I’ve worked in retail for over 10 years and have been a Supervisor at an inbound call center for going on 5 years now (also retail industry). I really want to transition into a career in HR, specifically recruiting/talent acquisition. I’ve found that my passion lies in helping people grow in their positions and help them figure out their next steps. I’ve been putting applications out there, but nothing yet which I’m afraid is due to my lack of formal experience. I’m also studying to get my aPHR, which is a certification that is knowledge based to help show my commitment to my growth. Anyone else have experience successfully transitioning careers and can offer tips?

#HR #careerchange

Hi folks. I was wondering what can I do about my recent termination. I was a sanitation tech for a major drink distributor in my area. I was contracted to work there. I did my job for 2 and a half years with little to no complaints. None of the people I started with are there any more. They have high turnover rates and most people have quit and a few were fired.

To make a long story short. Our point of contact person was a small Indian guy that was not very friendly or personable towards me or my work crew. He only talked with us if he had to and even then it was through a complaint to my supervisor, btw, who just left too, to go drive trucks after 2 years.

One co worker did nothing every single night. He literally stood around and talked to the beverage company employees he'd befriended, all night. When it was time to do work, he often had none of his job finished and would stay over a couple hours to get caught up. Even though they shift was 10p to 5 am. He'd leave at 7 or 8 and they let him do this but made everyone else leave at 5.

Everyone saw this and management did absolutely nothing about him. He did this for almost 18 months then he just up and quit one day without warning. He'd find a hiding place and go sleep or sleep out in his car.

Anyways, my point of contact was particularly nasty towards me. I could see him coming towards me, like passing in a hallway. he would not acknowledge me in the least, Not even glance my way. no matter how many times I tried to be friendly and greet him, he was always this way with me.

I was the only female with all males. His aloof attitude was similar to the men, but over time he would at least speak to them, me on the other hand. It was always like he had a problem with me. We never had words or anything, he was like this from the beginning.

I told another co worker about this. He was someone I could trust to not go back and say anything. But he was surprised to hear this about this guy. he was assuring me that hes very down to earth likeable and all didn't have a predjudice bone in him.. I told him I never saw that side of him.

I wont say he was predjudice, but he did act like I was beneath him. Or gave off those vibes. Maybe because I was a woman, or a black woman? I don't know

But needless to say, he was the main one who got me fired. He felt like I didn't do my job to his specification. although I did it for two years, the same job, 6 days a week and no complaints before.

Then out of the blue he comes with this. My supervisor told me he had to do something, because since I was contracted to work there, this was the client , he had to do what they wanted. He seemed genuinely sad to do fire me.

Saying he had to remove me from the site, but I was still with the contractor company. He gave me a point of contact to see about another job placement, but since then, I have called this person for the last almost month, he will not answer his phone nor will he return my call

I also heard that employees who stay a year will get a paid vacation week for every year they work and stay. I am owed 2 paid weeks if thats true.

None of the HR will answer the phone nor will they return my call either. HR is 3.5 hours away, so I cant drive over and talk to anyone. They are not local.

My supervisor was put at another site to clean, and he is of no help either.

What can I do about this. There was no employee handbook gave out when Iw as hired. They are a small family owned company so the benefits they did offer were little to none. But there was never any talk of what they did and didn't offer. Everyone played days off by ear. we were ususally told the night of or before about holidays and some were paid but a lot were not.

They will not answer the phone. what can I do. I expect to be working soon, possibly the next week or so. but until then, what can I do about my old company?

I had my 4th interview a week ago. The other 3 interviews I was contacted within a day or two to schedule the next interview. After every interview, I sent out thank you emails. Now the 4th interview was with a panel and not a one on one interview, but I was told that I would be gotten back to within a couple of days. I emailed the HR manager after a couple of days and no reply. Then I emailed the sales manager on Friday and no reply. I emailed the HR manager again this morning and still no reply. I’m not quite sure what to do or think. I find it hard to believe after 4 interviews they would just leave me hanging. I think if it was a NO they would have just told me by now. But if it’s a yes, then why not at least reply to me and let me know they are still reviewing things and to hold on or something.

Any words of advice?

The other day, an HR acquaintance shared some interesting information from her side that I thought would be insightful to jobseekers:

1. HR professionals search online for candidates. So make sure your resume is online.
2. HR professionals look for you on LinkedIn. They look to see if you have any contacts in common. If so, they may even contact your contacts if they know them to find out about you.
3. They Google you and look at what you post online. Sometimes they are shocked by what they see! Definitely keep that in mind.
4. If an HR professional contacts you, contact them back. I was surprised to hear they sometimes don’t hear back and move on. Don’t delay. There are other candidates.
5. Open positions are not always posted. An HR professional may start searching online to find a person who fits rather than posting the job. They look at every source from CareerBuilder to LinkedIn. Be sure your resume is everywhere and set up for recruiters to find you.
6. Certain professions have lots of qualified candidates while other careers are lacking candidates. Keep that in mind when it comes to your job search. If you know it is competitive then think very competitively as to how you can stand out.
7. The same goes for locations. Some locations have many candidates while other locations need qualified professionals.
8. Sometimes an HR professional may have a contract role. Don’t rule it out as it could lead to a full-time role.
9. Be truthful. They do check.
10. An HR recruiter job is not easy. They have or need jobs to fill and the right people to fill them. They open the door for the hiring authority and candidate to meet/greet one another. Treat them well because they can recommend or not recommend you for the job!

