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[NewWave90]

Have an interview tomorrow for a job at a senior care home. It's gonna be a group interview, so I'm really nervous because I've never done those before. I prefer 1 on 1's. Any tips?

yes make sure you directly address the person who asked the question, assuming they all have questions, also you stated your nervous and usually when that's the case people tend to ramble so answer the question and that's it unless prompted otherwise. Good energy be with you

 

[mr highness]

Have an interview tomorrow for a job at a senior care home. It's gonna be a group interview, so I'm really nervous because I've never done those before. I prefer 1 on 1's. Any tips?

Group interviews are annoying, you're going to basically focus on what to say better than the other candidates. I say mention you cared for your grandma, loved her, chewed her food for her and how much you love old people.

 

[allreds]

Much appreciated guys

 

[letsgetit22]

Group interviews typically give candidates a higher chance of being hired. Just make sure you really impress at least one person. At my old job, we did group interviews with about 4 different departments, who were all hiring. That gave the candidate a really high chance of being hired by someone. It's ok to be nervous, it's expected. Good luck tho.

 

[swaggdaddy]

Do you guys have an objective section on your resume or a profile section? I read an article saying to replace the objective with a profile section.

 

[dathbgboy]

Do you guys have an objective section on your resume or a profile section? I read an article saying to replace the objective with a profile section.

I just got rid of it all together, no replacement. If you've been working for 5+ years, there's really no reason to have one, instead, just use a cover letter for the job that you're applying for.

 

[krazy88s]

Going on 3 months unemployed and been looking for 6 months. I usually job search for 4 hours a day. I've used a variety of different things when applying. Tailoring, not tailoring my resume for jobs. Cover letters/ no cover letters. Resume writers, friends, family, former co-workers. None have worked thus far. Gotta keep going I suppose.

 

[suberzat1]

What locations are you applying in?

 

[krazy88s]

I'm in NJ. I apply locally. I've applied out of state but they will not help with relocation and I don't have enough to move by myself. 

 

[polosanddunks]

I'm in NJ. I apply locally. I've applied out of state but they will not help with relocation and I don't have enough to move by myself. 

You applying for a career position? If you are and they wont do relocation just see if they can do a per diem on your hourly which is not taxable and it varies on cities (that being its a contract position). If its direct hire i dont know why they wouldn't relocate you or work something out.

 

[krazy88s]

You applying for a career position? If you are and they wont do relocation just see if they can do a per diem on your hourly which is not taxable and it varies on cities (that being its a contract position). If its direct hire i dont know why they wouldn't relocate you or work something out.

Yeah, I'm applying for career and temps stuff. I'm mainly getting short term contract call backs. Nothing permanent. 

 

[polosanddunks]

Yeah, I'm applying for career and temps stuff. I'm mainly getting short term contract call backs. Nothing permanent. 

Take those short term ones if they are willing just see if they will give you per diem on top of your hourly/OT. your per diem could be like $525/week on top non tax deductible for a full year.

At that point you don't even have to worry about "relocation" expenses.

 

[swaggdaddy]

I've been looking on indeed for out of town positions but the thing is I don't have the cash flow to relocate. And all the high end jobs  that pay 55k+ require a lot of experience.

 

[antidope]

When I was looking for work out of state I found that I got a better response when I put "willing to relocate" in parentheses next to my city and state on my resume

 

[dathbgboy]

I've been looking on indeed for out of town positions but the thing is I don't have the cash flow to relocate. And all the high end jobs  that pay 55k+ require a lot of experience.

That's the issue Im seeing as well, the amount of experience these companies want far surpass the salary they're offering.

 

[krazy88s]

I don't like the emphasis these companies put on experience. I mean I get it, but don't. 

 

[dathbgboy]

That's because experience is relative to what they "believe" should be the threshold for the position in their company, that allows them to be selective w/ whom they hire. U can have 10yrs exp in Java, PHP, etc. well past the 5 they want, but if u don't have more than 5 in Bootstrap, u don't meet their demands.

Not to mention the resume parsing software these companies use. U almost have to make your resume read like an Ebay listing in order for it to pass through.

