An Employment Research Project with TPS

Applicant Tracking Systems

The Hook Up

Based on A True Story Time… I have a friend, Jane, who was looking for a job. Another friend, D’Keisha worked for a company that was hiring from exactly the position. Jane gave D’Keisha a copy of her resume. D’Keisha put in a good word, physically handed it to the hiring manager, AND sent him […]

Should You Self Identify Your Race, Gender, Blood Type, Shoe Size?

Short answer, YES, if you have a vagina or are a person of color, have a disability or are a veteran. Why? Ugh, this is a lot but the short of it is that when companies are self-monitoring OR being monitored by the government, we need to SEE how many people in PROTECTED CLASSES have […]

Can They Find You??

Can recruiters find you? I’ve started skimming your resumes and something I’m seeing is a lack of specificity. If you worked in accounts payable, what software systems did you use? Were you influential in the selection and implementation of the software? If you did Sprints, did you include any mention of Agile or Scrum? Those […]