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☆ How to know when to walk away from a job offer: ‘A red flag is there for a reason,’ says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As a jobseeker, it's easy to feel like any job opportunity is a good one. "Getting to a job offer is a great thing," says Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume. Here's how to tell if a job opportunity is right for you, and how to walk away if it's not. If the offer they give you can't match your must-haves — even after you've tried negotiating — it might be time to walk away. The second reason a job might not be the right opportunity is that you detect it has a certain environment that wouldn't be best for you.

Persons: Amanda Augustine, it's, Stacie Haller, you've, Augustine, Haller

☆ The 3 biggest red flags I’ve seen interviewing for jobs: 'It does not get better once you work there,' says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For some employers, these might seem like red flags — and I didn't get any of those jobs. But on my journey as a candidate, I've noticed some questionable behavior on the part of my prospective employers as well. Here are some of the red flags I've seen in job interviews and what career experts advise doing should these kinds of interactions happen to you. One company cancelled an interview—and later ghosted meOne job interview process presented several eyebrow-raising moments. Another company cut the role as we were interviewingAnother employer changed course during the interview process.

Persons: I've, might've, Stacie Haller, I'd, Amanda Augustine, Augustine

☆ Don’t apply for a job just to use it as leverage: ‘It is a bridge burner’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Whatever the reason, it might occur to you to try to get a new job opportunity just to leverage it for something better. "For me, the short answer is no," says Amanda Augustine, career expert at TopResume. If you're interested in a job, you apply and get the offer, that's a different situation. In the same way you'd be wasting your time, you'd also be wasting your prospective employer's. "If you're going to put [the job offer] out there," says Augustine, "oftentimes employers will see that as an ultimatum and they will say sayonara."

Persons: you've, haven't, isn't, Amanda Augustine, I'm, Stacie Haller, Augustine, you'd, Haller, DON'T

☆ 5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Business Insider asked experts about what job seekers do and don't need to have on a résumé. But beware: What you include and leave out and how your résumé looks could shape your chances of getting hired. With that in mind, job seekers may want to leave out certain things on their résumé that potential employers don't really care about. Don't make the résumé unreadable and unprofessionalNorton said she would move on if a résumé was in "unprofessional formatting." Don't include a line about referencesHaller said people include on their résumé "references available upon requests."

Persons: —, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, They're, Vicki Salemi, There's, Maggie Norton, we've, Haller, Norton, Salemi, it's, résumés, I've, It's Organizations: Service

☆ Job interviews: How young people can ace them
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Megan Rathmell thought she’d bombed her job interview earlier this year, assuming her nervousness and lack of preparation had cost her the opportunity. SDI Productions/E+/Getty ImagesWhat Rathmell learned from her boss mirrors what hiring managers say: Some Gen Z college graduates are unprepared for job interviews or behave unprofessionally during job interviews. Some people think they can just wing a job interview, said Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder. How to handle the actual job interviewDressing professionally for both in-person and virtual interviews is important regardless of whether it’s for a fast-food restaurant, retail store or office job, experts said. When you’re given the chance to ask questions, ask what you’ve prepared.

Persons: Megan Rathmell, she’d, “, ”, Rathmell, unprofessionally, Nathan Mondragon, Mondragon, Stacie Haller, Haller, you’ve, it’s, Nicolas Roulin, you’ll, Roulin, they’re, don’t, —, you’re, they’ll Organizations: CNN, SDI, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Saint Mary’s University, United, Services Locations: Virginia, ResumeBuilder, Canada, Colorado, New York

☆ Showing up to work early and staying late won't get you ahead—here's what will, says career expert of 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ambitious workers get a lot of advice early in their career about how to get ahead. One common tip is: Be among the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave to show your boss you're committed to the job. Looking back, Doe recognizes that the well-intentioned advice often comes with the caveat that working long hours shows your dedication to your work at the expense of your personal time and life. "I didn't have any sort of work-life harmony in my life," says Doe, who now runs her own marketing agency, Verbatim. Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder with over 30 years of recruiting experience, agrees.

