has the best induction to ensure success in the role? It is often mused that a good leader would rather hire someone who has the right attitude over like-for-like experience. I have a very simplistic view that knowledge can be taught but attitude can’t be. We can learn buzzwords, we can expand and grow our knowledge through speaking to people doing the job and over time we become wiser. However, having tenacity, care for our work, being honest and ethical these are attributes I hold much more important than X amount of years doing the job. Yet how do you measure these factors and ensure that someone is still capable in terms of the technical aspects of the job during your interview process? Who do YOU know? My first recommendation is to interview through internal recommendations basing this strategy on accepting those who are successful already in your business, you can offer an internal reward scheme to do this as it incentivizes staff to refer their social group. However, err on the side of caution by still basing your entry criteria on your essential behaviors and attributes. Analyse Benchmark your current team- using psychometric profiling to understand what science is behind their success; you can’t just use a “gut feeling” to establish what makes your top biller a top biller! You need to scientifically break down how their brain functions. Use a specialist to assess the results and use them in the interview process to question the interviewee. Don’t doubt the results either. Day trial As part of your hiring strategy, allow the potential employee to spend minimum half a day with the team and manager they are going to be working with; let them experience the highs and the lows of the reality of the job. Allow them an open forum to ask questions, spend time with people independently. And give everyone a chance to feedback on the potential hire as well as this not only allows them to feel appreciated and valued but they may have picked up on a nuance that you haven’t during a more formal interview. Be receptive Very often hiring managers to overlook transferable skills when setting out their requirements and with the structure often dictated by the HR partner, it can be difficult to hire off the official job brief- it is very important to be receptive as a hiring manager but also to educate your colleagues about what skills a person possesses that may prove more invaluable to your team rather than a ‘like for like’ hire you can create a much more creative and inspiring culture by hiring people off spec who add their own flair. An ensemble of talent rather than a crowd of clones? What do you think? Is it important to always hire off a job spec or can you be creative and hire someone with zero work experience? How brave are you?

Entrepreneurs Looking to Hire Avoid These 3 Hiring Mistakes -

Entrepreneurs Looking to Hire Avoid These 3 Hiring Mistakes - New entrepreneurs typically take on all business roles themselves during their first year of operations, by necessity not choice, according to new research published by SCORE, mentors to America’s small businesses. Still, the report shows that over half (54%) of startups are looking to hire in their first year of operations. If you’re considering hiring help for your small business, avoid making these common hiring mistakes: Hiring too early For starters, do you really need help? Perhaps there is business expertise that you don’t have; but a contractor may better suit your needs than a full-time employee. New entrepreneurs reported hiring help (most often contractors) when specialized expertise was needed in the realms of legal, manufacturing, accounting/finance and technology. Second, can you afford it? It’s important to be realistic about your cash flow and work needs before adding someone to the payroll. Remember that hiring new staff comes with paying the necessary taxes and insurance, in addition to a salary. Also, keep in mind that a new employee will expect steady, long-term work. With these factors in mind, take a pause and ask yourself if you really need the help, and if you’re working as efficiently as possible with your current workload. Check out these tips for knowing when it’s time to hire your first employee. Hiring the wrong candidate Sure, a candidate may have a stellar resume and interview well, but are they really the right fit for your business? Test for a company culture fit: consider the core values that are critical to your company, and make sure that your candidate’s responses align with those values. You should also examine how the candidate interacts with other members of your staff, and consider how their communication abilities may influence the work they will be doing. Will they need to use remote work tools, or send client-facing emails? Create a checklist prior to the interview to ensure that all aspects of the job role are covered during the interviewing process. Here are a few best practices for designing a working interview. Creating a high turnover What good is hiring an awesome new team member if they don’t stick around? Employee turnover costs businesses time, productivity and money. Be clear and upfront about compensation and any opportunities for growth or promotion. Clearly communicate the benefits and company culture, and treat your candidates (and new hires) with respect and transparency. Just as you have options when it comes to deciding who to hire, most qualified candidates have other options as well. How you communicate and treat prospective and new employees sets the stage for how they’ll work with you, or leave you hanging. You don’t have to do this alone! Connect with a free, expert SCORE mentor today for additional guidance and tips on hiring the right team for your small business. Make hiring mistakes a thing of the past!  This guest post was authored by Betsy Dougert Betsy Dougert currently serves as Vice President of External Relations for SCORE.   She is responsible for national public relations, government relations and sponsors. Her ten years of experience in marketing and communications have focused on building brand awareness and engaging stakeholders.    She earned her master’s degree in strategic communications with a certificate in public relations from Villanova University.  

