I love this presentation. People are beginning to think critically about BS that no longer works and offering changes for the better…

The job hunt is the worst part, can confirm that its pretty much a numbers game with all the AI and keyword filters. You really have to tailor your CV every time just to get over the initial hurdle and its difficult not to get demoralised after putting in all the effort. I landed my first 'career' job this year simply because I nailed the interview, it was a small company and the interviewer was personable. To anyone starting their career, my biggest advice would be NEVER give up. I gave up looking for a career starter during the pandemic simply because of demotivation and stagnation but if you stick it out consistently you might just land your dream job. Just make sure to use your time constructively, nothing feels worse than having a blip on your CV (mine was almost 3 years) and feeling shame because you have nothing to show for it.

@colleenwiltshire8513

Жыл бұрын

Nobody asked for a global lockdown either. Don’t blame and shame yourself…

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I love the way he gave us a small history on resumes and then took us step by step analyzing the need to figure out better ways for job applicants and employers to make the job hiring process more fair to both parties. So the right person gets into the right position. The talk was very enjoyable and easy to listen to with a little humor. I think we all have been in this position of writing the best resume. Great job from Mr. Marcou. Would love to hear from him more. Bravo.

Man.. Whoever sees this, I know life May be hard sometimes but I wish you nothing but the best!!.. Good things and happiness are soon to come. Amen❤️❤️

@nette813

Жыл бұрын

Needed to hear this thank you… hope the same for you! ❤️❤️❤️

@luckyjan3366

Жыл бұрын

Thank you wish u the same

@2lovelaughlive

Жыл бұрын

Really needed this. Thank you 😌

@annasvensson2123

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@fromrussiawith4734

Жыл бұрын

I wish you all the best 💕💕💕Amen

I was waiting for a few examples for the job seeker on ways to seek employment without completely depending on the resume. I have large gaps on my resume because I was married for eleven years and raised two sons. Two very important people in my life needed care from me (terminal cancer). I wasn't working then because of legitimate reasons that I should not have to defend. The DaVinci example was so incredible! But he asked why didn't anyone realize what an incredibly talented and intelligent man DaVinci was through his resume? And if DaVinci's talents aren't realized through the resume, why do we presume today's resumes would? Maybe because according to this "talk," DaVinci did not put down his past accomplishments. How would anyone realize the depth of DaVinci's talents without the past accomplishments listed? Still, this was an incredible, necessary topic explained in an interesting and thought provoking narrative.

@Dantick09

Жыл бұрын

sounds like a pretty work reason not to work

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

This talk just hits home on different levels👏

The AI is causing me to get rejected with 30 years experience. Thank you for this information.

So true I NEVER understood the reason for resume they always wasting my time some jobs don't even look at them 😳

Looking for a new job and haven’t started writing my resume yet this was perfect timing!

@gabriel4838

Жыл бұрын

They were still ask for an application tell them everything they need to know is on that resume can you do the job yes do you want the job yes does the money right okay let's go they got to stop asking for this application stuff is just ridiculous

@packerpf

Жыл бұрын

Good luck; you're going to run into A LOT of jobs that ignore your resume and essentially want you to just fill out their application because they are too lazy to transfer the information themselves. I've called out several companies for essentially wasting my time to put the exact information in my resume on their form, like they don't value the time or effort you've put into that resume; which for me was reaching out to REPUTABLE hr people I know and people who've owned their own businesses.

No, what doesn't work is outdated business models still being used in 2022. If you have a great client just because they may be "overqualified" doesn't mean they shouldn't get a chance; we're in an age where more and more people have life experiences and more education that shouldn't be used as a tool to not give them a chance. Furthermore, many hr are a joke when it comes to hiring and hiring by committee or those who actually do the work would be more beneficial in the workplace.

Much needed conversation. Resumes don't do justice to what we have done especially now that we have non-traditional career paths.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I like to wrap my resume around a brick and toss it through the window of the business I am applying to. I always get a call.

@germanqr

Жыл бұрын

No you don't. Do you?

@TaffmanGuyo

Жыл бұрын

@@germanqr yep, he only applies for marketing for double glazing firms.

@grmpEqweer

Жыл бұрын

😂👍

@mirabella2154

Жыл бұрын

I like this.🤣

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

Жыл бұрын

I could use this. It just might work!

This is related to my experience on so many levels! Always feel anxiety and lack of confidence when it come to new job search and resume submission. It would be so much better if I can do a test for assessment. Hope this idea circulate on higher level and stick somewhere!

