"The world it is a changin". About a million people have said this, so to give credit to just one person seems sacreligious. Recruiting is changing. There used to be job fairs. There used to be one on one interviews. You used to call a hiring manger about a position. Jobs used to be listed in the newspaper.
Welcome to 2014: you find and apply for jobs online, sometimes your first interview occurs online(through Skype or FaceTime), and your resume is sent electronically. There is no telephone number to call and the hiring manager is rarely on location. Job fairs are for college internships and food industry positions.
Everything we do to recruit in 2014 is based on the principles that have been passed down for generations, but some of the rules have changed.
Recruiting tips for 2014:
-Time off is more valued than how much the job pays
- Millenials hate structure, but need it or they spend all their time on their phones
- Your schedule is more important than theirs(You have the job they want).
- Job searching occurs at all hours of the day, so make sure your posts do not drop off at a certain time of day/night.
-The right person could be in any industry, you just have to give them the option
- A college education is all well and good, but unless they know how to practically apply that education- it's worthless.
- More people are having more jobs/careers throughout their lifetime. It's not unusual to see 40-60 yr old job seekers.
- More people have higher levels of education than ever. Utilize these people. They have skills and knowledge that can be applied across many fields.
-Talking to someone on the phone can be more detrimental than emailing them.
-Resume's are possibly the most annoying things to do with recruiting new personnel. Half are fake, the other half tell you absolutely nothing about the person or who they are. A resume is a person in a dumbed down, make believe form. I would rather not see their resume, until they are in front of me. I like to see the person as they are.
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