Legal and Ethical Considerations of Pre-Employment Testing Pre-employment assessments are legal; however, companies are required to ensure that their testing does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or age. In other words, the test must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws. To accomplish this, tests must be… [Read More]
Pre-Employment Testing Part 2
Let’s take a look at some additional types of pre-employment testing for you to familiarize yourself with. Personality Tests When applicants apply for a job online these days, they are increasingly being asked to take personality tests — even before they exchange an email or have a phone interview with a hiring manager. Personality assessments… [Read More]
The Jobseeker’s Guide to Pre-Employment Testing Part 1
We just wrapped up our series on Personality/Career Assessments…we will now look at pre-employment testing over the next several weeks and how you can prepare yourself. If you are a new graduate entering the workforce — or an experienced professional who is considering a job change — you might be surprised when you’re asked to… [Read More]
Jobseeker’s Guide to the Best Time to Schedule a Job Interview
When is the best time to schedule your interview? The easy answer is whenever it works for the interviewer! After all, that’s the goal — to get the interview and then the job offer. But what if you are offered a choice of dates and/or times for the interview? When should you choose? Is it… [Read More]
A Jobseekers Guide to the Second Half of Life Part 3
Your Résumé and Job Search It’s quite possible you never had a résumé — or the one you do have might not be up to date. Career document standards and formats have changed significantly, and not adhering to these changes may raise red flags about your age. Does the content and format of your résumé… [Read More]
A Jobseekers Guide to the Second Half of Life Part 2
Discovering Your Ideal Career The most popular encore career fields are found in education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. A MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures New Face of Work Survey revealed that the desire to do work that enhances the well-being of others is widespread. “Fully half of all adults age 50 to 70 (and 58 percent of… [Read More]
A Jobseeker’s Guide to the Second Half of Life
If you are approaching (or have already reached) retirement age, and you’re not ready to disconnect from the workforce, you are not alone — thousands of professionals 55 and older are embarking on second-act careers. The phrase “encore career,” made popular by Marc Freeman in his book Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second… [Read More]
Career Checkup Part 3
Part 3 of 3 of our Career Checkup Series Position Yourself to Get the Job ♦ To stand out in a crowded job search, you have to develop your personal brand. Answer the question for employers: “Why should we hire you?” Your personal brand must express the answer, showing you are unique and original and… [Read More]
Career Checkup Part 2
Here is Part 2 in our 3 Part Series on Getting ready for a job search Online Reputation Management ♦ Google yourself. What’s already out there about you? (Be sure you are logged out of your Google account before you conduct your search.) ♦ Set up a Google Alert for your name, so you can… [Read More]
Career Checkup
Most people spend the majority of their lives just going through the motions. We get so caught up on our daily activities and doing life that when we are faced with the challenges that are often associated with finding a new job that we feel lost or overwhelmed. Over the next couple of weeks, we… [Read More]
