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What Do You Consider to Be Your Weaknesses?: 11 Interview Appropriate Answers
What is one interview-appropriate answer to the question, What do you consider to be your weaknesses? To help you provide interview-appropriate answers to the question “What do you consider to be your weaknesses?,” we asked CEOs and hiring managers this question for...
Why Do You Want This Job?: 10 Things Interviewers Listen For
What is one thing you listen for when asking a candidate, Why do you want this job? To help job candidates know how to answer the question “Why do you want this job?,” we asked hiring managers this question for their best expectations. From the positive contributions...
How Did You Hear About This Position? 9 Ways To Answer
What is one strategy for answering the interview question, "How did you hear about this position?" To help you answer the interview question, “How did you hear about this position?”, we asked career experts and HR managers what their strategies would be. From...
7 Mistakes Job Seekers Make When Using Social Media
As exemplified by the departure of executive John Demsey from Estée Lauder after posting an insensitive post on his personal Instagram account, social media can affect anybody in the workforce. It doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned executive or a newly college...
12 Tips For Working With Recruiters
What is one basic thing to get right when working with a recruiter to land a job? To help job-seekers best work with recruiters, we asked business owners and recruiting professionals this question for their best advice. From asking questions to qualify the recruiter...
16 Ways To Make Your Online Profile Stand Out On Career Platforms
What is one way to make your online profile stand out on a career-related platform? To help your online profile stand out, we asked social media managers and business leaders this question for their best advice. From using a unique background color in your headshot to...
Candidates
These Executive Coaches Give 11 Ways To Land The Interviews You Want
Coaches and Business Leaders, How can a job seeker can land the interview they want? To help you land the interview of your dreams, we asked hiring managers, executive coaches, an business leaders this question for their best insights. From describing your value to...
10 Top Online Course Resources to Help You Land the Job of Your Dreams
What is one online course resource that can help a job seeker land the job of their dreams? To help you discover online course resources to prepare you for your dream job, we asked hiring managers, recruiters and business leaders this question for their best...
Make an Impression During Mass Hirings With These 12 Tips
How can a job candidate make a lasting impression and stand out during a mass hiring process? Looking to make a career move or just getting started in this turbulent job market? You know nailing the interview is crucial, but do you know how one goes about doing just...
What Are Your Greatest Strengths?: 9 Answers To Share
What is one good answer to the interview question, What are your greatest strengths? To help you provide an appropriate answer to the interview question “What are your greatest strengths?,” we asked hiring managers and business leaders this question for their best...
What Do You Consider to Be Your Weaknesses?: 11 Interview Appropriate Answers
What is one interview-appropriate answer to the question, What do you consider to be your weaknesses? To help you provide interview-appropriate answers to the question “What do you consider to be your weaknesses?,” we asked CEOs and hiring managers this question for...
Why Do You Want This Job?: 10 Things Interviewers Listen For
What is one thing you listen for when asking a candidate, Why do you want this job? To help job candidates know how to answer the question “Why do you want this job?,” we asked hiring managers this question for their best expectations. From the positive contributions...
Recruiters
Top 12 Interview Questions to Ask Marketing Candidates
What interview questions you should ask a marketing candidate? To help you ask the right questions when interviewing marketing candidates, we asked experienced marketing professionals and hiring managers this question for their best insights. From finding out if the...
Get Clear On Your Long-Term Career Vision with 9 Tips
What is one tip to define your purpose and get clear on a long-term career vision? To help you define your purpose and get clear on your long-term career vision, we asked business professionals and leaders this question for their insights. From establishing...
13 Ways to Attract More Diverse Candidates to Your Company
What is one way a company can attract more diverse candidates to apply for open positions? To help you attract a diverse pool of candidates, we asked HR/recruiting professionals and business leaders this question for their insights. From including details about...
10 Recruiting Strategies To Attract Passive Job Seekers
How can an employer attract passive job seekers? To help employers during the recruiting process, we asked HR managers and small business CEO’s this question for their best advice. From crafting attractive job postings to attending industry events, there are several...
10 Synonyms to “I am confident I would be a great candidate.”
Interviews are your chance to make a strong impression on a company. It is your moment to show off your skills and knowledge. But we often find ourselves using the same terms as everyone else while trying to stand out.
13 Great Personal Development Goals for Work
It can be difficult to think beyond the bounds of your everyday duties on the job, but there is a huge benefit to setting and executing personal development goals with regard to work. The more you invest in yourself as a professional, the greater your chances of advancing your career through your newfound skills or knowledge.
Employers
16 Ways to Achieve Work-Life Balance in Your Team
From encouraging collaboration to working within structured work hours, here are 16 answers to the questions, "How did you achieve work-life balance on your team, and can you share your best tips/strategies so others can achieve similar success?" Focus on...
HR Pros Give The 7 Best Tips For How To Have A Productive Year-End Performance Review
From using digital transformation tools to ensuring you are well-prepared, here are seven answers to the question, "Can you give some of your best tips for managers and/or employees on how to have a productive end-of-year performance review?" Use Digital...
Executive Coaches Weigh In On The 7 Best Ways To Approach Changing Teams Within Your Organization
From being transparent about changes to ensuring a collaborative environment here are the 7 answers to the question, "How should leaders best approach changing teams (due to turnover) within their organization?" Be Transparent and Positive About ChangePractice...
Top 15 Interview Questions to Ask Sales Candidates
What is one interview question you should ask a sales role candidate? To help you know the right questions to ask sales candidates in a job interview, we asked sales hiring managers, recruiters and business leaders this question for their best insights. There are...
15 Ways to Simplify Your Job Applications
What is one way you can simplify your job applications to attract better talent? To help you best simplify your job applications to attract top talent, we asked hiring managers and recruiters this question for their best insights. From getting rid of the cover letter...
13 Ways to Attract More Diverse Candidates to Your Company
What is one way a company can attract more diverse candidates to apply for open positions? To help you attract a diverse pool of candidates, we asked HR/recruiting professionals and business leaders this question for their insights. From including details about...
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Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have launched a career platform when I began my career in the recruiting industry. I grew tired of being in the entertainment industry and wanted my sons to be proud of what I do for a living.
How vCandidates.com Flips the Script on Passive Job Seekers and Recruiting.
For the sake of this post, “passive job seekers” are: 1. People who are employed and happy with their current positions or; 2. People who are working, but actively thinking about their next steps in their career.
Why I love helping people as “The Employment Therapist™”
Employment Therapist Definition: A nickname given to LT Ladino Bryson based on the wisdom, isms and anecdotes she has shared with candidates looking for career growth and clients to help bring light, knowledge and humor in what can be painful and confusing times...
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AZ Big Media Identifies vCandidates.com as One of the Top 20 Tech Start-Ups in Metro Phoenix.
We are thrilled to be named one of the Top 20 Tech Startups in Metro Phoenix by AZ Big Media.
2020 Best Tech Startups in Tempe
Tempe, Arizona. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to: Revenue potential Leadership team Brand/product traction Competitive landscape Additionally, all companies must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10...
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