Reflections of a Recruiter: Joy Benson’s Stories Part 1 As a HR Manager, one of your responsibilities is to anticipate staffing needs. Staffing needs arises when there are promotions and former positions need to be filled, evolving business strategies have created new job roles, filling vacant positions as result of someone resigning, filling “hard […]
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Reflections of a Recruiter: Joy Benson stories part 2 Many employers truly believe with all their hearts that there are many hungry unemployed lazy youths so why should I pay “big” salary. Big salary here refers to the new minimum wage or below. You are surprised right? Dear Mr/Mrs Employer, My name is Joy Benson.
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Reflections of a Recruiter: Joy Benson’s Stories Part 3 In my last story, I talked about employers who expect employee loyalty on peanut remuneration but you see there are 2 sides of this coin. Employees or Candidates with no employable skills, zero drive to put in the work, zero motivation to personally improve themselves but
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Have you ever felt scared when an #opportunity came your way? Did that fear stem from your insecurity about being ill equipped to handle the #opportunity? So you responded by staying back in your comfort zone and remaining at the same level. You need to know this: 1. Every #careeradvancement is riddled with challenges & it comes in different
To Apply or not to Apply? Dearest Applicants, I fully understand that the job market is not favorable and that man must survive as a result you apply for different job roles including those not in your field. I applaud your zeal to diversify and explore other areas in your job search HOWEVER it’s detrimental
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Do recruiters read cover letters? Hmmmmmm, personally I don’t. You might ask “Why Joy?” Wellllllllllll, I find most if not all cover letters I read boring. It’s the same old talk e.g I can work in a fast paced environment, I am driven, I am a team player blah blah blah…..and some recruiters/hiring authorities are
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