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Alot of jobs deny me because of the gap in my resume. Honestly I only worked one job but it was only Seasonal so my time was up. And it's been hard for me to find employment since then. So I actually changed the whole format and template of my resume to see if that helps. But I'm still in the same boat. I think my resume needs to be professionally done but I don't wanna pay anybody to do it. It's just so annoying Honestly at this point I'm ready to just be in my career doing what I love. I'm a writer. Just recently finished my book. Looking to get it published. I also love TV media etc. So my field is all about the arts and entertainment. Honestly I rather have a career not a job But thank you so much for this video. It was helpful

@TheManOnTheStreetOMG

Жыл бұрын

If the gap was during the pandemic and they're holding that against you its probably not somewhere you want to work tbh, a lot of companies have this toxic corporate culture of constant productivity

@Loveislove670

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been in this same situation but when they rejected you is for a reason and sometimes those places tend to be toxic so don’t be sad or angry, what I’ve been doing is celebrating instead

@ibstayfly

Жыл бұрын

@@TheManOnTheStreetOMG ya that's true it's so annoying

@ibstayfly

Жыл бұрын

@@Loveislove670 haha lmao yes

@sanchezhandymen3444

Жыл бұрын

Each state has a "Workforce" or "Employment" agency that does free resume review and help. Yeah there's free help available for you. Hope you get your dreams come true. good Luck!

It's all about impressions man. The paper is what sweetens the deal but the way in which you promote yourself without promoting yourself is key . The handshake, the eye contact-putting yourself in social spaces to meet the right people . There's so much more to it than paperwork . You qualify yourself.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I have suffered under this system. We can definitely do better.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

💯

Wow, EVERYONE needs to hear this talk

I have watched specific topics on TEDx and finding one better than the other; this is literally the best speech @NicosMarcou👌🏼in terms of job-hunting (I still dont have work after a couple of months)

Thank you I have been struggling with this Exact Thing! Keep bringing this into the foreground

Thank you. Agreed, traditional resumes are not adequate tools to capture work, life experience for many of us. I’m leaning towards a website and creatively sharing work and volunteer history, as I’ve been stuck on how to accomplish this task on one page resume.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I'm in. Now try to get the people doing the hiring to go along

Lol, job applications are the same. About 20 years ago I was turning in job applications, I'm old so apparently we did things differently back in my day but it was common for you to go back to the place you turn in a application roughly a week later and check in. Multiple locations said that they do not review applications on sites, they are shipped off to locations that were in some cases 800 miles away. This is a big problem because our culture changes and very short distances. Just the culture between here and the nearest big city which is only 45 Mi away is the exact opposite of each other. These locations that sent their application to a different location, I never got a job from. Never heard anything back. The places that do actually read the applications and meet to speak with the people. I always get the job, sometimes I have to choose between four jobs.

Congrats, you definitely struck a chord with your talk and I hope it spreads! It's time to change the dry culture of resumes, totally agree. Motivation, personality, talent, and even genius shows up in other forms and therefore needs to be demonstrated and requested differently. The Zeppelin University in Germany took some interesting approaches on how to select the best candidates...

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I have always had this thought that relying on a resume is not the ideal... 😑

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

"If you think you know what you are looking out for, all you are doing is seeking the past." Alan Watts.

Totally can relate. I’m launching my job search this week and I’m terrified. Why are we still using resumes to hire people? They’re relics! Let’s get rid of them like VHS tapes. 🙂

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

How about the good old fashioned way, face to face interviews, I used to interview people for different positions, I don’t care how good a resume sounds, you only get the true essence of a person when he’s/she’s sitting in front of you & you ask the right questions pertaining to the position, finding a successful candidate also depends on a good interviewer not just the interviewee.

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

Жыл бұрын

Most times, they use the resume/keyword scanning thing to reduce the number of people they get to interview. But I think they're too lazy to craft a custom system of getting the right set of people. I always like to say I'll never employ anyone based on a piece of paper but by what they know and can do.

Like filling out 7 years residence and employment history for a labor job. Use a background check

Get it Nicos!!! Great talk

A very great piece.

So, for those people coming across this video who actually got their dream job via resume, this won´t apply to you, but there are many who would benefit from a new approach because the standard resume only tells part of the story about a person´s experience, knowledge level and work ethic.

That's true. Awesome talk man.

Really awesome Talk 👏🏽

Amazing!

Thank you 🙏❤😃

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Thank you for this.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

great video, i learned so much

Work is the last taboo. Let’s smash it.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Thank You

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah thumbs up

Thank you sir, this is one of my best video.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree

“ _There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend_ ." ~ *SOCRATES* 🗿 ✍️

good one

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

He makes some fine points. However, I do feel that the job application process for most jobs these days have the resume simply as the entry into the job hiring process. Your resume/credentials get you in the door but it's how you perform in the interview and role-playing scenerios that secure the job.

