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The Six Biggest Applicant Lies Encountered in Employee Screening

Why do background checks? Because employee screening has revealed that a very high percentage of resumes are works of literary fiction. Screening firms’ routinely uncover fibs in applications that are just not true. It is one ting for an applicant to accentuate the positive and put themselves in the best light possible. But when resumes go beyond fact into the world of make believe, then employers need to be careful. After all, if a person is dishonest in the way they got the job, there is a concern they may be dishonest once in the job. This column outlines the six biggest lies seen on resumes applications.

RESUME SCREENING - Picking the High Performers!

A high unemployment rate means lots of resumes and applicants for employers to screen but it doesn't mean it will be easier to pick out the high performers. Just the opposite in fact. Never before in history have job applicants been so hungry and so well-prepared to ace an interview. Information available on the Internet educates job seekers on what interview questions to expect, what type of answers WOW interviewers and what responses turn them off. Pair up these paycheck-hungry job candidates with an interviewer who has done nothing to improve his or her employee selection skills, or the fact that more than eighty percent of all interviewers have had little or no formal training on how to hire the best, and now you have a real formula for disaster as companies begin hiring post-recession. This perfect storm can be averted.

Bringing America Online: Case Changes An Industry

When Case entered the world of computers in the late 1970s, personal computing was still a relatively foreign concept. “I remember even when I was in college and writing, sending resumes out to different companies, my cover letter really talked about, ‘We're about to usher in a new visual age, and with two-way televisions and more of an electronic frontier,’” recalls Case. “Most people 25 years ago, I think, thought I was a little bit loony, but I just believed. And so I just kept pursuing that.”

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JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES IN A CHALLENGING LABOR MARKET
Impacts of the World Wide Web have modified the way employers look for employees and employees look for work. Here are some up to date tips for an effective job search strategy in a challenging labor market.

Resumes That Work

If you are looking for a job, writing a resume is one of the first steps you need to take. The goal of a resume is to get you in the door with prospective employers. And, you have about 30 seconds to grab the reader's attention. As the former Manager of Staffing for a Fortune 500 company, certified career counselor, and board member of several nonprofit organizations, I have reviewed thousands of resumes. Based upon my experience, here are ten tricks of the trade for writing a winning resume.

Everyone Asks, “Is this a Work From Home ‘Opportunity’ or a ‘Work From Home Job?’”
You want a work from home opportunity, but what will you really be doing? You need to understand what you are looking at. What is the difference between a home based job and a home based opportunity? Are there any home based jobs? Are there any good home based opportunities? Are there any good home based businesses?

How To Spot Biggest Applicant Lies

Over the last few years we have seen a significant rise in unemployment rates nationwide, some of the highest in the last few decades actually. To some recruiters this is a dream come true due to the overflow of applicants that they now have, but to the true Talent Scouts this is a complete nightmare. Why? Because now it is that much more difficult to find that top 1%. I have always been a firm believer that a resume is a limited representation of the candidate. So if this is indeed the case, what does this say about them when the majority of the information in their resume is fabricated and/or inaccurate?

The Interview Process in a Nutshell

Have you ever thought about the full cost of hiring a new employee? There are the obvious costs: placing an ad, the wages spent on time looking at resumes and conducting interviews, pre-employment physical, reference checks. Then there are the less obvious costs: wages for training time of both the trainer and new employee, lost productivity while the position is vacant, lost productivity while the new employee learns and gets up to speed, the cost of mistakes. When you add it all up it definitely motivates you to minimize employee turnover, doesn’t it? And there are many strategies an employer can utilize to create an environment that inspires employee loyalty. But the first and most important step is making the right hiring decision.

The Internet Replaces Newspaper Classifieds For Job Hunters
If you are looking for a new job and still using the old method of newspaper searches and job finding services, then you are missing out on a very valuable resource to help you secure a new one.

Find the 87% of Jobs Never Advertised!
The major difference between successful and unsuccessful job-hunters is not skill, education, age, or ability, but the way they go about their job-hunt.

A Checklist for Staffing Up

A Checklist for Staffing Up - When you are looking to hire staff, you need to hire the right staff quickly, otherwise you'll be burdened with wasted time and expense. In this article, you'll read about a checklist of 4 qualities you need to ensure that every new-hire posses if they are going to help you grow your business. Three of them won't come as a surprise, and will serve a good reminder, while the fourth might be a quality you never considered to be necessary. Make sure that you review every resume and perform every interview with these 4 qualities in mind.

Self Assessment – The Key to a Successful Job Search
Most people start a job search by sending out resumes and talking to their network. They have forgotten a most important step that can make the difference between success or failure on the next job. This article addresses that step.

Quick Tips For Hiring In A Recession

Companies that are surviving and even thriving in an economic downturn face the daunting task of sifting through a mountain of job applications for any position they have open. Successful recruiting in this kind of economy boils down to information management. Hiring managers need to take advantage of the high supply in the job market and pull in the right people who can take your company to the next level.

