GHDC: You Can Explain What You’ve Done
Picture this: you’re in a job interview with a hiring manager and they say, “I saw on your resume that you were the project lead for Project Dingus. Can you tell me more about that?”
You look the hiring manager right in the eyes and say, “Uh… Yeah, I was the lead on Project Dingus. We got it done on time. It was pretty cool.”
Ouch.
GHDC: The Job is for YOU
If your cover letter looks like this: “Dear Hiring Manager, This is the perfect job for me and here’s why,” all showing is that you have no idea what you’re talking about.
GHDC: Unemployment is not your fault
You may have heard of concepts like “body shaming,” and hustle culture is the equivalent of employment shaming. It’s just plain wrong.dea.
GHDC: Your Resume Should Represent Your Work History
As a hiring manager, I care about one thing: “Is this person qualified to do the job I need done?” I have read through thousands of resumes. Most of them are awful. The only time I call someone with an awful resume is when I literally have no choice because every applicant has a crappy resume. It’s a “lesser of two evils” situation for me.
GHDC: Internal Recruiters Don’t Know Who They’re Looking For
Internal recruiters are rarely experts for the positions being hired. They generally have a Human Resources background and rarely have expertise outside of their domain (HR is complicated and a universe unto itself!), so if you’re a technology person, the recruiter is probably flying blind trying to figure out how to be helpful.