Review of my resume by a recruiter, hiring mgr, professional.
Hi Folks - I've had my resume redone twice, cover letter help and a LinkedIn profile revamp in the last 8 months...
No interviews, ghosting by recruiting firm professionals.
I am fortunate to have a job, working remotely, but I report to a misogynistic, racist lying sob. For a quality of life, I need a new co. new role away from a toxic situation.
I need help to move forward. Experiemce in finance, accounting skilled in Analyst, presentation skills.. serious problem solver and strategist. However, I must be doing something wrong over the last 8 months.
Ideas, suggestions and are welcome.
Be well & thx for advice.
Maura-Lynne Ross
Building relationships to advance opportunities
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04/14/20 at 7:48PM UTC
Hi Joanna G -
As a numbers person, the most viable/ (desirable candidates are statistically w/in the initial 50 applicants). Beyond this < 50 range, addressing recruiters, hiring managers is a WASTE OF TIME, hence, my reasoned cutoff.
I welcome any correction of this assumption.
As a business professional, always open to correcting inaccurate assumptions, please share your insight.
From my experience as an applicant, I've only received automated rejection emails, SILENCE or whimsical dead end positive responses when applying for roles withing the range of 50+ applicants.
Please know, as a candidate , this is my individual experience and may be inaccurate...& "yes" 'they could be idiots... (many thx for a smile at this possibility )
You are perceptive. ...I am extremely frustrated seeing new opportunities.
My recommendations have made millions for an unappreciative, biased - punitive employer. My efforts, skills have not been rewarded/appreciated because of who "I am and predicated upon ", identity politics / bias discrimination.
I wish to move forward /onward.
I am confident in helping guide/advise a morally respectful minded organizations to grow their revenue streams, improve processes. For these skills, such an employer will compensate/ reward employees beyond their ....
race
age
gender
..... and based upon merit.
Anonymous
04/22/20 at 9:34PM UTC (Edited)
Suggestion from left field: Spend some time making peace with this person/experience so that you can move forward free of resentment and anger (even though it’s justified). I know it sounds very self-help and corny, but I am a firm believer in the notion that our attitudes are reflected in our environment (regardless of “who started it”). And even though your experiences were negative, you can definitely use that to create value in your future job (ex., knowing what you will absolutely not tolerate, establishing healthy boundaries for yourself, etc.).
Is the non-profit sector a part of your search? I understand they may not yield high-paying organizations, but their vision for ‘doing the right thing’ could resonate with what sounds like your strong desire for integrity in the workplace.
Best of luck!
Be Well Goddess ❤️
Anonymous
03/22/20 at 5:46PM UTC
Hi Jackie R,
Thank you for responding to my inquiry.
Yes, I have 3-5 job titles targeted that fall w/in my wheelhouse and targeted 10+ companies I track. I've taken the additional steps to not apply for roles if the applicant pool supersedes 50+ candidates.
A companies I've made connections. However, successfully engaging them in conversations, questions, yields silence. I may as well NOT have the connection. I do try to address cover letters connections to folks who express a willingness to connect w/ candidates.
Believe me, I've learned the hard lesson, all too often competency, experience & skill is meaningless (except engineering) and integrity be damned.....it boils down to decision makers' bias, & who likes you that advances careers.
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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04/13/20 at 8:06PM UTC
Why would you refrain from applying to a role with 50+ candidates? They might be 50 idiots who won't get eyes on them. Cover letters are mostly trashed in corporate recruiting and not read. You sound pretty frustrated by the process, but competency, experience and skill is not meaningless. That alone won't magically raise you to the top of the pile though because recruiters won't see your profile unless it is properly optimized. All that said, also coming through referrals is always a boost too.
Jackie RukaProfessionalHappyologist Thrive in your purpose.
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03/22/20 at 4:47PM UTC
Hi there, do you know the exact job title you are seeking? Unfortuantely, you have to do the connecting of A to B for these companies or you fall into the abyss. I recommend you find 5 companies you would love to work for and zero in on what their problems are, find the job title where you are the solution and then find a person who works for that company on LinkedIn to make friends i.e network , get them on the phone to learn the company culture and see if they can send a a referral link for the position. It's not easy but you gotta dig deeper to stand out and in front of the decision makers. It truly is , who you know that gets you closer despite all of your talent and expertise.
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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04/13/20 at 8:03PM UTC
^agree. "who you know" combined with super clear value-add communicated in your resume will help a ton.