@packerpf

Жыл бұрын

not even close; it's a matter of "how they feel about you" more than anything performance based..many people in the hiring process also barely have a true comprehension of the job they are hiring for and often don't know what would be a good fit for that role, they just have a quota to fill.

Perfect timming to post this Tedtalk 😉

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Thank you. Gig economy.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

Definitely if your interest is collecting beanie babies you will not get the job that is way too passé it is all about Squishmallows now :-) self-Employed here. :-) Great talk I am going to share it over and over.

Proven to be better still.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Stillness

Economics is about many people enjoying time as currency instead of working for money. Money is debt and when recessions come, and debt is revaluated.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree but the importance of remaining employable always matters

brb sending this to my boss 😜

@rosaliodelgado1211

Жыл бұрын

Hi why tell Mr. Boss? Think about what you need for your birthday?

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

TBH, I want my resume to make me look normal. I'm a good employee. I'm just... _creative._ Supervisors need to watch that creative bit carefully. I can put on a face to meet a face, be weird and not neurotypical at home. I've had lots of practice.

@neverthesame7887

Жыл бұрын

If I were an employer I would want to hire someone like you. Office jobs and jobs in general NEED people who are creative and think outside the box. Most people are so incredibly insecure about themselves that they end up stifling their own voice in order to be the same as the rest ...borrring! Creative voices need to be heard!

I would like to know about the event.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Remember to pray.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

No

Is it not about never questioning the whole resume or recruitment process. It is about the company copy pasting what big companies do. Just look at offices these days everyone is copying big tech by using open office design. The thinking is that if the big companies do that it must be good right?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏽💯

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Fill out the resume.. be thorough and informative. Follow up afterwards. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

👏👏👏👍

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

Ive gotten interviews with just keywords, and clear it was never read once.

Cover letters. Yeah. I refuse to apply for a job that requires a cover letter.

@kanya6499

Жыл бұрын

It’s a complete waste of time.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

This video makes me to never want/need to apply for a job again.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Noo

If you’re about to watch this thinking it will help you in your job search, it won’t. He’s just critiquing the current hiring process. You can skip it.

@Lia-hd7rh

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Idk why some are like wow I needed this talk. Needed someone to tell you ai s reject resumes and resumes are 🗑?

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Nooo

I also question the importance of referees....

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

Me about to scroll for other comments. Then realizing I'm one of the first to comment😑

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

For me the biggest issue is that I am always over qualified.. I have too much experience as I have been a business owner for over 15 years, I automatically threaten the people responsible for reading the resumes (I always turn to small companies when looking for a job) as I could easily do their job as well. Its just sad that small minded people usually control over who gets employed and who dont - which probably is the reason for all the extreme incompetence you see everywhere these days, the wrong people get employed, and the good ones is left without jobs.

D&I should be the goal, not discrimination and injury. Unconscious bias. How do you get past it?

Iam be crying because people never job again

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Noooo

Resumes are just sort of a part of corporate culture. They're probably not the best way to get candidates, and they probably privilege white and male candidates to a degree. But any culture has irrational traditions. This is an irrational tradition of the culture. 🤷🏻 Edit, In other news, I might try going by my middle name on my resume. It's sorta masculine. Turn in ten with my girly first name and ten with my not-so-girly middle name at the top. 🤔

This talk should mention in the title “this is for HR not candidates”. Most people watching it are probably candidates desperate to find a job. The talker don’t help with anything there. He’s just criticizing the current processes and in 1 minute suggests HR to try other avenues.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

just link ur socials in ur resume or on linked in if u want employers to get to know u better

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I'm an ex- headhunter (FORTUNE GROUP/ NYC and 25 other cities). Resumes sent to Indeed, Linked in, and all the other internet websites are just data mining.... you want to give your privacy away ? give them your personal info.... lol! Resumes are useless. Learn to direct market YOURSELF - yourself - There are videos here on YT, and self marketing how-tos all over the internet!.... WHATEVER gets you talking to companies who are hiring, and THEY'RE ALWAYS HIRING is good. DIY people! Not what you say but how you say it! If they say send a Res - ignore them.... get it?

And you need to fit it all on 1 to 2 pages. Otherwise, if it longer, you’ll be dismissed.