Persons: Brianna Doe, Doe, we've, Stacie Haller Organizations: CNBC

☆ 6 things you could be doing wrong if you're struggling to get a job
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementBut for job seekers who are struggling, there are ways you can try to improve your odds. Related storiesHaller said job seekers should reply to a job posting within 24 hours "to at least have a shot to be in the mix." That's how long Haller said job seekers have "to capture somebody's attention by your résumé or by your profile." Haller said job seekers may want to see who they can contact at the company beforehand. Getz said "to be cautious about how often you're following up" because you're not the only job candidate a hiring manager is talking to.

Persons: —, Leanne Getz, Stacie Haller, ResumeBuilder.com, Haller, Gabrielle Davis, I'm, Davis, company's, Getz, it's, I've, you've, doesn't Organizations: Service, of Labor Statistics, Business, LinkedIn Locations: mhoff@businessinsider.com

☆ The resume mistake that will land it in the 'no pile,' according to a hiring expert of 30-plus years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

It's easy to mass apply to job openings online, but if you don't have a solid resume, you're not making the most of your efforts. One specific detail is cause for immediate rejection, says Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder. "If I see a picture, that's going in the no pile," says Haller, who has over 30 years of staffing and recruiting experience. Recruiters are critical of anything that feels out of date, Haller says, and some details could add bias to the hiring process. Here are other details that should be scrubbed from your resume, according to Haller:

Persons: Stacie Haller, Haller, ageism Locations: Haller

☆ 4 in 10 companies say they've posted a fake job this year—what that actually means
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As many as 4 in 10 companies say they've posted a "fake job listing" this year, and 3 in 10 companies say they're currently advertising for a role that isn't real. It's also worth noting that while this proportion of companies say they've posted a fake job, that doesn't mean the same share of their listings are fake. Still, a majority, 7 in 10, hiring managers say the practice of posting fake job listings is "morally acceptable." Finally, hiring managers say they keep fake listings up in order to collect resumes to keep on file for later. Cold applying to job listings may be 'a last resort'Knowing how many job listings might not be real doesn't exactly inspire confidence in online job boards.

Persons: they've, It's, Stacie Haller, who's, Haller, ZipRecruiter, that's, it's, there's Organizations: CNBC, LinkedIn

☆ It's wild how many job listings might be fake
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Companies often post bogus roles to ease employees' concerns about being overworked and signal that the organization is growing, said Resume Builder, which recently found three in 10 employers have fake job listings. The reasons for listing fake jobs included signaling that the employer was willing to hire from outside the organization. Haller said employers that dangle fake listings risk hurting themselves by undermining their reputations. AdvertisementFake listings can lead to real jobsAbout seven in 10 of the fake jobs were on a company website or LinkedIn, according to the survey. And, yet, despite all the shenanigans, many fake listings often lead to real interviews — and even employment.

Persons: —, Stacie Haller, it's, Haller, there's, you'll, That's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Retirement Crisis: Boomers Need to Work Longer, No One Will Hire Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In order to avoid economic catastrophe, he argued, people should save more money and work longer. The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. For one, many older people cannot work because of a disability or because they need to care for someone else with a disability. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult." He's asking people who have not yet retired to work longer than their elders did and to save even more money, without changing the systematic barriers to either.

Persons: Larry Fink, behemoth BlackRock, Fink, Daniel Ross, Ross, he's, Emily Dickens, SHRM's, We've, Stacie Haller, Patrick Button, Button, ResumeBuilder.com, Gen, we've, Mother Jones, Lilly Organizations: Social Security, Lawyers, Society, Human Resources Management, US Chamber of Commerce, Tulane University, IBM, Employment, Commission, Scripps Medical Clinic, Employers Locations: Down, Texas, Austin, San Diego

☆ The retirement Catch-22
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Ann C. Logue | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The current Social Security retirement age is 67, but most Americans depart the workforce earlier than that. Instead of making it easier for Americans to save for retirement and work as long (or as short) as they want, Fink is setting up a catch-22: The economy needs aging Americans to work longer, but many companies simply don't want them. One of Button's studies looked at "bridge jobs , " part-time jobs in administration or retail that many people use to ease into retirement and cushion their finances. The same year, Scripps Medical Clinic in San Diego was ordered to pay $6.9 million for setting a mandatory retirement age for physicians of 70, regardless of the doctors' interest or abilities. And some older workers have heard all the corporate buzzwords and blather before, so they don't buy into management's sloganeering, rendering them "difficult."