Hope this helps!

This is WHY you are NOT invited for any job interview!

You respond to job ads all day long but NEVER hear a word back!

Almost every day I hear from clients: Roland, I constantly apply for jobs, but nothing! What's wrong with me?

Nothing WRONG with you! When you understand the rules of the job search game, you will be a better player.

These are the main reasons why YOU are not getting invitations for #jobinterviews:

Your CV doesn't tailor for a job, role, industry and sector Recruiters can't see the value you could bring to the company You send your CV without a tailored cover letter You mainly rely on using job boards for your job search Your CV doesn't pass the Applicant Tracking System due to lack of keywords and document formatting You are not following up each of your applications You have no online presence or 'bad online reputation' You left a bad first-impression during the phone screening You are not building relationships with HR managers and recruiters You still believe that simply hitting the 'Apply' button on the screen will be enough Did I miss anything? Anything you would add?

#jobsearch #hired #careerhack

#followup #interview #resume #HR #WordsOfAdvice #jobinterviews #jobsearch #hired #careerhack

"in everything you do, make sure you always do the right thing."

I cannot remember a big mistake that I've done. I have some flaws because nobody's perfect but i never done something that jeopardized our company.

This is WHY you are NOT invited for any job interview!

You respond to job ads all day long but NEVER hear a word back!

Almost every day I hear from clients: "Roland, I constantly apply for jobs, but nothing! What's wrong with me?"

Nothing WRONG with you! When you understand the rules of the job search game, you will be a better player.

These are the main reasons why YOU are not getting invitations for #jobinterviews:

1. Your CV doesn't tailor for a job, role, industry and sector
2. Recruiters can't see the value you could bring to the company
3. You send your CV without a tailored cover letter
4. You mainly rely on using job boards for your job search
5. Your CV doesn't pass the Applicant Tracking System due to lack of keywords and document formatting
6. You are not following up each of your applications
7. You have no online presence or 'bad online reputation'
8. You left a bad first-impression during the phone screening
9. You are not building relationships with HR managers and recruiters
10. You still believe that simply hitting the 'Apply' button on the screen will be enough

Did I miss anything? Anything you would add?

#jobsearch #hired #careerhack

Finally the offer letter .. after so long searching .

..... so less than verbally told, OK - I can live with $71k..... But can someone give me advise [want an opinion from someone not as emotionally attached to this as I am ]

How would you or would you even ask for 2 weeks vacation (my vacation yearly is in Australia or New Z to visit my parents and 1 week is not enough as travel time is 14 hrs each direction do I need 2). I do not like the "vacation or pay increase" part.

Initially my kids were the issue after a city switch but i worked that out...

I was recently sent on an interview that I had sent my resume in for after carefully considering all the job details and qualifications. I received a call from an HR representative stating that they liked my qualifications and wanted to set up an interview with person X & Y followed by a interview with hiring manager Z. HR then called me back and stated that hiring manager Z was out of town that week and there would need to be a follow interview with Z. This was fine since it is completely local to me I figured I was in the queue. I went on the interview with X & Y and they were explaining the job position to me and it was not at all what I expected, but I was talking about my experiences and matching them as best I could to the details they were mentioning about the position, at the end of the interview I asked a few questions that X & Y did not have an answer to and seemed a bit confused, then X said I will let hiring manager Z know that you are here and ready for that interview. I told X that I was scheduled for sometime next week to meet with hiring manager Z. They thanked me for coming in and walked me to the door and all the way home I was thinking about the interview and how I came away not knowing anything on the job and thought that I was so unprepared I was really blaming myself. I was to call their HR person shortly after the interview and it was a brief call as far as discussion goes it did not go into any detail and I again inquired about the follow up interview with hiring manager Z, and I did not mention that X was going to send Z into the room afterwards because I was told by the HR rep that Z was not available this week. I sent a thank you letter for the interview back to the HR rep to forward to X & Y and would make myself available for a scheduled interview with hiring manager Z. I was about to reach out to the HR rep because it had been a few days into the next week and I thought for sure I would have heard something, when I called the HR rep, I was informed that unfortunately they were going with another candidate and thanked me for my time. The next morning I received an automated email from their recruiting department saying basically the same thing...although we were impressed by your qualifications we unfortunately decided to go with another candidate for job 1234 ????. Well it became clear right then, that I did not apply for job 1234 ???? and that the HR rep had sent me on the wrong interview. I thought I was going insane and really was missing the key points of the job description. Now I was thinking I would send an email to the HR rep explaining this, but I am unsure if I want to mention that as it may come off as a mistake they do not want to admit to. I think it was a bit funny after all, but I believe they may think it was unprofessional and I would not be achieving anything by pointing out their mistake.