Contributed by Ihor Lavrenenko from Pesty Marketing I hire remote candidates for agency marketing roles, mostly SEO specialists and web designers. I’m not reading resumes for entertainment. I’m trying to answer one question fast. Can I put you on a client account and trust the work that goes out? The catch is that your resume has to get through the software before it gets to me. Research found an ATS on 97.8% of Fortune 500 career...
AI has created a new gatekeeping in hiring For years, job seekers heard the same advice. The hidden job market is where the real action takes place, with the best opportunities never posted publicly. People pictured private conversations, referrals behind the scenes, and quiet introductions that happened long before a job appeared online. That hidden market still exists, but it has changed in a way many job seekers have not noticed. Artificial...
As the CEO of an IT services company, I’ve personally reviewed hundreds, if not thousands, of resumes. I’ve seen it all: the good, the bad, and the resumes that make me wonder if the candidate even read the job description. In the competitive IT job market, your resume is often the first and only chance you have to make an impression on a hiring manager. It’s your marketing document, and you need to sell yourself effectively. Many...
For most people, January is not a month of execution. It’s a month of reflection and planning when people figure out what they want from the year. If January came and went without the big career moves you planned, take a breath. You are not behind. You are not late. And you have not “missed” the year. Plus, we’ll look at some 2026 job trends to help get you on track. We’re still saying Happy New Year to each other right? For most...
A recap of an insight-filled HR webinar held on June 29 2024, titled “Enhancing Candidate Experience: Creating Seamless Recruitment Journeys”. The session was hosted by Jobberman’s Senior People & Culture Advisor, Dorothy Chukwuma, with HR expert Taiwo Dayo-Abatan as the guest. The session delivered valuable takeaways on crafting a positive and streamlined candidate experience. The amiable and experienced Taiwo Abatan...
It’s the question many are asking in 2026: How to find a job. In this post, we’ll help you answer that question before you find yourself in a rabbit hole of frustration. It might seem frustratingly simple, but understanding how to find a job can actually be quite difficult. You need to know where to look. You need to know how to stand out. The job searching process fuels a weird sense of redundancy and can feel like you’re reliving the...
It’s 2026 and ATS optimization for higher education has never been more critical. Every business in every industry has leveraged AI to automate manual processes—and reviewing job applications is one of them. Young graduates now face unemployment rates rising faster than any other demographic, and over half land in jobs they didn’t need college to get. The gatekeeper? Applicant tracking systems. This is problematic for students because...
Key Takeaways While ChatGPT is a powerful general writer, it lacks the “hiring intelligence” needed to beat modern recruitment software. Here is why Jobscan is the superior tool: ATS-Specific Intelligence: Jobscan identifies the exact ATS software (like Greenhouse or Taleo) a company uses and provides optimization tips specific to that system’s logic. True Keyword Weighting: ChatGPT provides generic lists, but Jobscan calculates a Match...
Does sending a thank you email really make a difference in your chances of getting a job offer? Learn the ins and outs of the thank you email after interviews, and get two email templates you can use to make this step of the job search process a breeze. You’ve probably heard that you should send “thank you” emails after your interview. You’ve probably also wondered, “Does it really make a difference in my chances of getting a job...
The very first proof that you are ready to find a job i.e, be employed in any capacity, is your CV. Most jobs in Nigeria & beyond require a well-formatted CV. The very first proof that you are ready to find a job i.e, be employed in any capacity, is your CV. Most jobs in Nigeria and beyond require that applicants submit a well-formatted CV. So if you don’t have a convincing CV, your chances are limited. However, with the many...
