What to Look For in an Inside Recruiter

What to Look For in an Inside RecruiterIf you are considering a new job or re-evaluating your current job, or if you want to start a new career, you may find it beneficial to speak with an inside recruiter about how they can help you. Recruiters can offer you different benefits for your resume: helping you stay on top of job opportunities that can benefit you the most, and other ways to enhance your resume so it will be more useful to the hiring manager.An inside recruiter can help you by offering you the best possible contact information for your prospective employer. Your resume is often the first thing that a potential employer will see, and it should be easy to contact for your answers. Before you know it, you'll be getting a call back from a recruiter who has no intention of buying you time, but who wants to talk you into the company for which you'll apply.A recruiter should also have access to good contact information for those who are employed in the industry you are looking t o enter. It is important that they have connections with those that might be interested in your new position. A recruiter is more likely to help you if they have received a request from the company you are applying to for a job interview. They may want to steer you toward a job that would benefit them as well.An outside recruiter can also provide you with the best possible direction from the hiring manager. One reason why some companies need assistance when looking to hire new employees is because they are overwhelmed by the number of candidates applying. If you need the help of a recruiter, make sure they understand what the company is trying to accomplish and do not simply assume the position will be filled with a qualified candidate.If the company's goals seem to be distant, the recruiter may even urge you to go to a trade show or event for a more hands-oneducation. This is important because it lets the hiring manager know you are up to date on the company's needs and are aware o f its specific requirements. For those looking to go into the film and television industry, such a visit can allow you to attend events to interact with the media and network with executives in the industry.After you have discussed your particular requirements with the recruiter, they should provide you with resources to help you market yourself. They should help you prepare a professional-looking resume that can make your resume stand out from the rest. Finally, you should always communicate with the recruiter in the event that you have questions or problems. In today's competitive job market, companies and employers alike expect all of their applicants to demonstrate their ability to perform at the highest level.You can find an inside recruiter in your area by going online or contacting a recruiter in your field. Before hiring a professional to help you with your resume, take a few minutes to contact a recruiter and ask them about the benefits of their services.

Steve Jobs and The Most Amazing Growth Story Ever

Steve Jobs and The Most Amazing Growth Story Ever In 1997, shortly after Steve Jobs had returned to Apple as CEO, Michael Dell was asked what he’d do if he were in charge of the company. Dell replied, “I’d shut it down and give the money back to shareholders.” Apple investors are obviously very thankful Dell wasn’t put in charge. The company’s shares are up over 17,000% since Dell made that flippant remark. The period from Steve Jobs’ return to Apple until his death in 2011 is one of the greatest runs in American business history. During that time, Apple went from being a troubled company in decline to become the most valuable company in the world. This raises two essential questions for investors: 1. What precisely accounts for this incredible success during Steve Jobs’ second act at Apple? 2. Were there signals available to investors in 1997 that Apple was on the verge of its dramatic upward trajectory? The excellent new book Becoming Steve Jobs, by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, provides us with valuable insights into these two questions. They argue that it’s essential to examine the wilderness years from 1985 to 1997 â€" the time when Jobs left Apple to start NeXT and acquire Pixar â€" in order to better understand the company’s remarkable transformation from 1997 onward. They write, We can learn as much, if not more, from failure, from promising paths that turn into dead ends. The vision, understanding, patience, and wisdom that informed Steve’s last decade were forged in the trials of these intervening years. Management expert Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last in addition to other best-sellers, believes Jobs was “not a success story, but a growth story.” Schlender and Tetzeli show us that Jobs achieved most of his growth during the overlooked period between his two tenures at Apple. Learning from Woody In 1985 Steve Jobs was definitely in need of some “growth.” Indeed, some observers might have said he needed to grow up. The authors describe him as “egocentric, unrealistically idealistic, and unable to manage the ups and downs of real relationships.” At that time, they believe, Jobs could be a “spoiled brat.” Things began to change, however, after he purchased the Computer Graphics Division from George Lucas, which then became “Pixar.” Schlender and Tetzeli argue that, “without the lessons he learned at Pixar, there would have been no great second act at Apple.” Jobs benefited most of all from Ed Catmull, who was Pixar’s chief technical officer under Jobs. The authors note that Catmull knows more about managing and motivating creative people than anyone they’ve ever met. And this had a huge influence on Jobs, who learned that “the best management technique is to forgo micromanagement and give good, talented people the room they need to succeed.” That lesson would be central to his later success. During this time away from Apple, Jobs also gained discipline from trying to salvage his struggling new company, NeXT, while also negotiating deals on behalf of Pixar. Jobs’ intense struggle to succeed, in the face of numerous obstacles, had a tremendous impact on him. He became an effective leader. Jim Collins believes he went from being a “great artist to being a great company builder.” Dropping in after dropping out Was it apparent at the time that Steve Jobs was a wiser, more effective leader when he returned in 1997? That is impossible to know for sure, of course. But the authors offer an interesting framework for looking at that question. And their outlook might be helpful for investors who are considering similar situations. In his famous Stanford University commencement address in 2005, Jobs himself offered a way to understand the future. He told a beautiful story about how he “dropped in” on a calligraphy class, after dropping out of Reed College. At the time, he felt the course couldn’t have been more impractical. And yet, 10 years later, when he was designing the first Macintosh computer, he was inspired to include multiple typefaces and proportionally spaced fonts. Jobs then told the graduates: Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later. Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something â€" your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. The authors believe this is key to understanding Apple’s future success after Jobs returned. Jobs had been through a lot with NeXT and Pixar, and he’d just have to “trust that the dots would somehow connect.” Schlender and Tetzeli point to the iPhone as a perfect example of this. Five disparate teams were exploring wildly, and Jobs was able to bring them together to create the most successful, most profitable consumer product ever. As Jobs noted, “We followed where our desires led us and we ended up ahead.” No one in 1997 knew exactly what the future held for Apple. But those investors who understood where Jobs had been and what he had learned might have been willing to bet on his second act. By connecting the dots backward, we now know that would have been an extremely wise bet. The real Steve Schlender and Tetzeli have written an important book that should be read in tandem with Walter Isaacson’s authoritative Steve Jobs. Their book is a lot more admiring of Jobs, and they quote Tim Cook who feels “the Isaacson book did him [Jobs] a tremendous disservice.” Personally, I enjoyed both books, and feel Jobs was such a large personality that he is deserving of multiple interpretations. Somehow, I think Jobs would have appreciated Walt Whitman’s famous line, “I am large, I contain multitudes.” More From Motley Fool: Warren Buffett Admits This Is a “Real Threat” Tiny Company Powering Apple’s Biggest Hits 3 Companies Running Big Cable Out of Business

