Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think
- 800 hiring managers reveal their preferences in a survey by NetQuote.
- Infographics help unearth the worst words to use in an interview, most important questions, and ideal resume length.
- Figuring out how to present yourself just got easier.
Congratulations.
You got the interview. You’ve already done better than all of the other job applicants whose piles of resumes have lead nowhere. But watch out. A hiring manager holds your future in their hands, so the interview is a do-or-die chance to get where you want to go. NetQuote decided to ask 800 hiring managers what, to them, makes for a successful interview. Or not. Infographics from that data have just been published as Most Important Interview Questions.All visualizations in this article are by NetQuote.
About your resume
If you’ve got an interview already, you may be past the resume phase, at least for this job. But what got you there? (And maybe you’re still hoping to get an interview.)
Getting your resume’s image right
According to NetQuotes’ respondents, when racing through a bunch of resumes, your story’s visual presentation can prove to be an instant turn-on, or -off.
42% of hiring managers aren’t fond of headshots, for example. Ditto for unconventional, flashy resumes—they’re not necessarily a good way to stand out, at least not to the 65% of hiring managers who aren’t impressed with them.
Still, the reactions vary by industry; head shots are poison for government, legal, and health care jobs, but popular when you’re after a tech-oriented position. And not shockingly, non-standard, artistic resume layouts are more likely to be appreciated in industries peopled by non-standard artistic types.
Is a long resume impressive or a problem?
Hiring managers are busy, and don’t really care about your life story. If a resume is even just two pages long, 23% of hirers say it’s too long. Bump that up by one more page, and it’s 51% of them bugged by your verbosity.
Another thing that can be a red flag, depending on the industry, are periods not covered by a job. In IT,…
The post 800 hiring managers reveal their job search tips appeared first on FeedBox.