☆ A surprisingly large percentage of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Zers — or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About one-third of hiring managers in a survey admitted bias against Gen Zers or older candidates. That's because, according to a survey from Resume Builder, 36% of hiring managers said they were biased against Gen Z candidates. So why are some hiring managers not down with younger or older workers? Among the hiring managers who admitted to bias against Gen Z job seekers, more than three-quarters cited younger workers' lack of experience. Nearly two-thirds were worried older candidates would experience health problems, and almost half of all hiring managers identified worries that older workers didn't have sufficient experience with technology.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Ageism, Stacie Haller, Haller, Zers, Barbara Corcoran, Gen Z, Nobody Organizations: Service, Facebook, Employment Opportunity Commission

☆ A third of hiring managers don't want to hire Gen Z or older workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Gen, Ageism, Stacie Haller, Haller, Zers, Barbara Corcoran, Gen Z, Nobody Organizations: Service, Facebook, Employment Opportunity Commission

☆ Here’s how AI can — and can’t — help you look for a job
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Job seekers using free AI programs like ChatGPT are asking the programs to tailor their resumes to a specific employer and job description, write cover letters, create writing samples and provide answers on job applications, according to Gartner, a research and consulting firm. Job candidates also can use it to help prepare for interview questions, should they get to that stage. “Use AI as a tool, but don’t use it as your only tool. “AI may not be as good in highlighting transferrable skills or telling the narrative of why you want to change careers. The best and most common way people find their next job is through their network,” Haller said.

Persons: ”, Darci Smith, David Timis, ” Smith, Smith, Jamie Kohn, ” Kohn, you’re, You’re, Stacie Haller, Haller, “, Kohn, It’s, ” Haller Organizations: New, New York CNN, Gartner, CNN, Roklyn Consulting, Google Locations: New York, Timis

☆ Bosses are tracking how long you're working — and using it to judge your performance. It's a terrible way to get the best out of workers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many companies with remote or hybrid workforces use tracking software to monitor their workers. An MIT lecturer said tracking hours wasn't a good productivity measure. As office attendance and productivity tracking become increasingly common, more companies are using it to evaluate, discipline, and even fire employees. About three-quarters of respondents in the ResumeBuilder.com survey said they had fired employees based on findings from their tracking software. But if US companies are truly concerned about maximizing their employees' productivity, some of them may be doing it all wrong.

Persons: —, they're, Slack, Aaron Terrazas, Terrazas, Robert C, Pozen, Paul Rubenstein, Rubenstein, Stacie Haller Organizations: MIT, Service, Tech, Meta, Employees, MIT Sloan School of Management Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ More companies see ChatGPT training as a hot job perk for office workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Mikaela Cohen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWorkplaces filled with artificial intelligence are closer to becoming a reality, making it essential that workers know how to use generative AI. Whether or not companies embrace or reject AI, offering specific AI chatbot training to current employees could be the best way to keep those workers. "It's important to offer [AI] training to help employees but also maintain the posture of your company; it's about embracing emerging technologies and moving quickly." "AI is impacting everybody's job in one way, and generative AI will have a particular impact on knowledge work," Atkinson said. This will not only alleviate job loss concerns, but it will retain employees, Purakayastha said.

Persons: Jaap Arriens, Joe Atkinson, ChatGPT, Stacie Haller, Atkinson, Apratim Purakayastha, Purakayastha, They'll Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty

☆ Companies like Amazon, Netflix, and Meta are paying salaries as high as $900,000 to attract generative AI talent
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Companies like Amazon and Meta are hoping to snag generative AI talent with six-figure salaries. Since the beginning of this year, the number of listings related to generative AI on the job site Indeed quadrupled, according to data from Indeed obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Meta, for instance, posted a job listing for a generative AI research engineer with an annual salary as high as $137,000. And chip giant Nvidia posted an entry-level job opening for a generative AI research scientist. The growth of generative AI-roles comes as companies warm up to the idea that understanding generative AI tools like ChatGPT may, in fact, be a skill that can improve products and boost productivity.

