Reaching out to a qualified and diverse pool of candidates is a common goal of most employers whom I speak with. As I mentioned in my last post, the population of our country is rapidly changing. Reaching out to a diverse pool of candidates will likely become more critical for businesses in the future to ensure that they can take full advantage of this segment of our population. There is ample evidence that our population is changing. According to statistics presented by Gaucher Associates, in 1980, 80.3% of the U.S. population was white and by 2008 this number had shrunk to 66%. In addition, by 2042, racial and ethnic minorities will become a majority. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Top 10 Job Seeker Resume Categories: Apr 18– Apr 24 2010
Did you know that these are the top ten job categories that job seeker resumes were uploaded to at America’s Job Exchangeduring the week of April 18 through April 24, 2010?
- Helpers–Production Workers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Construction Laborers
- Cashiers
- Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Assemblers and Fabricators
- Data Entry Keyers
- Retail Salespersons
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
- Team Assemblers
Top 10 Job Seeker Resume Categories: Apr 11– Apr 17 2010
Did you know that these are the top ten job categories that job seeker resumes were uploaded to at America’s Job Exchangeduring the week of April 11 through April 17, 2010?
- Office Clerks, General
- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
- Helpers–Production Workers
- Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
- Production Workers
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers,
- Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Cashiers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Construction Laborers
Top 10 Job Seeker Resume Categories: Apr 04 – Apr 10 2010
Did you know that these are the top ten job categories that job seeker resumes were uploaded to at America’s Job Exchangeduring the week of April 04 through April 10, 2010?
- Office Clerks, General
- Production Workers
- Retail Salespersons
- Construction Laborers
- Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
- Cashiers
- Assemblers and Fabricators
- Customer Service Representatives
Nailing the Interview
We all know that once you actually get an interview set up, you are 50% there. They have noticed your resume in a growing stack of them and that is a very good thing! You can say that the ball is in your court at this point. All you have to do is walk in there and sell yourself. That, of course, is easier said than done. In this economy, they are going to put you through the marathon interview process. You might walk in there and have 8 consecutive interviews to grind through – this is now the norm. They want to grill you from every direction – why were you laid off from your last job or how did you do in college? You have to try harder every step of the way through this grueling process. You might lose sleep over it the night before but once you are in the thick of the interviews, sleep loss will not be a factor because the adrenaline rush will take over. Continue reading
Notes from an OFCCP Seminar
No wonder so many were in attendance at a seminar on Monday sponsored by the HR consulting firm Gaucher and Associates in Franklin, MA. I have been hearing from customers a lot that the OFCCP has been ramping up the number of audits. In particular, they are paying specific attention to outreach efforts to the Veterans and the Disabled as well as record keeping practices by the employers regarding those efforts. Here are some of the topics that I thought were critical for every employer to know: Continue reading
