Dataspace

Can you find the fraud in this data science resume? 🕵️ Many hiring managers we talk to are sick of weeding through crappy resumes with obvious problems. At Dataspace, we simply don't submit questionable resumes to our clients. Curious if you’ve got what it takes to identify a fake resume? Below is an example of resume fraud, taken directly from a real application. Read carefully and see if you can tell what makes it questionable. 2. Bullets that are actually a smoking gun. Similar to the skills section, candidates also seem to believe that more is always more when it comes to describing their work experience. On the contrary, we recommend candidates use 4 – 7 well-crafted bullet points to describe what they actually did in the role. Resumes with lengthy bulleted job duties are almost guaranteed to set off our Scooby senses. Here’s a blurb from the work experience section of a resume we received for an application developer position. See if you can pick out which bullets made us question this person’s experience. Find the answer and a link to the full blog post in the comments.

Test your BS-sniffing skills! 🕵♂️ See if you can find the questionable elements on this resume. Many hiring managers come to us frustrated by the sheer volume of crappy resumes they have to weed through just to find the few good ones. We've come up with a simple, yet effective, technique to eliminate untrustworthy resumes: we actually read them. Curious if you’ve got what it takes to identify a fake resume? Below is an example of resume fraud, taken directly from a real application. Read carefully and see if you can tell what makes it questionable. 1. Beefed up skills (with no meat). A lot of data science job applicants seem to believe it’s important to have as many bullet points as possible on a resume. As recruiters, we beg to differ. The “skills” section on many resumes has become a dumping ground for listing any and every technology the candidate has ever touched. While we certainly recommend highlighting competencies toward the top of a resume, candidates should focus on their core strengths that are relevant to the role. Here’s the first page of a resume we received for a data engineer role. Right from the start you can see there are way too many skills listed—they take up the entire first page (and actually spill over onto the second). But look a bit closer; see if you can find anything else wrong with the items on the list. An explanation of the answer is posted in the comments, along with the link to the full blog post.

It's fall! 🍁 And the beginning of the busy year-end hiring season. If you've been frustrated by the quality of applicants you typically see for your data-focused roles, we have a little tough love for you. Check out our tips for attracting top-notch data and analytics candidates: https://lnkd.in/gGw6EFpa

Are you a Michigan-based Java Developer looking for a new role? We are #hiring for a Senior Application Developer in Okemos, MI! Click the link below to apply today! https://lnkd.in/eQbKuQgT

We had this crazy idea. What if you thoroughly pre-screened promising data and analytics candidates before you submit them to the hiring manager? Turns out it saves them a ton of time and gives them a short list of only the best candidates. #datascientists #datanalysts #dataengineers #datastaffing #datatalent #recruiting #hiring

With a little extra time to keep tabs on social media, Katie found lots of great info on market and hiring trends in our industry. How do you stay active as a recruiter when hiring is slower in the summer?

Leveling up your skills is a great way to use spare time when hiring is slower during the summer. Take it from our recruiter, Chanée. How do you stay on top of your recruiting game when there's a lull in hiring? https://lnkd.in/gqw6Stkr

When the recruiting workload is lighter during the summer, how do you spend your extra time? Here are some ways our Lead Recruiter, Charlotte, made the best of it. Read more from the whole team on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gqw6Stkr

It's no secret that summer tends to be a slower time for recruiting. In our latest blog post, the team at Dataspace shares how we put that time to good use, both in and out of the office. How do you spend your time during a slower recruiting season? https://lnkd.in/gqw6Stkr

Our friends at Amy Cell Talent are hosting an Interview Skills Workshop designed specifically for employers. We've shared lots of interview tips in the past for recruiters and hiring managers focused on data science roles. This is an excellent opportunity to add even more tools to your interview toolbox. Check it out!