The ATS isn’t the one rejecting your application — it’s the recruiter. This is a common point recruiters make, particularly when responding to claims from resume-writing companies that promise candidates they can “beat” the ATS using specific templates or professional reviews. Jay Miller, CEO at Uplink, a recruiting
The FCC recently announced the end of non-competes for all employees. Now, the chances of this going through are pretty slim. The US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in Texas less than 24 hours after the announcement, and while we won’t have the outcome of that lawsuit
Several years ago, I met with a startup founder. His new software evaluated body language and then reported whether a person was honest, enthusiastic, bored, or whatever. I asked, “How do you account for cultural differences?” “There are no cultural differences in facial expressions!” he said. “You are
Employers have given up. Trying to get people back to the office, that is. According to a panel survey by Perceptyx, the percentage of people working in remote or hybrid roles has stabilized, and so the push for a return to office has ended. This may or may not
When is it OK to rescind a job offer? That was essentially the question sparked by the below tweet (which has since been deleted). When I told the Random Recruiter I was quoting them, they replied, “Awesome, looking forward to it! I don’t do this often at all,
Recently, Wired reported on an individual who used AI software to apply for jobs. The article cited how Julian Joseph use a bot, perhaps appropriately named LazyApply, to submit applications for roles, pointing out: “After Joseph paid $250 for a lifetime unlimited plan and installed LazyApply’s Chrome extension, he watched the
“The biggest red flag on LinkedIn is the ‘open to work’ symbol.” Ever since former Google recruiter Nolan Church, now the CEO of talent marketplace Continuum, made that statement recently, it’s been splashed all over the internet, frightening job hunters. “Recruiting is like dating,” Church says, making an analogy.
It’s a common claim that AI is taking people’s jobs, but the argument often overlooks the opposite. AI also creates jobs. Take Apple .CEO Tim Cook recently announced that Apple’s U.K. offices would be growing with staff dedicated to AI. Apple isn’t the only tech business expanding its AI staff.
AI is taking over recruiting and making everything better. Or AI is taking over recruiting and making everything worse. Note this recent post from Reddit’s r/recruitinghell: “Recruiter admitted today he cannot find anyone to hire because companies are rejecting all the qualified candidates based on AI “Had a call today with
It’s holiday hiring season, but according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers will add only about 410,000 jobs this holiday season. That’s not much higher than the 324,900 workers added during the holidays in 2008 when there was a recession. What’s more, this year’s projected number is