Should You Quit Your Job

Should You Quit Your Job On average, workers leave a job every once every four and a half years. But how many jobs have you been truly happy to devote half a decade of your life to? The problem isn’t just that quitting a job is tough. It’s tough to even know that it is time to quit. There are so many variables, and we get ourselves into such habits, that we tend to end up stuck in the wrong job for way longer than we intended. In fact, just 51% of American workers say they feel satisfied with their job. The same survey discovered that employees are happier about their wage and job security than they were a few years back â€" but that they feel overworked and, crucially, starved of professional development opportunities. Of course, wages and job security are important, but work should be about realizing your true potential, improving yourself and the world around you, and feeling happy and satisfied with your place in the professional community. So how can you balance these factors together? How do you make the decision to quit? Well, the folks at resume.io have created a new guide to help you find your way through the decision-making process. In the first place, they point out that making the decision to quit should not be taken lightly. Don’t quit unless you have a good reason to do so. But what makes for a good reason? Start by narrowing down the main cause of your dissatisfaction. Is it the work itself, the people you work with and for, or the conditions? Let’s take the ‘work itself’ for example. Very often, young people especially find themselves doing jobs where they don’t like the work itself. You may have studied hard with big ambitions only to find yourself doing something unrelated just to pay the bills. Or you may have to start at the bottom of the industry, running errands and doing admin just to get the foot in the door. Should you stick it out? If this is your chosen industry and you hope to stay on this career path, don’t quit just yet speak to your boss. Tell them you are ambitious and frustrated and ask about professional development opportunities. Maybe there are promotions coming up, or you can take on extra responsibilities, or take a course while you study. Your employer might even pay for it. If the work challenges you enough but you feel you’re being exploited, again don’t jump immediately. See if there is a union you can join or a rep you can speak to. If not, try talking with the HR manager or your boss to resolve the issue. Being proactive about finding mutually beneficial ways to work better together can mark you out as somebody who cares about the job and is particularly worthy of support and development. If the work bores you because it is nothing to do with your interests and ambitions (e.g. if you took it just to make ends to meet) then you might think more proactively about quitting â€" but don’t do so suddenly in a fit of resentment! If you jump without a safety net, you’re more likely to find yourself working an even worse job to make up for the losses in just a few months. First ensure you have a Plan B, some money to tide you over, and a job lined up for when you leave. And remember, however much you dislike your job, try to leave on positive terms. The instant satisfaction of a snarky resignation letter or a dramatic walk-out may feel good but may come back to haunt you later in your career. For more ideas on how to decide if it’s time to quit your job, try working through the flowchart below. About the author:John Colewrites on behalf of NeoMam Studios. A digital nomad specializing in leadership, digital media, and personal growth topics, his passions include world cinema and biscuits. A native Englishman, he is always on the move, but can most commonly be spotted in the UK, Norway, and the Balkans.