6 steps toward a cautious career change

6 steps toward a cautious career change A life where you dread what you do every day isnt sustainable. If youre absolutely miserable, its clear you need a changeâ€"maybe even a total career overhaul. What isn’t clear is how to transfer all the hard work you’ve put into building this one career into the start of a new one. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0'); }); There are ways to make a big change without having to give up all the gains you’ve made so far. Lets explore some key steps you can take.1. Define your ultimate goals.First and foremost, take a big step back and ask yourself some tough questions. What do you want out of a career, and why aren’t you getting it in your current career? Look at your life from higher up to map out the career and work life you hope to attain. Taking time to assess the situation will help you make the right choices and not rush into anything too fast.2. Pick an ideal moment.A career change is a stressful move, no matter how happy it make s you. Even if you’ve done your homework and can make the transition as smooth as possible, your life will be turned upside-down for a while. Choose a time to explore career change when everything else in your life (your family and friends, your home life, etc.) is stable and can fly on autopilot as you navigate the bumpy seas of your transition. Dont attempt any massive job changes when you’re about to go through a massive life change, as well!3. Ask people who have found success.Seek advice from people further up the food chain who have made big career leaps. They can give real-life examples of how to handle specific situations. Ideally, you can find a mentor in the field to ask about steps for your particular industry. Youll want to gain a full understanding of the territory youre branching into in order to make smart, calculated moves.4. Think big, act small.Once youre sure you have an ideal scenario of where you want to eventually end up, go  for it. Just break that massive goal down into smaller benchmarksâ€"goals that you can meet in the shorter term. Then put your blinders on and focus on one task at a time until you start generating the momentum to carry yourself closer to your desired endpoint.5. Test the waters.If youre not 100% sure of what you want, don’t just leap headfirst into a new careerâ€"particularly one that will involve a major lifestyle change. Try to gain some casual experience in the field or position before you commit. The last thing you want to do is end up in a new career and hate it! Try volunteering or taking on some freelance work until you see how well you fit.6. Remain humble throughout the process.You’re making a move into a territory you can’t know as intimately as the one you’ve been inâ€"no matter how well-respected and successful you are currently. Youll have to start a few notches down and prove yourself. Embrace new challenges with eagerness and gratitude, and you’ll be fine.