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☆ Ex-Google recruiter says LinkedIn 'open to work' banner ‘is the biggest red flag’—some career experts disagree
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When you're looking for a new job, it may seem like a no-brainer to let as many people as possible know. But career experts differ on their opinions about LinkedIn's "open to work" banner, the green sign that shows up just under your photo if you choose to activate it. "It is the biggest red flag" in a job candidate, says Nolan Church, former Google recruiter and current CEO of salary data company FairComp. With that banner activated, "because you need something from me, that means that I have the power in this conversation," she says. But not all career experts agree, and LinkedIn's own data does not necessarily support this thinking.

Persons: Nolan Church, Lindsay Mustain Organizations: Google, Amazon

☆ How to get hiring managers to notice you on LinkedIn, from an ex-Amazon recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I do not wait around for somebody to happen to come across my job posting" and apply, says Lindsay Mustain, former Amazon recruiter and current CEO of career coaching company Talent Paradigm. People are not 'posting content for nobody to read it'Similarly, get to know other thought leaders in your industry and interact with their content on LinkedIn. "They're not just posting content for nobody to read it," she says. Specifically, Mustain recommends responding to their posts. This is also the kind of activity that gets noticed — and not just by hiring managers.

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, she's, They're, Mustain, I'd Organizations: Amazon, Talent, LinkedIn

☆ 3 red flags recruiters look out for in job candidates: They're how you ‘get blacklisted,’ says ex-Amazon recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A majority of people, 95%, intend to look for a new job this year, according to a January 2024 survey by jobsite Monster. While finding work opportunities can be challenging, there are ways to conduct yourself that could make doing so even harder. "There's something called validation seeking behavior, aka desperation," says Lindsay Mustain, a former Amazon recruiter and current CEO of career coaching company Talent Paradigm. Don't use LinkedIn's 'open to work' bannerAnother red flag for a recruiter: the "open to work" banner on LinkedIn. Now, they're not trying to convince you of a great job opportunity because they want you at the company.

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, Mustain, we've, they're, Nolan Church Organizations: jobsite, Amazon, Talent, Continuum, Google, CNBC

☆ Hiring managers 'spend 25 times longer on your LinkedIn' than your resume, says ex-Amazon recruiter—how to impress them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Recruiters notoriously spend little time on your resume — as little as three-to-five seconds, according to former Disney recruiter Simon Taylor. But it turns out that when it comes to your LinkedIn profile, they may be more lenient. "I spend 25 times longer on your LinkedIn profile" than your resume, says Lindsay Mustain, former Amazon recruiter and current CEO of career coaching company Talent Paradigm. Unlike a resume, they're not limited to one or two pages. It could be a post about something that's frustrating you about your industry, what Mustain calls "mini soapbox rants."

Persons: Simon Taylor, They're, Lindsay Mustain, they're, she's, It's Organizations: Disney, Amazon, Talent

☆ 3 of the most surprising resume mistakes an ex-Amazon recruiter has ever seen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lindsay Mustain has seen her share of resumes — "literally a million" in her more than decade-long career, she says. The former Amazon and Comcast recruiter is currently the CEO of career coaching company Talent Paradigm, which also offers resume writing services. Here are three of the biggest resume mistakes she's seen and why you should avoid them. But it wasn't just any photo the candidate decided to use: "They chose their driver's license photo," she says, "which, I don't think anybody looks good in their driver's license photo." "I think I have a picture of it somewhere," she adds, "because I just couldn't believe that you would freshly print out your resume, you're like, 'you know what this is really missing?

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, Mustain's, she's, Mustain, Woods Organizations: Comcast, Talent

☆ Don't make this critical mistake, says ex-Amazon recruiter—it almost cost 'the most qualified' candidate a 7-figure offer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former Amazon recruiter Lindsay Mustain has several key pieces of advice she gives to job candidates. You'll also want to be clear about what tasks you took on, especially as they relate to the job you're applying for. 'I have zero clue what this person does'While Mustain was working at Amazon, an applicant sent her a message on LinkedIn. The problem was, despite these impressive achievements, Mustain still felt that "I have zero clue what this person does." He didn't include his specific at-work accomplishments or the kinds of tasks he took on in previous jobs.

