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Greater Los Angeles
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mandy@market-connections.net
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What resume content makes employers cringe?
Q. What is something employers cringe at when looking at resumes?
What makes a Recruiter consider a resume?
Q. What are some factors which drive recruiters to consider a resume for a job?
Understanding job offer tactics and HR lingo
Q. HR emailed an offer saying they "would like to extend an offer" for the position. Does it just mean "here's our offer"?
The right words to use when attaching a resume
Q. Is "I have attached my resume for your reference" the correct way of saying it?
Should short-term jobs be listed on the resume?
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Q. I know someone who was with a company for 1 month before he got restructured out of the role. Should he include this position in his resume?
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Which resume gets tossed out?
Q. As a hiring manager, what makes you toss out an application immediately?
A gap in your resume
Q. Is having a gap in your resume really such a bad thing to a potential employer?
Using LinkedIn to find a career, not a job
Q. What do you think of LinkedIn as a way for someone looming for a career, not a job?
Resume content for Automotive Detail Foreman
Q. How do I create a resume for an automotive detail foreman position?
Questions to ask at the end of an interview
Q. What questions should be asked by a candidate at the end of an interview?
A resume AND an application? Why?
Q. Why do we have to submit a resume and fill out an application online?
Requirements to join HR
Q. What qualities would you look for when you were recruiting someone for HR?
CV formatting options
Q. Should a CV have a simple format or a more stylized format?
Reasons not to hire someone
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Q. Job recruiters, what immediately made you dismiss the idea of hiring an applicant?
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What does "in" mean on LinkedIn, next to people's name?
Q. What does the "In" button mean next to a person's name on LinkedIn?
The U.S. Military recruiting practices
Q. The U.S. Military always run ads offering to pay for college and teaching career skills to recruits, so do they really do this or is it a recruitment ploy?
Interview questions for a Customer Service Supervisor
Q. What questions should one expect in a supervisor position for a customer service call center?
I need a resume review to identify the mistakes
Q. Would anyone in this group spare some time for reviewing my resume? How would I identify/rectify the mistakes?
Good recruitment advice
Q. What is good recruitment advice?
Read Mandy Fard's answer to What is good recruitment advice? on Quora
What else do recruiters and hiring managers look for?
Q. What do recruiters and hiring managers look for the most beyond the resume and college degree?
People over 50 and hiring practices
Q. Should people over 50 get hiring preferences?
A "spot-on CV"?
Q. Can you give me tips/advice on how I can write a " spot on CV" that will sure to impress my potential employers?
Late for an interview
Q. If you are going to be late for an interview, is there any point in going through with it, or are you guaranteed not to get the job?
Resume quality checklist
Q. What would you say is a good checklist to go through to determine the quality of a resume?
Results from emailing your resume to multiple employers
Q. Have you ever landed a job as a result of emailing your resume to multiple employers?
Recruiters' manners...
Q. Is there ever an appropriate time/situation to point out to a recruiter his problematic manners?
Things people should not put on their resume...
Q.: What is something people put on resumes that almost guarantees they get overlooked?
Rescheduling an interview
Q.: I have an interview at 12 but I want to reschedule to 2. Should I?
LinkedIn profile in lieu of resume?
Q. Would you ever consider emailing your LinkedIn profile in lieu of sending a resume?
Most impressive application or resume that turned out fake...
Q. What’s the most impressive application or resume you’ve read that turned out to be fake?
I have the same last name as my boss...
Q. My boss has the same, uncommon last name as me. I want to show that I got the job based on merit and not networking. How do I make it obvious that we are not related when I list it on my resume?
Obsolete jobs
Q. What job existed 10 years ago but not anymore or dying today?
Free perks
Q. What's a free perk you get at your job that most people have to pay for?
Details to remove from resume
Q. When you gain work experience for 3 years is it OK to exclude the college internships, citations, and awards when updating your resume?
How much information should be on a resume
Q: Is there such a thing like "too much content" in a resume? Does having too much information in a resume detrimental to getting hired?
What recruiters want to see on a resume
Q. Other than a degree, what does a recruiter like to see on your resume?
Resume lies
Q. How do you catch lies on a resume?
Read Mandy Fard's answer to How do you catch lies on a resume? on Quora
Key elements of a resume or CV
Q. What are the key elements of a CV or resume that really catch the attention of recruiters?
Arrogance in a resume
Q. What is the most arrogant thing you've ever seen on a resume?
Resume vs Application
Q. What is the difference between An Application and A resume?
Is "Engineer" a title or a status?
Q. Is "engineer" a job title or another kind status? If you just graduated from an engineering degree but don't have a job yet, can you call yourself an "engineer" in your resume?
Recruiting service limitations
Q. How do recruiters respond to candidates who submit their application for a role with their current employer?
What you dont' put on your resume, but should
Q. What is something a person seldom puts on their resume, but should?
Hiring practices and Facebook posts
Q. When hiring a candidate, what is something you saw on their Facebook that impressed you?
Hypothetically, what would you innovate?
Q. If you had a chance to innovate one thing, what would it be?
Best advice for life
Q. What is the best advice you had ever been given that helped you tremendously in life?
The greatest picture ever
Q. What is the greatest picture ever taken in the history of the universe?
What do recruiters do with resumes
Q. What do the recruiters do with all the resumes they collect in a career fair at a university in the United States?
When to follow-up with recruiters
Q. How many days are there appropriate to ask the recruiter who received your CV if they have checked and have any feedbacks?
Things hiring managers don't say
Q. What are three things that hiring managers would prefer that you didn't know?
Tone down the resume
Q. Have you hired someone who actually underplayed their CV?
Optimize the resume for ATS
Q. How do you optimize your CV to beat the application tracking systems?
When recruiters cancel your interview
Q. Is it normal for a recruiter to cancel a scheduled interview 2 days before the interview?
Recruiting practices, phone screening
Q. Why do software job recruiters always want to talk on the phone before providing the prospective candidate with details about the position they are trying to fill?
Over-used words on resumes
Q. What's the most cliche thing you've ever seen on a resume?
My recruiting highlight
Q. What is your highest point as a recruiter?
Read Mandy Fard's answer to What is your highest point as a recruiter? on Quora
Don't put this on your resume
Q. What is something you wish people would stop putting on their resume?
Resume secrets and reading rates
Q. What is the secret of a resume that gets most reading rate?
Ad disappeared & application still under review
Q. What does it mean if a job posting disappeared but your application is still under review?
Is a resume still enough?
Q. Is having a resume enough for job seekers anymore?
Responding to recruiters
Q. Is it a good idea to always accept LinkedIn invite from a recruiter?
Best font size for resume
Q. As a recruiter, what font size do you recommend on a resume?
Including audited courses on the resume
Q. If you audit business courses, can you include them on your resume?
