Recruitment Principles for Job Seekers

We will cover three core topics in this section:

1. How to identify a Job that matches your skill set

2. The importance of checking the dates that a Job was posted

3. How to filter through jobs

4. How reading a job description will help you tailor yourself for the Job

5. Research the organization, and the projects they are undergoing

Online Presence and Mediums:

• Why posting on a schedule is important

• How to be reflective of your relevance for employability

• The difference of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd connections on LinkedIn

• Mediums: Video, Articles, Audio, and Pictures

• Regardless of the Medium, it is important to always maximize the captions for the sake of SEO

Foundations of Job Hunting:

• What is an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?

• How to structure your resume for ATS Compatibility

• Pre-Conditioned Hiring Biases, and how to limit biases toward your application

• Difference between Active & Passive Candidates

• Where to put your resume

• How online presence effective the frequency of Recruiters seeing your resume.

How to maintain control when receiving a Recruitment Cold-Call:

• Gather information

  • Name of company (If not confidential)

  • Industry

  • Number of employees

  • Job title and description

• Ask for available times of the recruiter, and call them back after doing your research and asking around about the employer

• Make sure the job is right for you before continuing with the Interview Process

Maintain composure in the interviews:

• Make sure you have a glass of water (Online or face-to-face)

  • Water is a great tool to keep your calm, and as a prop to buy enough time in order to answer questions perfectly

  • Sit professionally, and keep your hands to yourself

• Ask questions about the culture of the team, and the departments that will engage with your role

• Ask about other positions in the business that may be better suited for you

• Ask about their employee turn-over rate... this could indicate whether or not there are a good employer

• Ask about how often job changes happen

• Ask about large projects they are undergoing

Evaluating your Job Offer:

• Do not respond in the moment

• Analyze your cost of living

  • To be realistic, ask yourself if you lack money management skills or not

• Basic Salary: Net vs Gross

• Benefits:

  • Does the insurance cover my family and me

  • Employee discounts to Gym Memberships, Parks, etc...

• Commission vs. Basic Salary

  • Are they offering a lower-than-market-average salary and compensating with a higher commission rate?

    • If so, is their product easy to sell or not?

    • If the value of the product is perceived to be higher than the price, then it may be worth considering

    • If the price is higher than the customer valuation than ask for more emphasis on the basic and a lower commission rate.

Key Takeaways and Closing Thoughts:

• Regardless of your profession or industry, it is important to have a presence on LinkedIn.

• Consider the creation of a personal website to showcase samples of your work, and testimonials.

• Be cautious and careful when writing that you have worked as a freelancer during a gap year.

  • Be able to express and present the projects you worked on.

• If you took a hiatus from work to develop yourself, it is important to showcase the certifications or diplomas you have received.

• Be cautious of shifting jobs too often.

  • It will boost your salary scaling.

  • But it will negatively impact your employability in the long term.

• Please feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn.

• Find a job that fits you, not the other way around.