Bad Advice - Resume Writing - LinkedIn URL

 Bad Advice - Resume Writing - LinkedIn URL

Your friend insisted on having your LI profile your resume, told you it must be there for recruiters to find your LI profile.

SORRY - BAD ADVICE!!!

Why in the world would you say that Allan? That makes all the sense in the world.

Here's why you might want to reconsider:

Recruiters pay LinkedIn thousands of dollars per year to find candidates, and they will find you too! Plus, adding your LinkedIn profile address might raise a red flag if the content is inconsistent with your resume. So, think twice before adding it.

Better yet, update your LI profile, make sure the content is consistent with the resume and don't add it. Takes up space. Don't worry - the recruiter / manager will find you (see above).

Bad Advice: More ATS (Location)

 Bad Advice: More ATS (Location)

ATS - Location

Your buddy told you that you do not need to include your city, state and zip code on your resume.

DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR BUDDY!

Employers want employees at their desks, in their offices and not remote. This is a debate for a different time. However, as related to ATS:

You must add your location by city, state, and zip code (not home address) with your contact information at the top of the first page (please, do not protect in a header - many ATS programs are blocked by the header (and footer). 

Many ATS programs will scan zip codes (not the "city" or "state" to ensure candidates live close to the job they are applying.

Bad Advice - Severance Packages Edition

 Bad Advice - Severance Packages Edition

You have listen to your friends or HR Manager, you will be told to accept the conditions of your severance agreement when it is presented to you.

DON'Y LISTEN TO THEM.

Why would you say that Allan? Well, this is the beginning of a process that while stressful and unfortunate, is necessary for you to engage to maximize what is delivered to you when you leave. You will have a few days to decide what to ask for - take the time to do so. You will be glad you did.

Severance Packages:

1. These are negotiable. The offer is not set in stone.

2. The severance package also protects the company from:

a) Lawsuits

b) Social media issues (bad publicity)

c) Exposure of trade secrets

d) Messy, unequitable exit to your tenure.

Ask for the following:

a) Healthcare Benefits (not Cobra - this is expensive)

b) Two (2) weeks per year of service

c) Reference Letter

d) Outplacement Services (Resume Help and More)

More on the topic tomorrow.

A Game Changer = This will Get Rid of ATS and AI Generated Resumes

A Game Changer = This will Get Rid of ATS and AI Generated Resumes

Here is a way to help change the job search game. I would bet a ton of dough (and win) that those who pay to submit a resume, based on the parameters, would not use ChatGPT to write the resume.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changing-way-candidates-apply-jobs-allan-brown-ctidc/

Bad Advice - Cover Letters

 Bad Advice - Cover Letters

"You do not need a cover letter - nobody reads them anymore"...

WRONG!!!!

Failure to dedicate time and thought to writing a cover letter could result in disqualification.

If you are conducting a job search, you better have a cover letter available that you can revise depending on the qualifications of each job. If you do not have a letter to submit and the hiring manager wants to see a resume and cover letter, guess who is not getting a call back...YOU!

I have listened to people talk about cover letters since I started my career. Those that pontificate that no one writes letters either:

1. Don't want to read one

2. Have a hard time writing one

Your default - always submit a cover letter unless the hiring manager indicates "Resume Only". Do not fall into that ridiculous trap.

More Bad Advice - AI generated resumes

More Bad Advice - AI generated resumes

You know that "friend" that told you to use ChatGPT because it will write your resume for you.  Well, guess what, they are your "friendenemy" because while they are trying to help, they really can't.

Using AI as an alternative for human effort (in this case, writing your resume) and accepting its output without reformatting, failing to customize and checking on content will likely get you eliminated by the reader (they can tell garbage from a mile away) or by the applicant tracking systems (ATS). AI-generated content can be filled with errors, read generic and show zero mastery of your background, successes and skills.

Bad Advice to Job Hunters

Here is some really bad advice:

Listen to people who tell you to write your resume with ChatGPT.  

Why do you write this Allan?  Well, I was on an online forum and somebody offered this advice to a frustrated job seekers.  Sad thing is, it was not done tongue-in-cheek.

1. Hiring managers can ID AI-generated resumes from 10 miles away.  They do not like it.

2. Unless the candidate changes the resume to customize the document to the targeted job, the resume will get rejected by the ATS, let alone hiring managers

3. ChatGPT cannot customize resumes to the job description, no matter how how input is given.

While they may be trying to help, they are just hurting you.  Need more information about why this is bad, message me.

Lawsuit - $100K H1B Visa Fee

 Lawsuit - $100K H1B Visa Fee

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the Trump administration Thursday over hefty new fees in the H-1B visa program, joining the legal campaign against the administration’s changes to a program used by some of the biggest tech companies in the U.S.

The lawsuit puts the chamber among the few business groups to challenge the Trump administration in court over policies they say will hurt employers. An earlier lawsuit over the $100,000 fee for new visa applications was filed in federal court in California by a healthcare-staffing business and labor unions.

The chamber’s lawsuit is seeking to block the new H-1B program restrictions, which were rolled out in a presidential proclamation that the chamber says “is not only misguided policy; it is plainly unlawful.”

“The President has significant authority over the entry of noncitizens into the United States, but that authority is bounded by statute and cannot directly contradict laws passed by Congress,” it said in a complaint filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.

Source: WSJ.com

Why Recruiters Dislike AI - driven resumes

 Why Recruiters Dislike AI - driven resumes 

Connecting the dots about how decisions are made and successes are achieved!

Many AI recruitment tools operate as "black boxes," making it difficult to understand how they arrive at their decisions.

Job Boards for Older Workers:

  Job Boards for Older Workers:

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Concerning email addresses as related to job searches:

 Concerning email addresses as related to job searches:

Please stay away from legacy domains (aol.com; hotmail.com). These email domains are 25+ years old and can place the user in a negative light because of ageism. Ageism is a huge issue in job search, like it or not. You do not want to be ruled out of consideration because of potential age. Is it legal, no. Can you prove it, doubtful.