Calling Talented People Out There: Why it’s More Important Than Ever to Showcase Your Skills!

The first half of 2010 has certainly presented a challenging market for job seekers. Recruiters and hiring managers continue to receive hundreds of resumes every day from a large number of qualified and talented individuals applying to a very limited number of openings. At a time like this, you really need to make yourself stand out if you even want to get noticed. Companies may not be hiring in mass amounts, but they are certainly open to looking for the talent out there.

So how can you differentiate yourself among the other candidates? Let your talent shine! Being able to showcase your skills can be extremely important to today’s job seeker. If you’re good at something and you really want the job – push that modesty to the wayside and let your talent be known!

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Our weekly series, “Ask a Recruiter,” gives all of you the opportunity to ask all of the questions you’ve always wanted to know on hiring, interviewing, the job hunt, recruiters, career tips and more! In return, one of our experienced recruiters will answer these questions on our blog every Tuesday.

Q: I always wanted to know what kinds of questions recruiters are really looking for when they ask “Do you have any questions for me?” at the end of an interview. What kind of questions would they like asked from them and should it be only one or more?

A: This is a very good question. When it comes to these questions, there aren’t really specific ones that I can tell you to ask because those questions are tailored to fit each individual interview process. Whenever you interview, you always want to be engaged with the interviewer, whether they may be a recruiter or the hiring manager for the position.

When going through an interview process you will inevitably be asked, “Do you have any questions?” The number of questions you ask or the content of those questions, I feel, are not nearly as important as the fact that you came prepared with some questions to ask. Coming to an interview prepared with a list of questions shows that you are both interested in the position and that you have done some research into the company/position. You obviously want your questions to pertain to the position or the company as a whole, but there isn’t a list of questions that recruiters and hiring managers are waiting to hear.

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ALL EXPENSES PAID TRAINING PROGRAM SERVES AS PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATING SENIORS ENTERING JOB MARKET THIS SUMMER

After a successful inaugural training class during the Spring, the SkillStorm Program for Extreme Educational Development, also known as SPEED, returns for a new summer training class set to start on June 14, 2010. The timing of the upcoming SPEED class presents a perfect employment opportunity for recent college graduates who will face a competitive job market this summer.

SPEED is a highly competitive, intense sales training program where top candidates shine as they compete for a Technical Recruiter role in one of fourteen SkillStorm branches nationwide. Only the best candidates will be selected for the six-week, all expenses paid training course. The individuals who are selected for the program will experience a competitive learning environment that combines lecture-style sessions with rigorous, hands-on field experience in recruiter and sales training. At the end of the six weeks, only the best of the class will be offered lucrative, full-time positions. 

Interested applicants should complete the free SPEED Personality Assessment to be considered for the program. The assessment can be accessed from the SPEED webpage at www.SkillStorm.com/SPEED.