What Questions to Ask a Recruiter About...
I will be interviewing recruiters. I want to ask your questions
I will have a new feature next week. I am interviewing recruiters on camera - think podcasts as videos - and will be publishing these interviews for you.
What questions should I ask the recruiters?
Please tell me what questions you’ve always wanted to ask. I am fearless and will ask them on your behalf. You’ll see their answers and you can make decisions based on what they say.
How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile?
I will be interviewing a recruiter who focuses on LinkedIn profiles. He uses LinkedIn to recruit senior-level staff. He gives trainings on how to make your LinkedIn profile stand out.
What questions should I ask him? Here are a few to get you thinking:
What do you look for first in a LinkedIn Profile?
How important is a profile photo and background image?
What do you want to see in an About section?
Should we list every job we’ve had - like a CV - or be more focused - like a resume?
I’ve had many jobs with the same employer. How do I show that the best?
How do I explain development companies no one has heard of?
Please add more questions in our chat. I’ll use them as the basis for our discussion.
How to Pivot From Development Into…?
I will be interviewing a recruiter who focuses on hiring people from the international development sector. She knows us. She knows the private sector.
What are questions you want to ask her? Here are a few to get you thinking:
What are the transferable skills that humanitarians have and the private sector wants?
Do I need to get another degree to be marketable to corporate America?
How do I talk about work that seems only exists in development - like dealing with donors?
What industries or sectors will value my humanitarian ethos?
Is entrepreneurship an option or working for a startup company?
Please add more questions in our chat. I’ll use them as the basis for our discussion.
Who Else Do You Want to Hear From?
This is your community of action! Please let me know what other types of recruiters I should be looking for.
I will find them and interview them for you - if I know who to look for.