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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
Overcoming the Resume Gap: 8 Strategies and Success Stories
Overcoming the Resume Gap: Strategies and Success Stories Addressing a significant gap in your resume can be a daunting task. To help you navigate this challenge, we've gathered eight insightful tips from professionals, such as Career Coaches and CEOs. From embracing...
8 Most Memorable Interview Questions and How to Respond
8 Most Memorable Interview Questions and How to Respond To help you ace your next interview, we asked eight professionals, including CEOs, Career Coaches, and HR specialists, to share their most memorable interview questions and their advice on how to handle them....
9 Essential Skills to Develop for a Successful Career Transition
9 Essential Skills to Develop for a Successful Career Transition To help you navigate the complex process of career transition, we've gathered nine insightful tips from professionals like Managing Directors and HR Managers. From understanding the importance of...
11 Essential Elements of An Impressive Resume
11 Essential Elements of An Impressive Resume To help you craft a resume that stands out, we've gathered insights from 11 professionals, including Career Experts, CEOs, and Digital Marketing Consultants. From using distinctive and effective language to showcasing a...
9 Effective Strategies for Researching a Company Before An Interview
9 Effective Strategies for Researching a Company Before An Interview To help you prepare for your next job interview, we've gathered nine effective strategies and resources for researching a company from top professionals, including CEOs, founders, and HR experts....
9 Benefits of Hiring a Job Search Coach
9 Benefits of Hiring a Job Search Coach To help you understand the advantages of hiring a job search coach, we reached out to career experts and professionals in the field. From finding your career direction to adapting to job market demands, here are the top nine...
Recruiters
How Do You Create Job Ads that Attract the Right Candidates?
From identifying only crucial requirements to shifting the focus to role expectations, here are 13 answers to the question, "Can you share your best tips for creating job ads that attract the right candidates?" Avoid Turning the Job Requirements into a “Wish...
What Are Non-Traditional Sources to Recruit Job Candidates?
From using StackOverflow to source technical candidates to asking freelance partners for referrals, here are 12 answers to the question, "What are some non-traditional sources that you use to recruit job candidates? How has it proven successful to you?" StackOverflow...
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...
Employers
10 Critical Elements to Include in Your Exit Interviews
10 Critical Elements to Include in Your Exit Interviews From bringing up important, possible legal issues to taking the feedback seriously, here are 10 answers to the question, "What are some critical elements to include while conducting an exit interview?" Reminding...
How Do You Create Job Ads that Attract the Right Candidates?
From identifying only crucial requirements to shifting the focus to role expectations, here are 13 answers to the question, "Can you share your best tips for creating job ads that attract the right candidates?" Avoid Turning the Job Requirements into a “Wish...
What Are Non-Traditional Sources to Recruit Job Candidates?
From using StackOverflow to source technical candidates to asking freelance partners for referrals, here are 12 answers to the question, "What are some non-traditional sources that you use to recruit job candidates? How has it proven successful to you?" StackOverflow...
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...
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The Story of vCandidates.com.
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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