{"id":980,"date":"2015-10-20T12:13:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T02:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customercentriccoach.com\/?p=980"},"modified":"2017-06-04T12:29:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T02:29:53","slug":"how-to-avoid-reading-resumes-and-still-get-the-best-person-for-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customercentriccoach.com\/how-to-avoid-reading-resumes-and-still-get-the-best-person-for-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Avoid Reading Resumes And Still Get The Best Person For The Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you find wading through resumes tedious<\/span>?<\/p>\n

Are you finding it difficult to get the<\/span> best<\/span><\/i> people for your team? <\/span><\/p>\n

I want to share a tip with you I came across recently in the most unlikelyof places. It can be applied across a swag of industries and help you save a plenty of time. I discovered it in my local shopping centre at Lovisa, a jewelry and accessories chain. Their approach is one I believe could be used any time you\u2019re looking for staff who need to show their personality or if customer service is a key component in their role.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the counter I saw this shiny card:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Straight forward right? But on the back is where the gold is. This is a nifty way to sort through resumes, from a chain that likely receives thousands of applicants every year. How could they possibly sort through the applicants and choose the very best people with the vibrant, confident personality a store like this needs?<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what they ask applicants to do:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I asked the staff in the store how this process works out for them. The ladies on the floor explained to me that a being a fashion accessories store, they get handed tens of resumes each week and when staff show them the \u2018how-to apply\u2019 card, many reply in disbelief with \u2018Oh\u2026I have to make a video of myself?\u2019, indicating they\u2019re too shy to do it. People who really want the job do it, so this instantly cuts out a bunch of applicants who essentially aren\u2019t prepared to tailor their resume to Lovisa\u2019s success criteria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who wants a shy salesperson? Lovisa doesn\u2019t. What better way to see the personality and vibrancy of each applicant than through a short video?! What a great way to determine if their personality matches the Lovisa brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

With only three questions and the 1-2 minute time frame, this is a perfectly simple way to get the most important information you need from applicants. It\u2019s like tying the resume-reading and interviews processes into one step.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think about the time it takes to read through all the applicants, the time it takes to meet in person not to mention all that resume-accepting in-store taking attention away from real customers. The info card is a quick and easy way to learn what\u2019s needed so staff can get back to the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, the video job application concept is potentially more real, more of a time saver, plus it\u2019s an easy way to reduce the impact on the Earth as you\u2019re no longer accepting a paper version. <\/span><\/p>\n

Do the people in your business need to demonstrate personality or another trait that you just can\u2019t get from reading a resume? Could this approach help you discover the best people for your position, faster?<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mel<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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