Persons: Paul J, It's, Stacie Haller Organizations: Morning, Wall Street, Netflix, Amazon, Walmart, Nvidia, Meta Locations: —

☆ Are Gen Zs the most challenging generation to work with? 3 in 4 managers think so
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Nessa Anwar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gen Z, loosely defined as those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2010s, is the latest generation to enter the workforce. A survey done by Resume Builder, a resource website for job seekers, revealed that around 3 out of 4 managers find that Gen Z is the most challenging generation to work with. Noting that Gen Z employees had to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic and remote working, she added: "[Gen Zs] didn't even have an opportunity to relate to people at all in a workplace. Ziad Ahmed, the founder of JUV Consulting, a digital marketing agency staffed entirely by Gen Z employees, told CNBC that managing young people is also a challenge for him. Watch the video to see the different perspectives of both Gen Z employees and managers.

Persons: Gen, Stacie Haller, Zs, Ziad Ahmed Organizations: CNBC, JUV Consulting

☆ ChatGPT experience may be able to get you that job. More than 90% of potential employers are looking for workers who use the chatbot.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A career expert urges job seekers to include ChatGPT experience on their resume and cover letters. ChatGPT experience can help you land your next job, according to a recent study from ResumeBuilder. The survey found that 91% of business leaders who are hiring are looking to hire workers with ChatGPT experience. Respondents say they are most likely looking to hire workers with ChatGPT experience for their software engineering departments, followed by customer service, human resources, and marketing. Job seekers, Haller said, should include their ChatGPT experience in their resume and cover letters.

☆ 3 in 4 managers say Gen Z is the most 'challenging' generation to work with — and 40% of the group flagged a lack of technological skills, effort, and motivation: survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The managers said Gen Zers lack technological skills, effort, and motivation. It's so bad that 27% said they've fired a Gen Z employee within the first month. About 40% of that group said it's because people in this age group lack technological skills. The same proportion of managers also felt Gen Z employees — those born between 1997 and 2012 — lack motivation and get "easily distracted." The tensions between the generations are so bad that some managers who found Gen Z challenging to work with said they fired a Gen Zer promptly after hiring.

☆ 12% of managers say they've fired a Gen Z employee in their first week of work — and being too easily offended is often to blame, new survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 75% of managers in a recent survey said Gen Z is more difficult to work with than other generations. About 12% and 16% of that group said they have fired a Gen Zer in their first week or month of work, respectively. She continued: "We know that with remote work and education, communication skills do not develop as well and people tend to work more independently. About 20% of these managers said they have fired a Gen Z worker in their first week of work and 27% within their first month. "GenZers could benefit from developing their communication skills to build stronger relationships with colleagues and client.

☆ How ChatGPT is changing the job hiring process, from the HR department to coders
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Kevin Travers | Special To Cnbc.Com | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But how many business leaders are currently using AI tech in day-to-day operations or plan to? Half of the companies ResumeBuilder surveyed in February said they are using ChatGPT; 30% said they plan to do so. Since the survey was completed, more professionals have started using generative AI. There has been a growing concern that generative AI could replace jobs, and perhaps not the ones most expected. On the hiring side, 82% of respondents said they had used generative AI for hiring in a recent ResumeBuilder update.

☆ 96% of remote companies say they're using some kind of software to monitor employees who work from home, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

About 96% of remote companies use some kind of employee monitoring software, according to a survey. Three in four companies have fired employees over data from the monitoring software. The struggle seems real, with a "surprisingly high percentage" — that's 37% — requiring their remote employees to be on a live feed all day, per ResumeBuilder.com. Other surveillance methods include monitoring employees' web browsing and app use, as well as blocking content. Companies are definitely using the data they obtain from monitoring their staff — about three-quarters of survey respondents told ResumeBuilder.com their companies have fired employees over the data they collected.

☆ The most common lies people put on their résumés — and why they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jonathan Small | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

65% of respondents say lying in the hiring process helped them land a higher salary. The biggest lie was about education, with 44% of respondents saying they stretched the truth regarding their academic bona fides. Lies during the job interviewThe lying game doesn't end with the résumé. The most common lie in job interviews is years of experience. Sixty-five percent of respondents say lying in the hiring process helped them land a higher salary.

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