SALARIES AND BAD ATTITUDES ARE GROWING...
Wow...the job market sure has changed in the New Year! Now...candidates are scoffing at a 5-7K bump in pay...opting instead to hold out for the employer "BIDDER" that is going to give them at least 12K more than what they are currently making. Once again, Communications majors from state schools are commanding up to 40K...right out of school!
OK, OK, OK...maybe I'm a bit jealous...since I was one of those SUNY grads back in the day. I was humble though. Even after I had some success and was making my 2nd job change, I communicated very differently than a growing number of the candidates I have been meeting recently. It's one thing to be confident & assertive...however, this robust economy & job market has spawned some "CANDIDATES FROM HELL". I sometimes feel as if they feel they are doing me a favor by interviewing with my Fortune 100 clients. Too many people presenting themselves with an overinflated sense of self value.
These folks are forgetting how to play the interview game! Your resume gets you in the door...your personality, interpersonal skills & chemistry GET YOU THE JOB!!! People want to hire people they LIKE. As a result, I constantly see candidates who are "stellar" on paper overestimate their value & lose a position to a better communicator with a more positive attitude.
I assume if you come to my office with an expression on your face like you just smelled shit...this is likely the way you will greet my client...and represent me. I would sooner lose the commission on a placement than work with MAJOR ATTITUDE!!! Play the game...you need to remember that the economy is cyclical...it is your market now...but people in HR, recruiters & hiring managers have long memories...ya never know when you may run into them/need them down the road.
All jobseekers feel that they are in a situation that allows for little or no professional growth.
In addition, 90% of the candidates I meet express their strong desire to be in a "creative environment". The problem is that for each person, the definition of "growth" and "creative" differs greatly! This is especially true for those making their first or second job change ever!
When I probe into motivating factors for their departure from their current job, the most popular answer is "a lack of growth potential". If you are in a 10 person company; then this is probably true! However, candidates often overlook the upside to the experience they have had and how it might taint their view of their next opportunity. Although the potential for growth in a very small company is a reality...there is a flipside! In a more intimate setting the opportunity to participate in a wide array of projects and exposure to key decision making processes is apt to be far greater than their counterpart at a large corporate entity. A paradox exists between the reality of the size of their current employer and the richness of the experience offered.
By the way; if you have been at a job less than a year...do not talk to me about a lack of growth potential! What you really need is a dose of reality and come back to me when you have had 3 performance evaluations that were stellar and despite this...you are still not being promoted! Oh & yes...SOME ADMINISTRATIVE WORK IS REQUIRED IN 90% OF THE POSITIONS I FILL.
Although people claim to want a larger environment where people work their way up through the ranks; ego prevents them from giving proper consideration to a title that they feel is "a step back"! I try to remind candidates that with "growth potential" comes a "dues paying" period of proving yourself worthy of additional responsibility that may have been bestowed upon them in a smaller setting.I want something in a "creative environment" seem to be the phrase I hear most often other than the dreaded "I am a people person"! This is especially tough because everyone has a unique idea as to what is creative.
More seasoned candidates know that the scope of responsibility, personality and cohesiveness of the department, temperment of their manager, coupled with the opportunity to learn something new are really the concrete factors to evaluate during a job change. Just because a company is involved in something creative or artistic does it mean that your role in the organization will be!Candidates need to take a "global" perspective when contemplating a move! There are many factors that could impact job satisfaction and promotability. Usually, with some intraspection and a serious look into priorities and goals; a more realistic/suitable situation can be targeted!
" DON'T HATE THE PLAYER...HATE THE GAME!" - ANONYMOUS
OK, OK, OK...maybe I'm a bit jealous...since I was one of those SUNY grads back in the day. I was humble though. Even after I had some success and was making my 2nd job change, I communicated very differently than a growing number of the candidates I have been meeting recently. It's one thing to be confident & assertive...however, this robust economy & job market has spawned some "CANDIDATES FROM HELL". I sometimes feel as if they feel they are doing me a favor by interviewing with my Fortune 100 clients. Too many people presenting themselves with an overinflated sense of self value.
These folks are forgetting how to play the interview game! Your resume gets you in the door...your personality, interpersonal skills & chemistry GET YOU THE JOB!!! People want to hire people they LIKE. As a result, I constantly see candidates who are "stellar" on paper overestimate their value & lose a position to a better communicator with a more positive attitude.
I assume if you come to my office with an expression on your face like you just smelled shit...this is likely the way you will greet my client...and represent me. I would sooner lose the commission on a placement than work with MAJOR ATTITUDE!!! Play the game...you need to remember that the economy is cyclical...it is your market now...but people in HR, recruiters & hiring managers have long memories...ya never know when you may run into them/need them down the road.
All jobseekers feel that they are in a situation that allows for little or no professional growth.
In addition, 90% of the candidates I meet express their strong desire to be in a "creative environment". The problem is that for each person, the definition of "growth" and "creative" differs greatly! This is especially true for those making their first or second job change ever!
When I probe into motivating factors for their departure from their current job, the most popular answer is "a lack of growth potential". If you are in a 10 person company; then this is probably true! However, candidates often overlook the upside to the experience they have had and how it might taint their view of their next opportunity. Although the potential for growth in a very small company is a reality...there is a flipside! In a more intimate setting the opportunity to participate in a wide array of projects and exposure to key decision making processes is apt to be far greater than their counterpart at a large corporate entity. A paradox exists between the reality of the size of their current employer and the richness of the experience offered.
By the way; if you have been at a job less than a year...do not talk to me about a lack of growth potential! What you really need is a dose of reality and come back to me when you have had 3 performance evaluations that were stellar and despite this...you are still not being promoted! Oh & yes...SOME ADMINISTRATIVE WORK IS REQUIRED IN 90% OF THE POSITIONS I FILL.
Although people claim to want a larger environment where people work their way up through the ranks; ego prevents them from giving proper consideration to a title that they feel is "a step back"! I try to remind candidates that with "growth potential" comes a "dues paying" period of proving yourself worthy of additional responsibility that may have been bestowed upon them in a smaller setting.I want something in a "creative environment" seem to be the phrase I hear most often other than the dreaded "I am a people person"! This is especially tough because everyone has a unique idea as to what is creative.
More seasoned candidates know that the scope of responsibility, personality and cohesiveness of the department, temperment of their manager, coupled with the opportunity to learn something new are really the concrete factors to evaluate during a job change. Just because a company is involved in something creative or artistic does it mean that your role in the organization will be!Candidates need to take a "global" perspective when contemplating a move! There are many factors that could impact job satisfaction and promotability. Usually, with some intraspection and a serious look into priorities and goals; a more realistic/suitable situation can be targeted!
" DON'T HATE THE PLAYER...HATE THE GAME!" - ANONYMOUS