 

[Velle47]

It's sickening how these companies pimp these applicants 

 

[dathbgboy]

It's sickening how these companies pimp these applicants 

Well, we let em. We keep thinking we need their employment in order to maintain financial independence. I kept feeling like I NEEDED a company to give me a chance in order to get experience in web/app development. I've gotten about a month's worth of web development and Project Management exp w/o getting hired somewhere and looking into more right now w/ something I have lined up.

 

[osek206]

That's the issue Im seeing as well, the amount of experience these companies want far surpass the salary they're offering.

So true it's insane, it's like they list every possible skill they "think" you should have to weed out almost everybody. Government jobs are the GOAT at going this lame stuff.

 

[dathbgboy]

That's the issue Im seeing as well, the amount of experience these companies want far surpass the salary they're offering.

So true it's insane, it's like they list every possible skill they "think" you should have to weed out almost everybody. Government jobs are the GOAT at going this lame stuff.

Government want their agents to graduate w/ a 4.5 GPA, be fluent in Karate, CQC, shoot the eye off of a fly at 100 yds, 12yrs exp doing the Electric Slide but be no older than 25.

 

[Velle47]

Government want their agents to graduate w/ a 4.5 GPA, be fluent in Karate, CQC, shoot the eye off of a fly at 100 yds, 12yrs exp doing the Electric Slide but be no older than 25.

TRUTH!!!

 

 

[suberzat1]

Dude said CQC 

 

[therealrell]

That's because experience is relative to what they "believe" should be the threshold for the position in their company, that allows them to be selective w/ whom they hire. U can have 10yrs exp in Java, PHP, etc. well past the 5 they want, but if u don't have more than 5 in Bootstrap, u don't meet their demands.

Not to mention the resume parsing software these companies use. U almost have to make your resume read like an Ebay listing in order for it to pass through.

Also to add, even if you do meet the requirements of the role, HR often does not know what they are doing when it comes to vetting candidates. I've learned more about the HR process browsing the Reddit Jobs section than I have reading online articles. There are truly incompetent people who do recruiting and hiring. The people who work in the departments write the job descriptions, but it is left to HR to find candidates. They don't look at resumes because it is too time consuming (aka I'm lazy and I can't bother to dedicate a minute to properly vet a candidate) and rely on parsing technology which eliminates candidates because they don't pack their resumes with keywords from the job descriptions. I can't tell you how many times I've been solicited by agencies and some companies for roles that I'm not qualified for and don't have a background in because my resume popped in a keyword search. The ones I do qualify for, I can't even get a call back because it doesn't look like an eBay listing as mentioned above. It is a highly flawed process that has probably cost companies more money than saved because ineffective candidates are being brought in to interview which isn't cheap in itself.

 

[dathbgboy]

That's because experience is relative to what they "believe" should be the threshold for the position in their company, that allows them to be selective w/ whom they hire. U can have 10yrs exp in Java, PHP, etc. well past the 5 they want, but if u don't have more than 5 in Bootstrap, u don't meet their demands.

Not to mention the resume parsing software these companies use. U almost have to make your resume read like an Ebay listing in order for it to pass through.

Also to add, even if you do meet the requirements of the role, HR often does not know what they are doing when it comes to vetting candidates. I've learned more about the HR process browsing the Reddit Jobs section than I have reading online articles. There are truly incompetent people who do recruiting and hiring. The people who work in the departments write the job descriptions, but it is left to HR to find candidates. They don't look at resumes because it is too time consuming (aka I'm lazy and I can't bother to dedicate a minute to properly vet a candidate) and rely on parsing technology which eliminates candidates because they don't pack their resumes with keywords from the job descriptions. I can't tell you how many times I've been solicited by agencies and some companies for roles that I'm not qualified for and don't have a background in because my resume popped in a keyword search. The ones I do qualify for, I can't even get a call back because it doesn't look like an eBay listing as mentioned above. It is a highly flawed process that has probably cost companies more money than saved because ineffective candidates are being brought in to interview which isn't cheap in itself.

So, what do we do about it? Seriously, we always see the problems but never think about how to overcome them; society got us down