by Slye Joy Serrano | Feb 26, 2016 | Acing the Interview, Job Search
The digital age has made the world feel smaller. Today, everyone is almost a click or a phone call away. Indeed, communication is much easier and more convenient now in the smartphone age; so convenient that most of first interviews (screening interviews) are done via...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Jan 14, 2016 | Featured, Finding a Job, Job Search
Most of my contemporaries have expressed negative impressions about using recruitment or staffing firms in finding a job (they are technically called recruitment agencies, or employment agencies). Indeed, job seeking through recruitment or staffing firms qualifies...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Nov 17, 2015 | Break Room, Job Search, Recruiter's Life
Dear Soon-To-Be-Candidate, I hope that this letter finds you well. Before you come and see me, I’d like to tell you a few tips (if I may) for your next interview (or whatever’s next in the process). I want you to stand out. Please do. Interviewing a bunch of people in...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 27, 2015 | Acing the Interview, Job Search
Benedicto enters the room, shakes hands with the interviewer, sits down, and wears his sweetest smile. Then, comes the first question: “So, why don’t you tell me about yourself?” Benedicto might have seen that coming. While we anticipate that question, most of us...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 22, 2015 | Acing the Interview, Job Search
Most of the time, job-seekers find it difficult to prepare for a job-interview, thus come to interviews ill-prepared. It is a general expectation among job candidates that the employer will be the one to ask all the questions. Well… that is logical, since the employer...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 20, 2015 | Job Search, Networking
LinkedIn is a community. It is a massive community of 350 million users (with 2 new members signing up every second) worldwide. It is a powerful community or platform for connecting with industry peers and other people who might add value to our knowledge and...
