The Confident Career

What Are Hybrid Roles and How to Get One?

The rise of hybrid roles in today’s job market is accelerating quickly without any sign of slowing down. Today’s top companies are looking for resumes that offer more to their roles than the traditional candidates.

Hybrid roles are positions that require multiple skills for the job, such as technology and people skills. Employers are no longer impressed with candidates who have college degrees alone - they are asking for more. According to a 2016 Bentley University report, hybrid jobs are among the fastest-growing and best careers—more than 250,000 positions were open in 2015 alone, and the numbers have grown since.

Resume Tips for Career Changers

So, you’re ready to try something new and shake up your career! What’s next? Before you do anything else, you must first stop and ask yourself, “What should I do with my resume?” It is a question that is critically important—and if answered correctly—will help you land the job of your dreams. As you embark on your career-changing adventure, here are some helpful tips to make sure your resume isn’t tossed in the bin, but placed at the top of the stack!

What REALLY Matters To Employers

What employers look for in the ideal employee may surprise you. This infographic shares the qualities an employer is looking for in the best candidate for the job, the ideal salary range they want to pay, and if appearance matters. Download the pdf.

Are Your Virtual Interviews Giving Employers the Right Impression About You?

Today more interviews are being conducted virtually as Zoom rooms take the place of conference rooms. With virtual interviews becoming the norm, are you giving employers the right impression about you?

Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Join A Talent Community

With the current state of the world, now is a great time to join a talent community. By being in a talent community, job seekers can expect to learn what an organization is about and better understand what working there would look like.

Yes, applying to a job is also a way to experience what a company is all about. But, let’s face it—that path doesn’t always include a follow-up on your application much less a personal connection. By joining a talent community, the opportunity to build and develop a relationship with the organization and those in it grow exponentially.

Here are just some reasons why now is the ideal time to join a talent community: