ZIF HR gives you the inside scoop on how the recruiting process really works, so you can take the next step in your career with confidence
Doesn’t the whole process of getting a job sometimes feel like a competition you’re trying to win? With that in mind today’s blog is a screenplay written as if you are watching a sports event. The characters are a pair of Commentators (Jim & Nancy) who are giving the play-by-play to the audience (you) on a phone interview between a Recruiter and a Candidate.
HR (Human Resources) is a funny thing. It has the reputation of being in charge of hiring and firing, but in reality HR is just the Robin of sidekicks. “What?” you might be saying. “What are you talking about?” You know – Robin. As in Batman and Robin.
A revealing look at the job search tasks & activities of a potential client before they contact ZIF HR…
Ah…. the F word. You want to say it when you find out you didn’t get that job. You probably will say it. You really can’t help yourself. Recruiters and Hiring Managers get why you say it, but they don’t like it. It’s a bad word and nothing they want to hear from you when cutting you loose from the hiring process.
The following is a fictional letter, but one that Recruiters really would like to send back to applicants if they could afford to give actual, honest feedback.