Five Strategies To Reduce Your Recruiting Costs

Economic concerns are causing many businesses to look at all operating costs and find ways to reduce expenses, including the cost of finding and hiring qualified candidates. If using a recruiter doesn't fit in your budget right now, and expensive advertising is yielding so many resumes from unemployed candidates who are desperate for work that you can't manage the inflow, here are five strategies you can implement immediately to reduce your recruiting expenses and find qualified candidates.

The cost of poor sales selection
Have you ever done the math on how much sales recruitment costs you, especially when you get it wrong? If you are like most managers then chances are you haven't. So let's consider the costs, overt and covert, involved in sales recruitment. If you don't know it already, sales recruitment is one of the toughest assignments around.

Seven Items To Consider When Interviewing Potential Staff Members

Do you put a lot of effort into interviewing candidates for a position yet end up with those you hire leaving the organization within a few months or year? In the nonprofit field, most organizations have limited budgets, often resulting in lower salaries and a high turnover in staff members. If you want to attract qualified individuals whose primary focus is on people and human service oriented work versus a higher salary, I have found there are certain steps supervisors should take when interviewing potential candidates. The following article identifies my top seven items to consider during the interview process, to ensure you identify the most qualified applicants.

Hiring New Employees – A Best Practice Guide
Employing new workers can seem a daunting task so we’ve put together a very practical guide to help you in this effort. There’s more to consider than simply where to advertise and what to ask a potential employee at an interview.

Earn From Home With These Online Business Ideas
There are a lot of good online home business ideas that you can use to start your own work. If you are new in the online business industry, it is never too late to educate yourself with some of the most popular opportunities online. These businesses are not only perfect in letting you earn fast cash, but could well be the start of a good career.

Where To Send Your Brilliant Resume
As I have said many times before your resume will not get you the job you want. Your resume is only one part of the equation. The purpose of your resume is to get you through the front door of the company you wish to work for and have an interview.

Stop Your Inbox From Killing Your Productivity
AWAI's VP of Marketing and Co-Managing Partner, Rebecca Matter, gives some great tips for managing your email so it doesn't control your work day.

How to Achieve Your Goals with 100% Success Every Time
Four sure-fire ways to achieve success at almost anything every time without failure...

Understanding Resume Styles
Perfecting the perfect resume style can be tricky. Many job seekers don’t really understand the ins and outs of resume creation and only think about their resumes when they are actively seeking other employment. Many recruiters agree that such an approach can actually leave your resume lacking in both style and content.

Will You Beat The Jobs Rush?
The new year job search has started in earnest. Record numbers of individuals were made redundant before the Christmas break and are now sending out their resumes. And they are not alone.

The Resume Checklist

The following checklist and tips could help you make sure that your resume gives you the best possible advantage. The checklist is by no means exhaustive, but if you follow these points, you will have a resume that is worth reading and maximises your career opportunities. Each point is important and it is equally important to make sure that your resume incorporates all of them. Miss out on one or two and you could see your good work on the others possibly wasted. Ask yourself the following questions:

Avoiding Horror Words and Phrases in your Resume

Your resume should provide employers and recruitment consultants with insight and it should help them understand what you have to offer, what you have achieved and what level of responsibility has been thrust upon you. It should therefore be clear and unambiguous. This means that we need to be aware of some of the terms and phrases we might use that could disguise, confuse or obfuscate (a word to definitely avoid). The more questions an employer or recruitment consultant has, the less they understand about you, the harder it is for them to include you on the interview list.

Should I include a Photograph in my Resume?
Unless you are applying for jobs where a certain type of physical appearance is necessary to do the job such as modelling or acting or being an extra in a TV commercial or where employers specifically request a photograph, I do not recommend including them in your resume.

Tale of Two Assessments - Comparing the Value
A potential client wanted to know how Objective Management Group could justify the cost of a 25 person license (unlimited assessments for one year or 25 salespeople hired for $18,000) versus a $3500 per 100 assessment price for DISC. There are several factors here but they are all worth noting. Read More

How to Use Social Media to Get Hired
Tips and Tricks to helping land the job you are looking for, using the latest social media web sites and services (including Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist, Blogs, etc)

How to Successfully Interview for Staff
Interviewing candidates for employment can be a formal and time-consuming process. However, if you follow the proper steps, you’ll be able to easily weed out people that are unqualified or not right for the position due to time commitment, experience, and knowledge. Learn the tips and tricks for finding the best employees for your business and increase revenue tremendously.

Recession Proof Networking
As we face economic unease, a sure fire way to prepare yourself for potential opportunities is simple: Network, Network and oh yeah, Network some more!

