Dear Human Resources: four ways employers can help America’s job hunters (and themselves)
“Hiring managers” say only apply for jobs you’re qualified for. Fine. Now, here are some things HR needs to do in return.
I subscribe to a number of industry mailing lists and content services as part of my work, and periodically they’ll publish stories aimed at helping job seekers – how to find opportunities, how to network, résumé tips, that sort of thing. Recently one of them posted an article where they elicited advice for job hunters from “hiring managers.” (Actually, these folks weren’t hiring managers at all – they were HR staffing managers, who have nothing to do with the hiring decision. But they’re the gatekeepers, so their opinions matter. )
The key bit of insight in this one particular piece was fairly straightforward: only apply for jobs that you’re qualified for. Read more
Once upon a time the business world was dominated by hierarchical organizations that derived both their structures and mechanistic management philosophies from military thinking that traces its lineage through Frederic the Great all the way back, literally, to the Roman legions. And by “once upon a time,” of course, I mean “at this very minute.”
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