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

Жыл бұрын

Begs the question of why putting so much effort into it when it only gets a 6-7 seconds glance. And that's if the bots don't prevent the HR from seeing it to begin with.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯 yss

Way too vaguely broad and generic, not a mention on how industry affects your resume. Example, I am a hiring manager for a cyber-security team in a tech firm, what applicants have to say to me is radically different than for a retail position. We do in fact use words like “orchestrate” and “spearhead”, it’s part of the industry. Again, his assessment is way too general. We have tools NAMED orchestration. Portfolio, yes, for us it’s GitHub, a blog or some other research/code. Not one of the better Ted talks.

These alternatives are asking candidates to do even more work for free just to be given a yes or no to a job

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

How else can you stand out

The job hunting process is extremely frustrating. But telling people (candidate) what all fortune 500 businesses should do in stead of giving them actual useful advice doesn't help

"If you are Honest you are increasing your chances of getting rejceted"...mind it!!!

I think I missed the part: "Here's what we should do instead"

listen, no hate, we need to reconstruct the whole CV thing because far too many good candidates fall in between the chairs only because the company's format or software is whack, and that will take dismantling and rebuilding how our economy and capitalist regimen works. interesting in theory but no applicable at all, back to the drawing board you go.

Pyramids were built way before Da Vinci

shiii how many times have I sent my resume pointlessly?

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Not enough

_Your Excellency_ Mr. President _習近平 🇨🇳_ “ _What’s the greatest lesson life has taught you so far?_ ”🤔 ... _I thank you 🇨🇳 ✍️_ 🐼🌿

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

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Жыл бұрын

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@debranelson202

Жыл бұрын

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@debranelson202

Жыл бұрын

Montero_wayne

@debranelson202

Жыл бұрын

@Karen Agudelo here you go ☝🏻🇺🇲

@Ken-wn9md

Жыл бұрын

I am from Denver Colorado USA I connected with him and he has helped me a lot, he makes so much profit for me .he made success earlier than we thought.

His solution will only make things worse and even more redundant. Many candidates with the same scores would be fighting for a certain position or a few openings. You'll have to keep updating your scores every 6mo to a year to prove yourself. When companies can/will most likely hire within anyways. It makes sense for companies to just train on the spot. Most jobs could care less about your aspirations, achievements, etc. But Just get the job done.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Nooo

I have filled out many resumes and written many resumes and they still want me to make out an applications which is absolutely ridiculous my resume tells much more about me than any application everywhere and it doesn't matter what happened in the past is what's mattering right now can you do the job are you capable of doing the job and we are you a good fit for this position it does nothing in the past matters except what you can do there's no degrees matter what you actually have hands-on experience what you've done what's your accomplishments are schooling don't matter because schooling doesn't teach you much of anything except the theory and I've never seen anybody cuz come out of college and be able to do any kind of job we got to stop asking for applications so asking for things that are pertinent on resumes do away with applications entirely

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

Жыл бұрын

I really don't like to say this, but adding commas and fullstops (periods) helps others understand you better. It was needlessly difficult reading your comment. No offence meant. Thanks.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

I have interviewed an accountant who could not count correctly 😄

@timpullen4941

Жыл бұрын

Accountants are not supposed to count correctly. You missed a good applicant.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Lol

" If you are honest, you are increasing your chances of getting rejected." Like if you agree.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Like like like

Do away with applications entirely

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

ANDREW TATE?

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Meh, this is just ticking a different set of currently fashionable boxes.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Nooo

Uh, we never put a man on the moon.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

😂

such a useless talk. resumes & cover letters are just the first step in the hiring process. any decent organisation already does all those "alternatives" he mentioned...

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Noooo

I agree with it all, test candidates and make it transparent because being g hire because you are white is no longer enough, be qualified. Unfortunately this is just one person opinion of changing a standard process that is ineffective.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

to spearhead is a verb, the English language is bizarre

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

😂

Well this seems pretty odd, I think that resume is the best way to prove one self, people who failed it are most likely not ready for the real job

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Agree 💯

This was so lame! I'm a recruiter have been for 5 years. I could've done a better talk in my sleep. Keeping up w/ the Kardashians...lame!

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Andrew Tate 0_0

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Lol

As a seasoned professional of the tech industry I can tell you that resumes work just fine to find skilled people. But of course if your goal is "diversity", "equitable workplaces" and other such "woke" BS your business will eventually have more fundamental problems than attracting talent.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Nooo

Half way through and nothing of value has been relayed to the viewer.

@thethoughtfuelpod

Жыл бұрын

Don’t agree

Stopped listening when he called DaVinci the Father of architecture. Tenochtitlan. China. Egypt. The Inca. All of them did more and did it far sooner.