It's a job-seeker's market, and companies are focused on working quickly and efficiently to fill scores of openings. But with the rapid rate of quitting and hiring in the last year, some recruiters are rethinking the signs that someone could be a good employee, and what could nix them from getting to the next round of interviews.
Keep the conversation simple and future-focused, says career coach Chelsea Jay: The past work environment was no longer for me, and this is what I'm looking for going forward.say they felt oversold on a new job and regretted taking it, according to a Muse survey of 2,500 people. But bad-mouthing a former employer is poor form, says Paul McDonald, senior executive director for Robert Half.
For example, if you didn't like the competitive nature of a previous company, Minshew suggests saying something like: "I thrive best in a really collaborative environment, where I'm given a lot of information about the various areas of the company, colleagues want to help each other out and there's a minimum of politics or gossip."on LinkedIn these days hoping to catch you even if you're not actively looking for a new job.
Paul McDonald, senior executive director for Robert Half, says his biggest pet peeve is when a candidate shows up to a virtual interview seemingly caught off guard. After two years of remote work, people are more comfortable with video calls, so he notices when people don't have great tech etiquette or present themselves too casually for a professional call.