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Thriving at Your Career Midpoint
A lot of today’s career advice is aimed either at young professionals entering the workforce for the first time, or executives who are already in the C-suite and angling to move up a notch or two. That leaves a whole group of people stranded at the midpoint in their careers. Typically in their 30s or…
The Complexity of the Right Career Match
When it comes to finding the right job, the ‘perfect fit’ is different for everyon Take former Google software engineer Richard Larocque, who grew up on a farm in rural Canada. He still remembers the day his father brought home a RadioShack computer, sparking his interest in electronics. “It seemed like a cool new toy…
Recruiting Success Means Partnering with Hiring Managers
Technical recruiters have a challenging job under any circumstances, but they’re under additional pressure in today’s competitive market for skilled tech workers. Some candidates are only available for a few days before they’re offered a position, and it’s become more important than ever for recruiters to use every tool they have. Steve Branosky, a technical recruiter at Blue…
7 Common Video Job Interview Mistakes
With video job interviewing becoming more popular, a candidate looking for their next career move cannot underestimate the importance of being familiar with this effective recruiting method. Being interviewed on a video does not require great acting skills – the recruiter has already read your CV, now it’s time to get to know the person….
5 More Things You Always Wanted to Know About Tech Recruiting (but Were Afraid to Ask)
When you send your cover letter and resume to corporate recruiters, have you ever thought “I wonder if they will really read this?” The answer is probably not. In fact, recruiters spend just six seconds reviewing your resume before they decide to throw it in the “toss or keep” pile, according to research conducted by TheLadders. That’s…
Eight Steps to Defining Your Perfect Job
Are you in your perfect job today? Is there any such thing? We know there is, because we have all met those people—the ones who cannot contain their excitement over their company, the products they are developing, their new team, and the endless possibilities for success. How did they find that perfect job when so…
Ask the Recruiter
Every now and then, you’ve probably run into a recruiter a social gathering and if you drum up the courage and they seem approachable, you might ask them a few questions “off the record.” We thought it would be fun to do a post like that so we asked Annie Philipsen, a senior technical recruiter at Trulia, a…
One future Googler’s inspiring early career story
The internet is chock full of posts from young professionals trying to figure out how to get ahead in their careers – and nearly as many from other people making a lot of money by offering advice that may or may not be effective. In the meantime, some people don’t have time to talk or…
Are catchy job descriptions increasing employee turnover?
Turnover hits companies right where it hurts: the bottom line. Hiring and training a replacement can cost more than twice the departing employee’s salary. And that’s not counting things like downtime and lowered morale among the remaining employees. So it’s no wonder that companies go to great lengths to reduce turnover. But too many of…