Think of someone that you trust. I mean really trust. Now, think of something that you really need to get done, or an important project that you need to do for work. Can you trust that person to get it done for you? The answer is probably yes. Isn't this what you really want in a future employee? You need to be able to trust him/her to be able to get tasks done, and projects completed in a time specified manner. You can hire someone with a Ph.D. and all of the skill in the world, but if they are a total flake, then they are not going to be a good employee. You need to be able to trust this person to be doing the things they should be doing, when they should be doing them. That's what makes up a good employee.
Recently, CNN.com carried an interesting article about the impact of online resumes. The opening paragraph from the article is as follows: The art of the job search has undergone seismic changes in the digital economy. As broadband coverage pervades in even developing nations, job-hunt sites and online resume listings have multiplied around the globe. Employers are being snowed under in a digital storm of resumes as technology eases the speed of sending CV's and resumes. Source - CNN.com With millions of candidates posting resumes online, finding qualified candidate has remained a daunting job with, or without technology. "Too often" says Lou Adler, President of Adler Group, a training and consulting firm,"excellent candidates slip right under the radar while poor candidates wind up being interviewed and sometimes hired." As the deluge of online resumes grows, the ability to rapidly zero in on the relevant candidates is critical to recruiters and having the ...
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