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, You'll, Mustain, he'd, I've Organizations: Amazon, Talent, White, Harvard

☆ A former Amazon recruiter says one of the biggest mistakes job seekers make is putting Miss America-style statements in résumés
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA former Amazon recruiter says there’s one mistake that she keeps seeing both junior and senior employees making in their résumés: writing vague statements. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementThe most common mistake he found in the résumés he reviewed was a lack of quantifiable achievements, with 86% of résumés having this issue, he said. The best résumé is the one that shows how you are perfectly qualified for the job to which you are applying,” he previously wrote for Business Insider.

Persons: —, Lindsay Mustain —, Mustain, Eugene Hayden, ” Organizations: Service, Amazon, Comcast, Miss America, CNBC, Business, Google, KPMG, Boston Consulting Group

☆ The No. 1 resume mistake according to ex-Amazon recruiter: You see it 'all the way up to the C-suite'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Lindsay Mustain has looked at a lot of resumes in her more than a decade in talent acquisition. But there's one mistake she sees jobseekers make over and over again, what she calls giving "Miss America answers," or ones she'd imagine hearing in a pageant. These are simple statements that don't give much insight into what candidates actually accomplished on the job. It's happening from the junior level "all the way up to the C-suite," she says, and it's preventing jobseekers from standing out. Here's what Miss America answers are and how to avoid writing them.

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, jobseekers Organizations: Talent, Miss America

☆ An ex-Amazon and Comcast recruiter said the most shocking thing she saw on a résume was a picture of someone holding a gun
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ex-Amazon and Comcast recruiter once came across an image of a man with a gun in a résumé. AdvertisementAn ex-Amazon recruiter described the most disturbing thing she had seen in a résumé, and it was a picture of a man holding a gun. Advertisement"The very last page was a picture, a full-blown picture of him holding a shotgun," she said. Mustain's concerns were valid, especially as images in résumés can lead to unconscious bias within the hiring process. "Plus, many employers are eager to avoid unconscious bias in their recruitment, using strategies like removing college and candidate names from resumes before reviewing them."

Persons: —, Lindsay Mustain, Mustain, Alison Doyle Organizations: Comcast, Service, Amazon, CNBC

☆ The most shocking thing an ex-Amazon recruiter has ever seen on a resume: 'I honestly have no idea what he was doing'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In 2007, Lindsay Mustain was working as a recruiter at Comcast looking to fill a fairly entry level call center role. The job attracted "a variety of level of candidates," she says, adding that "sometimes you get some really interesting ones." "I honestly have no idea what he was doing," says the former Amazon recruiter and now CEO of talent development company Talent Paradigm about the candidate. The first two pages of this candidate's resume were pretty standard, says Mustain, who is all for a two-page resume in general. "The very last page was a picture, a full-blown picture of him holding a shotgun."

Persons: Lindsay Mustain, Mustain Organizations: Comcast, Amazon

☆ Inside Infowars' crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the 'volatile' and 'unhinged' atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Tom Porter | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

One afternoon in the spring of 2017 Alex Jones furiously lunged at his video producer. According to Jacobson, Jones had to be restrained by another Infowars staffer lest he actually hurt him. Alex Jones did not respond to Insider's request for comment. Owens also said he felt guilty about his complicity in promoting the Sandy Hook conspiracy theories during his time working there. "People hearing the words Sandy Hook, they automatically think Alex Jones," she added.

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☆ A former Amazon recruiter shares 5 tips on finding a job during big tech layoffs and a tough job market
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Lindsay Mustain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

If you want to land a tech job in 2023, Mustain says updating your resume and cold-applying won't be enough. This small shift has allowed some of my clients to go from applying to dozens of jobs to netting multiple job offers. I once saw a client land three job offers because he upgraded the language on his résumé to match what his target job descriptions included. To build relationships that will lead to job offers, start by reaching out to people in your extended network — friends of friends, former coworkers, etc. The job market is always evolving — and that means you always need to update your approach to job hunting.

☆ The only good age for applying for a job is 35, according to a former Amazon recruiter. 'Otherwise you're too old and overqualified or you're too young and under-qualified'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

According to Lindsay Mustain, a former Amazon recruiter turned career coach, there's only one good age for job searching and that's 35. "Otherwise you're too old and overqualified or you're too young and under-qualified," she said. And don't list your graduation year because it "invites employers to do math." Explain that you're thinking about your next move and that you're open to advice and warm introductions. Mustain suggests scouring LinkedIn to look for the movers and shakers in your industry.

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