Learn How To Interview Applicants
So you are hiring new employees and have narrowed your stack of resumes to the 10 or so top candidates, now it's time to start setting up interviews. If you dread this portion of the process, you're not alone. Fortunately, there are some ways to put both yourself and the candidates at ease - and make sure you get all the information you need to make a smart decision

How To Go From Employee To Supervisor In 6 Months
These articles come in a six part series: 1) The essence of managing 2) Re-engineer yourself to be a manager 3) How to go from employee to supervisor in 6 months 4) How to go from supervisor to entry level manager in 6 months 5) How to go from entry level manager to mid level manage in 6 months 6) How to go from mid level manager to top-level manager in 12 months

The Passion of the Resume
This article will help you become a better resume screener by being able to identify key words, phrases and other things that you can look for in a resume.

Sales Recruitment and Hiring Process
Find who you want, don't just take who you get. There are plenty of great people out their looking for a place to contribute. Good people are interviewing you, so you need to be prepared, organized and professional in your approach. You can attract top quality people if your company can support them and your hiring process is attractive to them.

What Do You Do If Your Company Is Involved In A Scandal
The events involving Enron and Worldcom brought to light the plight of employees caught in an unpleasant and potentially career-damaging situation not of their own making. But these situations are not limited to major scandals and many employees face similar dilemmas within other organizations. The question is what, if anything, can they and should they do?

Interesting Ways To Make Money Online
There are a number of interesting ways to make money online. Many individuals around the world are now making a lucrative income by simply working online. Now, I know you all have heard about making money through various types of affiliate programs. However, I am going to sway a little from the norm and share with you some new, innovative ways to make money on the internet.

How to Successfully Interview for Staff
Tips to Finding the Best Candidates for Your Business

Hiring Employees: Checking References To Insure Quality People
When you must take on employees for your business, you will have to go through the hiring process. After preliminary interviews, you should be able to narrow the field to three or four top candidates. And that is the time to do a little detective work to insure you have the right (and honest) employees coming in.

Where to Find Work from Home Jobs
It seems each week you read in the newspaper where another large company is cutting back on jobs in the hopes of staying open. Unfortunately, the people that are laid off still have bills to pay and families to care for. This is part of the reason more and more people are wondering where to find work from home jobs.

How to hire great employees - every time
What are the chances the person you just hired will still be here in 18 months? Answer: Flip a coin. It's sad how bad we're doing. Is there a better way?

Life After Business School
Thinking about using your MBA? Your resume is something like your business school primary application. It is the place to list all of your educational, work, and volunteer experiences.

What is a Rat Race?
A rat race is multiple rats and one piece of cheese. It's not a pretty picture...

Networking is Not a Dirty Word
Networking doesn't have to be overwhelming, it is a valuable tool that enhances our job search, your career advancement, and enables you to find a satisfying and rewarding career path. Overcoming the resistance to network is crucial to your career.

The Hidden Job Market Exposed
"The Hidden Job Market" is where great job opportunities are. These jobs have not been placed in the employment section of the newspaper or online. Chances are a company's human resources department does not even know about these openings. The best thing about the "Hidden Job Market" is that you can have the first shot at really great job opportunities that no one else even has a clue exist!

Meeting your Potential Job Share Partner Topics to Cover
Whether you are interested in sharing a full time job or looking for a great partner to share your business with, getting all of the facts out on the table will be your first step towards finding the right person.

Need of Precise and Concise Resume
See some useful facts for making your resume stunning, to avoid common mistakes while you prepare your resume.

Yes, No, Maybe So...How to Screen Resumes In and Out
Conducting job interviews is time consuming. Interviewing unqualified candidates is frustrating and even more time consuming. Read on to find out how to make the best use of your time by screening out unqualified job applicants and selecting only qualified applicants to interview. No more sitting through countless hours of interviews with people you would never hire!

Top Ten Tips For Resume Writing
We are all well aware that the job market is very tight and there are many people who are competing for the same positions. The first step in the process is for employers to review the resumes of people applying for a position. What are they looking for and what can you do to increase your chance of landing an interview?

Sherpas: Bad Gear, Great Attitude
It takes more than shiney new gear and fluffed up resumes to be a leader...Nepalese Sherpas are some of the strongest and most competent mountaineers out there...primarily because of their attitude.

Sales Management \| How To Save A Ton Of Time Hiring A Sales Superstar
With the hundreds of sales resumes you will likely screen for the position that you have open, you really need a methodical way to screen a resume and get the sense of what the candidate is all about.

The Sport of Writing Your Resume Better Than The Prospective Employer Writes a Job Description
To me, resume writing is a sport of sorts. I have taken friends' resumes and tweaked them only to the chagrin of having their email inboxes flooded in a few hours....

Protect Yourself From Being BURNED By Sales Candidates Who Over-Represent Their Skill Level
To take a common example from business life, consider the job interview. Let’s picture the situation together. You have advertised for sales associate and gathered resumes. Now, you must interview each candidate up close.

What resumes can’t do and how to tell a better story
Resumes have no personality, no energy, and no passion. Resumes don't do a very good job. Resumes are ticket to get entry for a job. It won't talk about real story of person

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