"The phrase I really hate seeing is 'Able to work autonomously or in a team.' At the start of my recruitment career, it was in at least 95% of the resumes I read and it has always driven me crazy!"
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Caitlin Carruthers commented on Mark Babbitt's blog post '7 Words I Never Want to See on Your Resume'Caitlin Carruthers commented on Andrew Hanneman's blog post 'Fresh off the Reality Machine'"Sounds like you've dodged a bullet on this one!!"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tiffany Branch's discussion 'Cover Letters: Do you read them?'"I agree with Peter - I read the resume first and if it's a match, I'll read the cover letter. If it's a possible match, I'll read the cover letter to see if it answers any of my questions (eg, do they have the…"
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Sandra McCartt's blog post 'An Opportunity to Work!'"Thanks for sharing this story Sandra. You've given me hope that I won't be stuck with the "I want the world, and I want it NOW!" generation for the rest of my life!"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day:What is the most overused word you see in your candidate resumes?'"'Works well in a team, or autonomously.' I once counted this phrase (or a variation thereof) on 32 resumes in a row."
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Russ Recruits's blog post 'External To Internal - Making the Jump'"Great article, Russ. I moved internal about 18 months ago and haven't looked back since. The negatives are there in any recruiting job - especially 'The Classic' - but being around to see people succeed in a…"
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Todd Kmiec's blog post 'When Recruiting Really Warms Your Heart'"I know the feeling well. I recently recruited a grad who had been looking for work for awhile and had always dreamt of working in my industry. When I called him to arrange an interview, he was so excited just to get that far. …"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day: What is the worst thing you have seen a candidate include on a resume?'"Too many to mention, so I'll list my top three.
1. There was one making the rounds in London a few years ago. The front page of the CV had three legal positions mentioned, with the reason for leaving each of them as 'Unwanted sexual…"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day: Can a candidate's sparking personality and interpersonal skills make up for lack of experience?'"I agree with Bill - it depends on the job. When I recruited salespeople, it was all about personality - if they didn't sparkle in the group interview, they didn't get the job, no matter what experience they had. For…"
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Megan Flynn's blog post 'Another Recruiter Sullying Our Good Name'"Interestingly, I googled "Kathy Thor Group" and the first result that came up was this thread, so if Kathy is a real person, I'm hoping she doesn't google herself regularly. The next three are all LinkedIn…"
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Drue De Angelis's blog post 'The Problem with Recruiters!'"I'm going to take a wild guess that you won't be entering the 'Why I Love Recruitment' blog contest...
While I agree that there are plenty of recruiters like this, I think it's unfair to say…"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day: What is the worst thing a candidate showed up to an interview wearing?'"My personal favourite was a guy who came in wearing slippers. Yep, you read that right, slippers. My second favourite was a dead ringer for Ali G."
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day: How many searches can you actively manage on your desk?'"Depends on whether or not I want to have a nervous breakdown! When I was an agency recruiter, I would handle 5-8. Since I've moved into in-house recruitment, my record is 27 at one time (although these were all at different stages…"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Sandra McCartt's discussion 'Gender Specific Position Question.'"I have been in a similar situation recently. One technique we came up with was to have a photograph of a female at the top of the ad - the idea is that women will subconciously be more inclined to apply, and men less inclined. It…"
Caitlin Carruthers replied to Tim Spagnola's discussion 'Question of the day: Why is it important for recruiters to create 'to do' lists?'"I would be lost without my to do list because I have a terrible memory! I update my jobs list each morning and keep it next to me at all times, so I can always see exactly where each job is at. My colleagues laugh at how…"
Caitlin Carruthers commented on Zachary Sines's blog post 'Hobbies and Interests Section on a Resume? Well...'"I think it depends on the position the candidate is applying for. My first recruitment job was recruiting advertising salespeople, a role which typically calls for Type A, bubbly, chatty people. I know I'm stereotyping here, but if…"
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- Recruitment Consultant
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- Human Resources
- How many years have you been in the business?
- 5-9 years
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- Government, Other
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