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While hiring managers are judging you, you can also use your experience with them as a way to see what the company might be like. All hiring managers are different, so you never know exactly what your experience with them will be like. Remain professional and remember these tips– hopefully it will help lead to a job! 
I usually speak in PR/communications classes at my alma mater Loyola Chicago at least once a semester, and I ALWAYS get asked about what I look for in candidates that apply for a job.
As someone who was on the other side of the interviewer-interviewee relationship not that long ago, I’d like to provide some perspective to those who wonder about what makes a candidate stand out.
I’d like to preface this post by saying that this is entirely my opinion on what I look for when I want to hire someone. I’ve had this conversation with coworkers and I know they [...]
Science knows an awful lot about human behavior. Business ignores almost all of it.
Let’s discuss recruiting. When done internally or externally, this process is mostly terrible. And it’s not because of the recruiters, many of whom are amazing people (I know quite a few). The problem is the process itself. There’s a popular theory in talent management that says past performance is the best way to indicate future success. This is outdated science.
There are so many things we can learn from an organization like Pixar: great company culture may emerge through serendipity, but it doesn’t stay great by accident.
Don’t kid yourself that a great workplace “just happens.” Like growing a garden, it requires a lot of work and a bit of mess. It takes time and effort—and this means having people who have enough time built in to their jobs to actually focus on it. There’s simply no other way to build an amazing work environment.
You sent the perfect resume, perhaps with the perfect cover letter, to that great opportunity you found online. Although you just know you’re the perfect candidate, you don’t get called in for an interview.
What could have happened?!
To answer this question, let’s make you a recruiter for a day!
Like many college students, I have attended several career/internship fairs with the hopes of impressing the heck out of an employer and landing a great position. I recently had the opportunity to experience the other side of a career fair, from a recruiter’s perspective.
The next time you prepare to make a case for yourself to a potential employer at a career fair, keep these five things in mind.
