 About
a year ago Reader's Digest posted a couple articles with confessions
from Human Resources representatives and hiring managers. They revealed
some of the practices that can help get you hired, and some that can
keep you from being hired. Tips to keep you off the top of the layoff
list are included as well. Here are a couple gems to whet your appetite.
* The No. 1 thing in job security is your relationship with your
boss. Even if he says, "I'm sorry I really wanted to keep you, but they
made me lay you off," that's almost never true. He probably made that
decision. * I know a lot more about you when you walk in the
door than you realize. I'll search for you on the web and often use
my own personal network to do a pre-interview reference check.
* You're right to be paranoid. The company is always watching you,
and there's a record of everything you do: every phone call, every text,
every tweet and instant message. At most companies, they save that data
forever. * If it's been a week or two and I tell you "I don't
have an update yet," that often means there's a better candidate we're
talking to, but we can't tell you that in case they decide not to take
the job.” Posted March 2013
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