Nick Kossovan
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4 days ago |
balita.ca | Nick Kossovan
A job seeker’s mindset determines their job search success. A crucial mindset shift job seekers should adopt to improve their chances of job search success is recognizing that, in the context of their job search, employers are customers—potential customers looking to purchase skills and time. Consider the similarity between an employer paying employees, freelancers, and contractors to accomplish tasks and achieve results, and you engaging a cleaning service, painter, dentist, or mechanic.
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6 days ago |
troymedia.com | Nick Kossovan
Reading Time: 3 minutesForget the job boards. The best candidates get hired before jobs are ever advertisedSocial media constantly reminds us that people will argue about anything. LinkedIn is no exception to this kind of, for lack of a better word, “engagement.” One recurring debate is whether 80 per cent of all jobs are never advertised—the so-called hidden job market. That number has been circulating for as long as I can remember.
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6 days ago |
thedailyscrumnews.com | Nick Kossovan
Image Credit, Tung Lam“People are so quick to judge and make decisions for themselves about situations they know absolutely nothing about.” – LeAnn Rimes, American singer and songwriter. LinkedIn would be eerily quieter—I’d estimate 30% fewer rants and significantly less nonsensical drama—if job seekers stopped perpetuating the false narrative that their experiences with a company’s Director of Talent Acquisition or Human Resources Manager reflect the company’s culture.
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1 week ago |
gtaweekly.ca | Nick Kossovan
We all know the adage, “What’s done is done,” which savvy hiring managers cite to themselves as a reminder that a candidate’s past achievements do not guarantee future achievements. From experience, I’m now cognizant that while a candidate’s past behaviour and results offer insight into their likely future actions, they aren’t a foolproof predictor of performance, hence why I don’t ask behavioural questions.
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1 week ago |
troymedia.com | Nick Kossovan
Reading Time: 3 minutesTypos, bad file names, and sloppy LinkedIn profiles are the job search killers no one talks about“The devil is in the details” is a timeless idiom that reminds us how small elements can have a big impact. When it comes to job searching, attention to detail can mean the difference between landing an interview and being overlooked.
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My latest article “Adages the Internet Has Proven to Be True” appears in @GTAWeeklyNews. #socialmedia #life
The Internet proves what our grandparents already knew: 🧠 A fool and his money are soon parted. ⚠️ The only free cheese is in the mousetrap. Read @NKossovan’s take on timeless adages in today’s digital world. https://t.co/npLSoBp2sV #OnlineWisdom #TimelessAdages #GTAWeekly
RT @GTAWeeklyNews: The Internet proves what our grandparents already knew: 🧠 A fool and his money are soon parted. ⚠️ The only free cheese…
My latest article, "Toleration Is a Form of Self-Defence," appears in @WSOnlineNews. #socialmedia #writing https://t.co/6tM4F5Fqct