Its hard enough to qualify for jobs today, when youre competing against 1,000 average applicants.
Why make it even tougher on yourself?
Youd be surprised that many candidates disqualify themselves. Of course this isnt on purpose, but candidates disqualify themselves because of obsolete job search habits or simple mistakes.
Just about every candidate says Id never do that, but youd be surprised what a high percentage of candidates are making these errors.
Take a close look at your resume and the jobs youre applying for, to see how many of these deal-killing job search mistakes youre making:
- Dont meet all the listed requirements: When youre competing with 1,000 average competitors, the hiring manager will find plenty of applicants that meet all of the listed requirements.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to the European Union to focus on building a competitive global aviation sector, in order to safeguard the thousands of aviation jobs it sustains across the continent.
The Director-General of the IATA, Tony Tyler made the appeal with specific reference to the EU’s emissions trading scheme and its reception around the world.
“At this critical time for European economies it is important that policies focus on measures that support economic growth and job creation, enhance competitiveness and support sustainable development,” said Tyler, who was addressing a meeting of the European Aviation Club.
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – In the corporate world, employees are a business’s most valuable asset. Companies go to great lengths to recruit top talent, hiring corporate recruiters, “headhunters,” to identify and screen the best candidates.
To franchise systems, franchise owners are the most valuable asset, and companies are using FranNet of Utah to identify and recruit top-performing owners from the corporate world.
This matchmaking is revolutionizing the way franchise systems grow and is contributing greatly to job growth and the recovery of the economy.
“FranNet’s job is to match client and franchise opportunity according to the client’s skill set, passions and life goals,” said FranNet of Utah owner, Chad Wright. “We accomplish
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Kent Displays, a company founded by Kent State professors that produces a modern-day chalkboard called Boogie Boards, said today it has received $7 million in financing.
The capital, which includes $2 million in state loans and private investments, will be used to increase production of Boogie Boards and pad the company roster.
Kent Displays said it expects to hire 40 people to staff a second assembly line planned for the Boogie Boards.
The innovative Boogie Board allows users to write and erase messages on a screen the size of a sheet of paper.
“The Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet is the first product of its kind in the world,” said Joel Domino, Kent Displays President and CFO. “It
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Job seekers are starved for feedback, to gain any guidance from employers they can get.
Its no wonder, since job seekers hear so much conflicting information about what works and what doesnt. Due to all of this conflicting information, job seekers are desperate for confirmation that they are using the right strategies and tactics.
But sadly, its impossible to get a whole lot of feedback. Its typical for job seekers to gain employer/recruiter feedback from only a fraction of 1% of the resumes sent.
Its human nature to follow the feedback we receive even if the feedback is from a fraction of 1% of our audience.
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Thousands of aviation engineering and maintenance jobs are to be secured with Southwest Airlines’ order for 208 Boeing 737 jets, with a record-breaking list value of $19 billion.
The order – said to the be largest aircraft order ever – includes 150 of the fuel-efficient MAX models, which can reduce fuel consumption by an average of 12 per cent.
The Dallas-headquartered airline is expected to take deliveries of the first planes in 2017. The airline is already the world’s largest operator of Boeing 737 aircraft, but the new purchase will accelerate the company’s retirement of its older aircraft and the smaller Boeing 717s it took on when in bought out AirTran Holdings in May.
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