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What do you think about case studies (aka. take home assessments) in the hiring process? This is a very common use case in recruitment, but there is a catch. I have seen many companies using them in a very wrong way, here are some👇 🚫 Using a real problem, asking candidates to solve ( free work) 🚫 Sending case study right after application, without even talking to the candidates 🚫 Preparing case studies that would take 5-10 hours of candidates' time. 🚫 Not giving any feedback after a case study submission, leaving the candidates with a generic rejection email 🚫 Poorly setup case studies that are lacking context, hard to understand what the ask is On the other hand, resume is just a paper and does not justifies your ability to do the work. Therefore, case studies are a great way to measure the abilities. I have been using case studies in my hiring process and I find them very beneficial if used correctly. Here are a few rules I came up with: ✅ Use a situation from lessons learned, and prepare it with idiot proof context ✅ Do it yourself first as a hiring manager, and make sure the time spend does not exceed 30 mins, so that candidates can actually complete it within 2 hours. ✅ Ask candidates to work on a case study only after you had an initial call, and communicate clearly the purpose of this step. ✅ Give feedback for each case study you receive, even if it is a rejection. ✅ In the next interview, always include time to discuss the case study submission While many companies are using case studies, only a few of them pay attention to do it right. (Remote is one of them, so thank you guys) What do you think about case studies? #hiringprocess #recruitment #talentacquisition P.S. If you know any good or bad examples, feel free to share in the comments. I will go first - Clipboard Health is one of the bad examples, asking to work on a 5-10 hours case without any human interaction, and leaving you with no feedback, just a generic rejection email)

Having a top rated resume might not be enough for you to get an interview. What work? Tailoring your resume to the job description. It seems time consuming, but it works. Here are some tips that might help you: 👉 Adjust your summary to the role summary in the job description where it says: "... is looking for a JOB TITLE to ...[this part is the part you should focus on]" 👉 Update your skills section according to the job description 👉 Take the "what you will do"or "Responsibilities"part of the job description and show this in your recent roles with the following format: [what did you do] + [what impact it had > use numbers here] Remember, the recruiters who are screening your resume want to see the qualifications and experience in your resume, not guess it from your resume. Therefore, tailoring the resume results with recruiter seeing what they are looking for, and increasing the chances for you to get an interview. #resumetips #hiring #jobseekers