The Resume Building/Interview Process/Job Hunting tips thread...

[FaTaL]

 

[darius19]

Didn't read any of the previous posts cuz I'm lazy right now, but my wife is a recruiter. She places people at a Fortune 500 and when she was out to lunch with a hiring manager at that place the other day, the person said a trick to beating the automated systems is putting the job description at the end of your resume in all white text, so it's not visible, but hits on all the keywords.

I've been out of the job game for awhile as a business owner, so maybe that's common knowledge, but thought that could be helpful.

elaborate breh sometimes job descriptions be long as a mf lol

 

[NZA]

elaborate breh sometimes job descriptions be long as a mf lol

if the company is using a computer system to reduce the number of applications the hiring people have to look at, it will be looking for specific words that are relevant to the job listing. once it sorts through a bunch of application documents, it will tell the people which ones are worth looking at. making sure that you have lots of those exact words on your resume is key to getting past that screening process. you can write a custom resume with what you decide are important words according to the job ad, or you can just copy and paste the job ad onto the end of your existing resume, and use white text to make it look like a blank page at the end of the word document.

 

[darius19]

if the company is using a computer system to reduce the number of applications the hiring people have to look at, it will be looking for specific words that are relevant to the job listing. once it sorts through a bunch of application documents, it will tell the people which ones are worth looking at. making sure that you have lots of those exact words on your resume is key to getting past that screening process. you can write a custom resume with what you decide are important words according to the job ad, or you can just copy and paste the job ad onto the end of your existing resume, and use white text to make it look like a blank page at the end of the word document.

I got that part breh, I appreciate it though

I'm saying, if my resume is already a full page and I ain't got any blank space to put any text (white or black), is there a way to copy and paste the job ad and put that text (in white) behind the original resume? I feel like that's something you can do in Word, not entirely sure though

 

[NZA]

I got that part breh, I appreciate it though

I'm saying, if my resume is already a full page and I ain't got any blank space to put any text (white or black), is there a way to copy and paste the job ad and put that text (in white) behind the original resume? I feel like that's something you can do in Word, not entirely sure though

you have to create a page at the end that looks blank. any more tricky hiding other than that will probably not allow the text to be picked up by the search filter

 

[darius19]

you have to create a page at the end that looks blank. any more tricky hiding other than that will probably not allow the text to be picked up by the search filter

I'ma play around this

 

[EQ.]

Brehs! Please for your sake read this book

shyt is in terms of highlighting and helping people understand the current job hunting climate and has actual good ways to help you find that job. Started reading it last week and already reaping benefits from it, i had a job interview today and did well and top it off i got 2 more job offers soon as i got out of the first job interview.

 

[The5thLetter]

I live by the advice on this blog, it keeps up w/ current trends and also offers advice on everything from unemployment, to office culture, interviews, promotions, and everything in between. Check out these 2 sections in particular.
cover letters — Ask a Manager
resumes — Ask a Manager
Using the advice I found here I started receiving way more interviews and was applying to way less jobs (I'm sure we've all done a blast of applying to numerous jobs with the same generic form letters yielding little to no results). I recently applied for 1 per diem job (haven't been applying to jobs in a while so I was a bit rusty in terms of the current trends) and got that job like a month later utilizing the advice here so check it out.

I can post examples of my resume/cover letter that have gotten me pretty good offers, plus I have an interview guide if anyone's interested.

 

[Wayans Brehs]

I live by the advice on this blog, it keeps up w/ current trends and also offers advice on everything from unemployment, to office culture, interviews, promotions, and everything in between. Check out these 2 sections in particular.
cover letters — Ask a Manager
resumes — Ask a Manager
Using the advice I found here I started receiving way more interviews and was applying to way less jobs (I'm sure we've all done a blast of applying to numerous jobs with the same generic form letters yielding little to no results). I recently applied for 1 per diem job (haven't been applying to jobs in a while so I was a bit rusty in terms of the current trends) and got that job like a month later utilizing the advice here so check it out.

I can post examples of my resume/cover letter that have gotten me pretty good offers, plus I have an interview guide if anyone's interested.

Drop that interview guide breh

 

[Camile.Bidan]

When I interview people, this is what I look for: Outgoing? Well-spoken? Extroverted? I really pay attention how the candidate dresses. That's a big issue for me.

If I see any sort of informal attire or if I see that the candidate didn't take the time to Taylor all his clothes, Shine his/her shoes, or matched his belt and tie with his/her outfit, I will feel really disrespected by the candidate.

 

[The5thLetter]

Drop that interview guide breh

I have it in PDF form and dk how to upload it If there's a way to do that I'd be glad to, otherwise I can email it to whoever is interested.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I hate looking for jobs.. Its awful. In a job now that I dont like looking to transition into a Business Analyst role but no luck..

 

[Regular_P]

When I interview people, this is what I look for: Outgoing? Well-spoken? Extroverted? I really pay attention how the candidate dresses. That's a big issue for me.

If I see any sort of informal attire or if I see that the candidate didn't take the time to Taylor all his clothes, Shine his/her shoes, or matched his belt and tie with his/her outfit, I will feel really disrespected by the candidate.

"Taylor," huh?

 

[Camile.Bidan]

"Taylor," huh?

tailor....

 

[Regular_P]

tailor....

I feel disrespected that you didn't take the time to proofread your advice.