New Job; Week One Coping With Your Nerves

New Job; Week One Coping With Your Nerves When you finally land a job, you’re at the end of the road. No longer are you a job hunter, hoping and waiting for the phone call that might transform your future. Now you’re a new employee and the journey up your career ladder is able to continue in this new adventure. It’s pretty terrifying though, isn’t it? No matter how much you want a job and have longed for it, there’s a certain security in working for the same company for years. You know how things are done, you’re part of the furniture. When you uproot yourself from that for a new opportunity, you can overwhelmingly begin to feel like a fish out of water. As a result, the first week of your new job will probably involve a large dose of nerves. While you know you will settle in time, for those first five days, it can feel like you’re undergoing a special kind of torture. If you want to make this transition period easier on yourself, then here are a few ideas to allow you to do just that. Ask For Help It’s not easy; we’ll say that first and foremost. It’s embarrassing to have to ask how the photocopier works or where the restrooms are; it feels like you’re exposing yourself as a newbie, complete with flashing sign over your head. However, asking is the single best way to learn the things you need to know. Sure, it’s embarrassing, but isn’t it more embarrassing to try and guess then make a terrible mistake? Be upfront when you’re struggling, and it should make your nerves easier to cope with. You no longer have to worry about not knowing how to do anything, which in turn makes you more comfortable. Be Ready For The Transition When we’re stressed, we all have a tendency to turn to bad habits to sustain us. Your first week at a new job can quickly be peppered by the worst fast food imaginable, a return to your smoking habit, and more than a few calming glasses of wine. That’s all well and good as a coping mechanism, but after an entire week of bad behavior, you’re going to be feeling far from being competent at your job. Therefore, the weekend before you begin, get to shopping and cooking. Prepare a few meals in advance so you can freeze them for the week ahead, so all you need to worry about is heating it up.  As for the alcohol, save that for the end of the week; no one wants to appear hungover during their first week on a new job. Meditate Even if it’s only for a few minutes while you’re sitting in the restroom; give yourself the time to collect your thoughts and relax for a moment. Take some deep breaths until you feel more ordered, then head back into the fray. It’s not a huge problem-solver, but it should help you feel more capable of getting through the day. The first week is tough, but remember: one day you will look back on that first week and wonder how you were ever nervous about it!

Interview Series - Career Experts - Kevin D Turner from TNT Brand Strategist LLC CareerMetis.com

Interview Series - Career Experts - Kevin D Turner from TNT Brand Strategist LLCâ€" CareerMetis.com In this interview series, we caught up with Kevin D Turner from TNT Brand Strategist,who shares her expertise and insights about the job search, career change, etc. in today’s marketplace.Tell us a little bit about your companyevalTNT Brand Strategist, LLC is a privately-held, Woman Owned Small Business Consultancy focused on helping clients define their Brand Strategy What is the most exciting part of working in thisindustry?Helping people achieve their goals.How do to stay abreast of the industry as an expert?Networking, reading, listening to podcast, collaborating and devouring knowledge shares form other industry SME.What are some of the things that you see job seekers struggle with the most?Focusing on Quantity Kevin D Turner and TNT Brand Strategist have also been featured in our recent compilation of the most resourceful career experts and career blogs â€" Top Career Advice Websites.

