Screening veterans can be a challenge. Even if recruiters and hiring managers are themselves veterans, it is not always easy to interpret how a veteran’s skills and experience transfer to a civilian job. They may tell you about their military occupation specialty, rank, and job duties. Knowing they’re a 13 echo, fire direction specialist, with the… Read More »
Substituting recruiter phone screen with a recorded video interview. I was skeptical at first, but then there are quite a few advantages for job applicant, recruiter and hiring manager. I am involved in a pilot program. My first thoughts were, “ooh, no personal touch by the organization and recruiting? That’s not good.” But we are… Read More »
Picking up from episode 006 where we talk about the recruiter meeting with the hiring manager about a job vacancy. In this episode I go into what a corporate HR recruiter does after they have the details from the hiring manager. Sure, there are the obvious details that include posting the position, reviewing resumes of… Read More »