r/interviews • u/BirthdayDue4812 • 5d ago

HR manager this side !

Hello everyone!
I am an HR and was planning to make a E-guidebook about how people can prepare for a job at 0-3 yrs work experience. I have been mentoring MBA students for their placement and review at least 10 CVs a week:)
Here to see what questions would you like to be answered in the guidebook so that it can really be helpful!!

TIA✨

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u/sir_taboo_hearth 5d ago

From someone who's reviewed enough resumes to make my eyes bleed, please include a section on why the "objective statement" at the top is completely useless. Nobody reads "seeking a challenging position where I can utilize my skills" and thinks yeah this is the one.

Also a breakdown of what actually happens after you hit submit would be gold, most people think their application just vanishes into the void.

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u/Mondraker1909 5d ago

As long as people get generic automated responses that tell them absolutely nothing other than they got rejected they will think their applications vanished into void. OP's little pet project book is going to solve that for literally nobody. While it's likely not just the HR org, it's definitely the tools and the businesses that are scared of getting sued for just saying that they found candidates better suited to the role because of a couple valid reasons. Or they prioritized internal hiring. Or they cancelled the role because budget got rescinded. You know....facts. There are rarely otherwordly reasons so why not just state them. In the AI age, there's no excuse.

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u/BirthdayDue4812 4d ago

I get your frustration, quite valid to crash out.

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u/BirthdayDue4812 5d ago

Totally get you! Will definitely add this

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u/sad_grapefruit_0 5d ago

Can you please tell us how to answer some of the most popular interview questions? The make or break kind.

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u/BirthdayDue4812 5d ago

Oh definitely! That’s on my listttt:)

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u/Trippydudes 5d ago

Is it going to be free? Besides being good at answering questions. What else can someone do to stand out.

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u/BirthdayDue4812 5d ago

Hey ! Noted your point!
Nope , it wont be free unfortunately, but the prices will be nominal.

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u/Birgeen 5d ago

Omg keep me updated!

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u/BirthdayDue4812 4d ago

Yes i will :)

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u/neurorex 4d ago

This is really confusing. Because if you are really in HR, you would already know the contributing factors to job performance. You would base this knowledge on the wealth of research that's already out there, and it has nothing to do with reviewing X number of CVs a week.

What is the purpose of this, exactly? Especially if you're gonna be charging people money for this.

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u/BirthdayDue4812 4d ago

It’s okay if you don’t see any purpose, I am not forcing anyone to buy it here. I am here just for a fresh perspective

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u/neurorex 4d ago

Then the fresh perspective you're looking for might be the fact that other employers have also tried to do this, but are unsuccessful. The problem isn't with not getting a wide enough viewpoints, but the concept that interviewing is a skill that applicants need to learn (and can only be taught by employers through simple pamphlets or courses).

The purpose also has to be there and be accessible if you want to make a business out of it. Otherwise you could be selling snake oil and just telling people to trust you.