5 Things I Wish Id Known Before I Left My Corporate Career To Go Out On My Own - Kathy Caprino

5 Things I Wish Id Known Before I Left My Corporate Career To Go Out On My Own Part of Kathy Caprinos series Entrepreneurial Success Today I spent 18 years in corporate life, and experienced some great successes that I’m proud of. But I also faced some dismal failures. The failures weren’t around outcomes I generated, or projects I launched â€" those tended to go well. The failures centered around my emotional and physical well-being, how I was treated, and the lack of integrity, meaning and purpose I felt doing work that wasn’t aligned with my core values with people I didn’t respect. After a crushing layoff from my corporate life in the days following 9/11, I transformed my career, first becoming a marriage and family therapist, then a career coach/consultant, writer, speaker, and leadership trainer. I launched my business in 2007 and have never looked back. I know now that I’m much more suited to entrepreneurial life and running my own business (and always have been) than serving in the corporate world, which was challenging for me from the beginning. While I love it intensely, and am deeply passionate about the work I do, I have made some truly damaging mistakes along the way since leaving corporate life. One of those was thinking that because I’d been a corporate marketing director and VP, I knew what I needed to know about successfully marketing and growing an entrepreneurial venture. Not so. There are a lot of things I wished I’d learned before launching into an entrepreneurial life that would have helped me bypass the serious challenges I faced. I’m not sure I would have  listened  to that advice back then, but I would have been better equipped certainly, if I had. The top  five things I wish I knew before launching my own business are: Know your tendencies around money, spending and saving. In my therapy training, I learned that couples tend to have complementary styles around money. We call it the “spender-saver” dynamic, whereby one partner tends to feel very comfortable spending money freely and in the moment, while the other prefers saving and thinking about the long-term implications of their expenditures and their money situation before spending. Before you launch your business, get very clear about your relationship with money,   because if you’re an extreme case at either end of the spectrum, you’ll have some real challenges in your business. People like me who are “spenders” tend to go with their gut and spend more impulsively, and that can backfire in business. One personal example: When my first book  Breakdown, Breakthrough  was published, I felt so strongly that it would be a bestseller and generate lucrative business for me, I invested $30,000 in publicity and PR. While I receive some wonderful press coverage from the publicity work we did, the financial return on the investment was very little. Had I taken a step back and understood my penchant for spending big, I would have considered scaling back that investment, or approached it in a phased, measured way rather than committing to a big sum of money before understanding the financial realities. Ive seen that savers, on the other hand, often wont part with their money to save their lives, and they hold themselves back from investing when they need to in their own growth. Tip:  Get intimately familiar with your money story, (read the book  The Energy of Money  by Maria Nemeth, as a start) and understand your relationship with money. Most mid- to high-level professionals and entrepreneurs I work with need some powerful work around how they operate with money. Get some outside advice from a mentor, financial consultant or accountant you trust before investing in a big way in a direction that is unsure for you. And understand that you’ll most likely have to spend infinitely more money launching and building your business than you ever imagined. Your partners can uplift you or crush you â€" be careful. Before I knew  about narcissism, I fell into the trap of repeatedly developing relationships and partnerships with highly manipulative, narcissistic people. I didn’t understand what was happening at the time â€" these individuals simply seemed to shine brighter than others, and they were charismatic, exciting, talented and thrilling to work with, for a time. Sadly, in numerous cases, these individuals turned out to be extremely narcissistic â€" unable to be challenged, acting as if they’re above any rules of conduct or standards of integrity, and were obsessed with expanding their own personal success and stroking their fragile egos. My therapist friend Janneta Bohlander who works with adult children of narcissists says that in many people who’ve experienced narcissism in their childhoods, “their picker is broken,” meaning they can’t for the life of them choose well when it comes to partners. But we don’t have to be involved with narcissists to know that the person you choose to partner with will be extremely instrumental in your ability to succeed and thrive. Tip:  Be very careful about the business partners you choose. Look more deeply than just the surface, and make sure that they have the kind of integrity, honesty, compassion, strength and openness to make a great partnership thrive. You have to learn to be a leader, not just a  manager or “doer.” When you’re running your own business, you don’t have a boss to run things by. You’re the boss, and you’ll need to become a true leader in that role who not only manages the business well, but has the visionary capacity to see the future before it’s “hatched.” And you’ll need to lead your endeavors with confidence and authority towards that future. The terrific book  The E-Myth Revisited  by Michael Gerber talks about why so many small businesses fail â€" and that’s because small business owners make the fatal assumption that doing/offering a particular skill or service (like coaching, graphic design, baking, etc.) is the same thing as  running a business  that offers that service. The two are radically different, requiring completely different skills, mindsets and focus. Tip:  Before you enter entrepreneurial life, take steps to build leadership capacity within yourself. Make sure you’re not making the mistake of thinking that being a “doer” rather than a leader will be enough. Strengthen your decision-making process, and build your core confidence and authority in trusting yourself and your abilities and ideas. And took a deeper look at why you want to launch this business. If it’s because you love to coach (or bake, design, copywrite, etc.) but know you’ll hate running the business side of offering your skill or service, then there’s more work you need to do before embarking on this direction. Change and pivot more quickly when the need arises. In my corporate life, even as a VP, I generally wasn’t the one who decided on the strategic direction of the businesses and products I oversaw. That was the realm of the senior VP and the president. Even in what appeared to be a high-level job, I wasn’t responsible for making the big, over-arching decisions about when we should pivot out of an industry or change directions in a significant way. One of my biggest challenges as an entrepreneur has been to recognize when it’s time to pivot and change. As an entrepreneur, you have to make these decisions very regularly. Just a few of the hundreds of questions you’ll need to ask, and address, include: Is it time to pivot away from this type of service/product I’m offering? Should I throw everything out and start over or make incremental changes? Should we stop using marketing agencies and go with a different model of staffing and support? Should I restructure my business and build programs that are more passive-income based vs. direct, client-facing initiatives? Is the niche we’ve targeted truly the right one for the work we’re doing now? Is how were currently generating/attracting customers and clients the right way for our business model? And the list goes on and on. Tip:  Before you leap to entrepreneurial life, begin thinking about and tackling (wherever possible) those types of strategic questions that will shape the direction of your products/services. Start evaluating the key leadership decisions that can and will impact your company’s success. Do it your way don’t follow all the “gurus” whose approaches feel “off.” Finally, as an entrepreneur, you’ll be constantly bombarded with advice from outside experts. Just spend an hour outline looking a site geared to entrepreneurs, and your head will spin with the different (and often contradictory) advice you hear. To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to learn how to think for yourself. You’ll need to prioritize powerfully what you believe in and care about, despite fierce pushback, and in the face of others saying you’re crazy or misguided. And you have to be brave and confident enough, and build strong enough boundaries, to stand your ground when you know beyond doubt that what you want is risky and going against the grain of what so many “experts” tell you should do. If I had listened more to what I knew about how I wanted to operate as a business owner and entrepreneur, rather than be swayed by listening to outside “experts,” I would have saved myself a lot of grief and wasted time and money. Tip:  Whatever your role is now, start developing a stronger trust in yourself. Develop a keener ability to know when things feel “off” and to make yourself right not wrong about your feelings, ideas and intuition. Let’s face it â€" the people who’ve changed our world most and innovated in ways that reshaped how we live, work and think, followed what they knew to be true, not what others told them was right. Wherever you are in your career, believe in yourself without doubt, while also surrounding yourself with great, knowledgeable (and emotionally healthy) mentors, advisors and partners who are in harmonious sympathy with your ultimate goals for your work and business. For hands on help to build more career success and reward, I hope youll join me in my Amazing Career Project  course this season, and tune into my podcast  Finding Brave.

