Ask a Fly Recruiter with Ariene Clark - May 17, 2021

This is a fireside chat Q&A with my dear friend Ariene Clark recorded for Real You Leadership's 6-month group coaching program for BIPOC women & femmes on May 17, 2021.

We miss you so much, Ariene! Your wisdom and light live on forever, and thank you for the honor of sharing them with us. Sharing this gem with all your timeless and impactful advice for the world to continue to learn from you.

00:07:50 What are the top things you’re looking for as a recruiter in resumes?

00:11:19 How long do you look at each resume and how many resumes do you look at a day?

00:16:01 For someone with a resume 3 years years out of date, so if they want to get started today, what’s one baby step they can take to break the ice and actually get started when it can feel so overwhelming.

“The only way to break the ice, is to break that damn ice!”

21:03:00 What’s the best way to think about how to get experience down on one page vs. creeping into the second page, also and/or what are your thoughts on one-pagers vs. two-pagers in general?

23:40:01 Tips to put over 10 years of experience in one page.

27:06:06 When should I stop listing experiences that I gained in grad school? Although I’ve been at my job for 2.5 years, I’ve gained a ton of skills at my current job, do I still need to list my lab experience that I obtained during grad school.

29:45.1 What’s the best way to acknowledge short term positions under a year on your resume?

32:12:5 How to address sabbaticals where you did things that have nothing to do with your industry or target job?

35:29:5 What to do for resume when your company has been sold and changes names multiple times?

37:35:6 Follow up on sabbatical question

39:09:6 How do you address layoffs in resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn?

41:45:5 Any advice in switching industries i.e. HR to data or financial products?

43:16:3 Do you have a framework that you prefer or recommend for responding to interview questions and needing to clarify questions?

49:04:3 Is there a weakness you shouldn’t say to ‘what are your weaknesses’ question?

52:04:02 How to answer ‘tell me about a time’ questions you haven’t had experiences that fits that?

54:57:8 What is the most impactful way to close out an interview?

56:40:8 Are follow up thank you emails still a thing?

58:25:7 How does interviewing for a VP or executive role differ from non-VIP/executive roles?

1:1:07:2 How to best answer “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

1:3:18:3 What are the best questions to as the interviewer depending on if they’re the manager, recruiter, etc?