What We’ve Been Reading It’s almost that time of year again.. Yep. Soon the latest batch of new grads will be exiting their institutions and hitting the job market. Many will become disillusioned as they struggle to be hired into positions where they get to use the talents they’ve spent years accumulating. It’s frustrating to…
What We’ve Been Reading Competency-based hiring… it’s an emerging trend, and it seems to (finally) be catching on. Maybe. It’s an interesting and emerging trend, driven by employer dissatisfaction with traditional skills proxies – there’s an article here from way back in 2015 from the US-based SHRM organization, that explains what it is, why you…
As a newly(ish) graduated student, I’ve learned that the job-hunting process can be a real rollercoaster ride. One moment you’re feeling confident and excited about a job opportunity, and the next you’re refreshing your email inbox every five seconds, anxiously waiting for a response. I know first-hand how challenging it can be to find a…