Tips on How to Write a Resume For the Department of Justice

Tips on How to Write a Resume For the Department of JusticeWriting a resume for the Department of Justice can be extremely complicated, especially if you're trying to get the job in Washington, DC. Here are a few tips on how to write a resume for the Department of Justice:The first step is to write your cover letter and resume for the Department of Justice. This is just like applying to any other organization, and you need to create an impressive letter that shows your qualifications. On top of this, you should also research on the website of the Department of Justice to find out the types of jobs available in that specific area.The next step is to write a resume for the Department of Justice. You should take into consideration your chronological and professional experience when creating a resume. The department's requirements will differ from organization to organization. However, you can use one resume template for all of your future job applications.One of the most essential eleme nts in creating a resume for the Department of Justice is to create a cover letter. The cover letter is the first thing that will be seen by the hiring manager and this is the document that will serve as your introduction to the employer.The cover letter should outline the history of your career and provide examples of your work ethics and training programs that you have participated in, along with information about the other aspects of your career, like the company you worked for and the kinds of positions you held. This is a very important part of the resume and it's crucial that you make this section impressive.The last thing you need to do is to apply for the job using your resume. This is also one of the most important things that you need to do. There is no point in wasting time on applications for positions that you know you don'tqualify for.It's essential that you join a career coaching program if you want to learn how to write a resume for the Department of Justice. The car eer coaching program is specifically designed to teach you how to create a strong resume that will land you the job that you desire.Using these simple steps, you should be able to create a strong resume for the Department of Justice. You should make sure that you include all of the relevant and needed information on your resume to make it stand out from other resumes. There is no point in wasting time on applications for positions that you know you don't qualify for.