What Do Employers Want? A Candidate They Can Trust.

When an hiring manager first looks at your resume, it needs to convey the trust needed for him to even consider the other factors about your candidature. Does your resume convey this trust effectively? Online recruitment has a different approach as compared to an in-person face-to-face interaction such as at job fairs.

In a typical face-to-face meeting, the hiring managers can cross-examine you, test your skills and experience. They can see the legitimacy of a resume with the candidates or potential employees sitting right in front of them. But, even if you are short-listed, employers generally run a due-diligence background check to find out more information about you.And, when they do make an employment offer, they know that they receive the correct return on their investment. All these factors make the traditional recruitment process smooth, easy, and worry-free for job seekers. Does your resume convey this trust?

What Does The Hiring Manager Think Of Your Online Resume ?

In comparison, an online recruiterment process can only show resumes in response to job announcements – multiple skillsets, overseas assignments, best of hands-on experience working with well-known corporates, and an excellent salary. A recent study shows that a majority of hiring managers doubt the reliability of resumes found online job portals. In addition, online recruiters and hiring managers have to risk of paying for running a background check of the prospective candidates. Very often, the time taken to run a background check,to the employment start date increases the attrition rate, more so in industry a short supply of skilled resources. A myriad of thoughts run through their minds, some of which are commonly these top five:

• Does this resume look credible ?
• How do I know the information in the resume is not false ?
• Is it safe to perform a background check and make an offer ?
• Will they accept an offer elsewhere before I perform a background check ?
• How do I know what is in the resume is infact true?