Career questions tagged recruiting
In building my resume, what characteristics are most important?
Just want to know if I should be focusing on research, internships, volunteer opportunities or certifications? #career #career-counseling #career-choice #resume #recruiting #resume-writing #recruitment #job-application
How do you prepare for a technical interview?
I am a computer science student, and I will be going to an engineering and technical fair in a few weeks from now, and the companies there often schedule technical interviews in the following days. How should I prepare for it? Is this a dress code that I should follow? #college #computer-software #career #interviews #internship #recruiting #job-application
Job Application.
For one's cover letter, how do you really structure it so you can stand out? #recruiting #entrepreneur #professors
What questions should I be asking during an interview?
I am a second year college student hoping to interview for an internship soon. #internships #interviews #recruiting #interview-questions #job-application
What are some unnecessary items people put on their resumes?
I am applying to internships and want my resume to look good. What can I leave out? #resume #recruiting #resume-writing #linkedin
Is it important that my major correlates with my preferred career?
I am a second year and still undeclared because my university doesn't offer marketing. Is communications a closely related topic? #marketing #communications #recruiting
How do you effectively communicate your value to an employer in a short interaction?
Received a call from a potential employer and wanted to know how best to communicate value during a phone pres-screen. #business #marketing #communications #recruiting #hiring #customer-service #professional-development #phone-etiquette
How powerful is LinkedIn ?
What is the role of LinkedIn in getting a job in US, are resumes given equal importance as LinkedIn. Which one is better ? #research #human-resources #resume #recruiting #resume-writing #linkedin #job-application
What do you do as a statistics person?
I love numbers and looking at different professional athletes statistics throughout the season and their careers. I prefer looking and analyzing the stats of hockey, baseball, and quarterbacks. #recruiting #statistics #data-analysis
If you are interested in going into the sports entertainment field and you are a sports fanatic what career path should you follow?
Ever since I was a little kid I enjoyed watching sports, such as football, hockey, and baseball. I would watch games on tv and end up analyzing the play before the announcer would. #sports #sports-management #recruiting #statistics #data-analysis #staffing
Academic achievements and real-life experience, which is more important?
I can probably say that I am good at academy, but I merely have real-life experience. Some of my friends always tell me that no matter how high GPA I have, without work experience, it is impossible to find a satisfied job after I graduate from college. However, I don't think so, and it doesn't make sense at all because without knowledge, how can you find jobs and in what reasons, the employer will hire you? #professor #counselor #recruiting #employer
What are the benefits of interning/working for a startup?
I am a high school student and in my current search for internships, everywhere I turn, I see startups. Big companies such as Google and NASA have correspondingly big impact on resumes and portfolios but what do small startups have to offer in terms of extension and development of skill sets, work ethic and future employment opportunities? #business #engineering #career #professional #recruiting #startups #employee-relations #personal-development
Is it possible for students adapt to new career paths that are unrelated to their major? And if so, what steps should they take?
A lot of times, people end up having a new passion that is unrelated to their degree. I have seen many professionals gain high profile jobs even though they had a degree that was unrelated to their career. I was curious to see how a student could gain experience in a different field and dive into a career that they did not study in college. #business #graduate #majors #recruiting #consulting #development
If I choose to take ROTC in college does that shut me out of being able to play sports?
I am trying to decide whether I should play sports or join ROTC, but I feel like if I choose one I will be shut out of the other. #recruiting #sports-coaching #college #military #career #career-counseling #athletics
What is the best way to get recruited for an internship? How do you make connections and book an interview?
When college is over, I am curious how you are able to figure out how to get into the system of people looking for an internship. Is it a career fair? Or do you have to go place to place on your own looking for an internship? How do you get people to offer you an interview? #internships #interviews #recruiting
Is it easy to change your career path?
Once you're doing a certain job how easy or difficult is it to change that? I'm afraid of making a mistake. Is it common for people to change their career path? Do you have to start over every time you change jobs? If I'm not sure what career to pursue, what do you recommend I do for my major in college? #college #human-resources #recruiting
What does a recruiter for a fashion/retail company look for in entry level candidates?
I would love to work in the fashion industry one day, so i'd like to know how to prepare for interviewing for entry level jobs either during or right out of school. How can I be sure to secure that first interview? What should I be sure to include in my cover letter? Are there any activities etc. that I should definitely have done and on my resume? #fashion #human-resources #resume #interviews #recruiting #retail
How does PIMCO's university recruiting work?
I know a lof of companies recruit for entry level roles right out of college but I don't know any of the specifics. How often do you recruit college students and from what schools do you recruit from? #college #finance #financial-services #investment-management #investing #recruiting #university-recruiting
What skills, work experience or educational background do you look for when you recruit for these jobs?
My objective is to pursue a career in the medical field and I want to know what educational background recruiters look for. #doctor #career #medicine #physician #recruiting #pathology