A Recruiter Actually Said This to Me
Here’s some truth about why people get hired, and it’s not what they tell you. Here’s how to make the most of it.
Sitting in a recruiter’s office in Denver, they told me a client looked them dead in the eye and said, “No tattoos!”
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors? Here’s a taste.
That recruiter needed the job, and this client was 50% of their book. No tattoos, it is.
That was a rare insight into how a lot of candidates get chosen or not chosen.
Here are a few more.
Apply in the first hour after the job is posted. The recruiter who gets your application and résumé and makes the call in seconds: Yes/No.
Your résumé actually gets seen. Yet, often it doesn’t. Here’s why.
If you go in the “Yes,” pile, they’ll move fast and book you for a screener interview immediately.
If you go in the “No” pile. Keep walking. Nothing to see here.
Playing “Beat the Clock” gets old fast. Even if you sit at your computer all day, you lose more often than you win, and the “new” jobs to apply for dry up fast.
