Questions tagged [recruitment]
The process of finding potential new employees.
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How to respond to a direct ask of salary earned and expectations?
What is the best way to fill out an application form for a role with an unspecified salary expectation where the following questions are mandatory to complete in a pre-interview form:
What is your ...
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Why is quitting without having a new job lined up seen so negatively by employers?
I'm a programmer and I'm trying to understand why quitting without having a job matters so much.
For me cash flow is not an issue - I have more than enough to live off of for 5+ years and in any ...
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Issue with background-check on previous employment start-date
I am a recent graduate and I was given an entry level IT job offer by a large corporation not too long ago. They required a recent computer science graduate for the position, I met the requirement and ...
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Are side projects acceptable "work experience" for an entry level worker?
Are side-projects good to list in lieu of work experience? I have a few on my resume, because I haven't had a job yet, and I want to demonstrate my ability. But some of the recruiters that I have ...
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What are the pros and cons of disclosing a spectrum disorder when applying for a job?
Should one reveal having an Autism Spectrum Disorder when applying for an IT job?
From the one side this information could help getting the job. Asperger Syndrome is related with high intelligence ...
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How do I stop recruiters from contacting me?
There is a particular recruiting company that continues to contact me. I have been unhappy with their performance in the past and have been clear that I am no longer interested in their services. I ...
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This Recruiter wants my Social Security Number?
There's this really aggressive recruiter trying to get me for a job that sounds pretty good, is local, pays about right... and has sent me two voicemails and an email in the last 24 hours. Okay, ...
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What is the proper way to deal with a recruiter who calls during work hours?
I have been looking for new career opportunity. Sometimes a recruiter calls me while I am in the office, during work hours.
I am having difficulty in dealing with recruiters. They ask me to describe ...
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How to display contract work and "career breaks" on a resume
I'm a contract software developer, and as such I've hopped from job to job as I do project work. Some projects have been three months long, and some have been up to three years long.
Also, due to ...
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Should I go through recruitment company or apply directly?
I sent my resume to a recruitment company last week and the recruiter called me and said that at this moment they had no job vacancies related to my IT skills.
Yesterday I saw there a job ad ...
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Is a cover letter really necessary?
With so many posts about recruiters not really having enough time to look at the resume, I was wondering how ( or if ) cover letters really play a significant role in the decision process. How do ...
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Is it wrong to apply to a company directly when a recruiter told me about the job first
If a recruiter told me a about job and he gave me name of the company, would it be considered nefarious or underhanded for me to apply with the company directly instead of going through him in the ...
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Interviewing for jobs after a long (no work) period of absence? [duplicate]
Although the question is general: How do you go back interviewing when you have a long period of unemployment in your CV, I do need to share some context with you.
I have an inherited condition that ...
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Pro's and Con's of sending a resume directly to a potential employer vs. through a recruiting agency
Recently I came across a job ad publicly posted on the internet by a recruiting agency. The agency is searching an employee to be directly hired by their client company, i.e. it is not about being ...
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How To Build A Business Case For Hiring New People?
I have identified that we are under-resourced in our team based on the volume of workload and methods of dealing with this high volume - lots of task switching to keep multiple projects going at the ...
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