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Privy to a private email exchange?
26 Feb 2024

Privy to a private email exchange?

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I had an interview last month with a company in Boston.  A few days later, I was part of an email communication, between the hiring managers and the placement firm.  I am 99% certain I should not have been … Continued

candidate mistakes, candidate tips, emails, hiring, job doc blog, job seeker, recruiters
How to communicate with a persistent candidate
9 Oct 2023

How to communicate with a persistent candidate

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I am a hiring manager of a growing company.  We are hiring more sales reps.  When we have our top candidates, we try to communicate that we have identified our top 2 or 3.  We first look at the … Continued

candidate mistakes, innapropriate behavior, job doc blog, job seekers, problems with communication
Pattie Hunt Sinacole discusses email response time
20 Mar 2023

Pattie Hunt Sinacole discusses email response time

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  I applied a role for which I was 90%+ qualified for, in almost every way.  I sent a resume in a few weeks ago, and heard nothing.  I thought it went into the infamous circular file.  I was in … Continued

candidate mistakes, emails, follow up, job doc blog, job seekers, linkedin
Pattie Hunt Sinacole advises an engineer on a resume question
5 Sep 2022

Pattie Hunt Sinacole advises an engineer on a resume question

by Madeleine Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q:  Throughout my current resume, I have included several logos.  I have worked for some very recognizable companies.  With my current job search, I am now focused on both small and large companies.  I am a mechanical engineer.  Some say … Continued

candidate mistakes, candidate tips, interviewing strategies, job doc blog, logos, resumes
Stand up and shake
6 Jun 2016

Stand up and shake

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: I have one year of professional experience. I graduated from a good college in 2015. I was recently given really harsh feedback from a recruiter. The recruiter told me I didn’t advance in the selection process with a local … Continued

candidate mistakes, candidate tips, interviewing
Respond!
23 May 2016

Respond!

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog | 0

Q: I am a supervisor and have been hiring for a number of entry-level positions for a company south of Boston. We call and email candidates. They take their time getting back to us and then seem irritated when we … Continued

candidate mistakes, candidate tips, interviewing, job search
A resume fib comes back to haunt an employee
2 May 2016

A resume fib comes back to haunt an employee

by Zach Ritterbusch | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

Q: Earlier in my career, I was given some bad advice about my resume. I attended four years of college but never earned an undergraduate degree. About 10 years ago, I changed my resume stating that I had an undergraduate … Continued

candidate mistakes, college education, interviewing, resumes
Three rights and three wrongs
25 Sep 2013

Three rights and three wrongs

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Job Doc Blog, Uncategorized | 0

http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2013/09/three_rights_and_three_wrongs.html?comments=all#aComments

candidate mistakes, candidate tips
Candidate Blunders
16 Oct 2011

Candidate Blunders

by Patricia Hunt Sinacole | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
candidate mistakes, interviewing

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