The 360 Podcast with Dean Kulaweera

Took a few months off? Took a year off? Hey - most of us might have at some point, and that's nothing to get all freaked out and panicked about. In fact, when an Interviewer asks you about your Career break/gap, did you know that the REASON for the break/gap is not even the most important part in responding to this inquiry or line of questioning? In today's segment I break down what the Interviewe...

Thinking of attending another Networking event? They can be addictive - and oftentimes you leave frustrated that you weren't really able to get what you wanted to out of the event. I hear this frustration from Job Seekers all the time. There's an important step you need to take BEFORE deciding to attend any event: RESEARCH! Subscribe for more! --- Follow me on all my Social channels: https://linkt...

So you've been sending out messages on LinkedIn to Recruiters and Hiring Teams - good stuff. Just make sure you're not making this simple mistake which can result in people skipping over your message. As a Recruiter I receive introductions from people on LinkedIn all the time - and in today's segment I talk about a very simple mistake people sometimes make. Subscribe for more! --- Follow me on my...

So you've recently or are currently working at a great company, but its not really well-known - how do you talk about this at your Interviews? What I've noticed many people do is simply focus on talking about their job duties and responsibilities - which is certainly important. But don't ignore the fact that you worked for a great company, regardless of the fact that it might not be well known. It...

Happy Monday all! Look - your goals and targets are not going to come to fruition overnight. This is the case with Job Searching as well. In today's segment I talk about 3 steps you need to take to ensure you're moving to achieve your targets in your Job Search and just Life in general. Subscribe for more! --- Follow me on all my social channels: https://linktr.ee/dktechrecruiter --- Stay proactiv...

If you're like most people - you're probably very proud of your Educational qualifications. Maybe you've taken some courses or certifications. Perhaps you've got a 4 or 5 year degree or diploma. But if you're going to speak about it, lets milk it for all its worth. Don't just stop at mentioning the degree/diploma/certification/course and leave it at that. No - we want to go BEYOND that, where most...

Follow-up isn't just about getting an update and finding out whether the Hiring Team has made a final decision. Of course that's an important and most obvious outcome you want to achieve through follow-up, but how do you do "follow-up" so you're not annoying and actually engaging with your point of contact? In this segment I talk about the importance of follow-up being a means of continuing commun...

Everyone talks about the importance of always preparing your own questions to ask Interviewers - but if all you're doing is asking those same questions about vacation time, work hours, etc and you're limiting yourself to just that, then you're not taking advantage of asking great questions which help move you further along the process. In today's segment I talk about the 4 categories of questions...

Had a fantastic Final Interview with an Employer you're really excited about? The rapport was great. They were laughing and smiling. You were laughing and smiling. You pretty much bagged it, right? Wrong. I don't care how well things went. Its not over until its over. In this episode, I talk about this common mistake I see Job Applicants made because they got excited too soon. Hit Subscribe for mo...

Quick motivational message for you today - are you going to focus on your limitations or your potential? Subscribe for more! --- Follow @dktechrecruiter on IG, Twitter and TikTok --- Stay proactive! Dean Kulaweera

"Tell me about yourself" - "Can you run me through your experience?" - "Tell me about your experience at..." On that initial pre-screen/1st interview, typically Recruiters (or Hiring Managers) will ask you these standard questions. But standard doesn't mean underestimate the opportunity presented by these questions. If you start responding to these right away, you will NOT know what to focus on an...

This is the replay of my Live Stream from earlier today. I spoke about responding to questions about your "weaknesses" and also responded to Live questions from my viewers who tuned in from Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn: - Can you apply for jobs in another country? - How can we be more self-aware as Job Seekers? - Should Recruiters be okay with ignoring certain weaknesses a great candidate migh...

"What is your greatest weakness?" or "What is an area you need to improve on?" Do NOT try and be funny and say "chocolates" or something like that in an attempt to brush off this question. You also do not want to provide eye-rolling responses such as "I work too hard" or "I'm too helpful". Also don't feel intimidated by this question either. This question is a HUGE opportunity for you to persuade...

Introducing yourself to Recruiters on LinkedIn or maybe sending them emails but wondering why you're not getting any responses? It could be your message just sucks, to be very frank. Its too vague or too long, and doesn't grab attention. But it could also be you're not fitting into one of 3 "buckets" every Recruiter mentally goes through when prioritizing any messages/emails of introduction which...

We all have our days when we want to step away from "Job Searching". Who can blame you? You're faced with more rejection than you're probably used to, people ghosting you (Recruiters & Hiring Teams), things stretching out for more than necessary. Hey, I get it. But in today's episode, I wanted to share with you a simple concept that really stood out to me from a Sales/Marketing Educational Web...

Follow-up is not a one-time task - its a series of tasks, and its a strategy, which needs to be carried out over a period of time! In today's segment I talk about ONE good reason why you should expect Hiring Managers to not make a decision about you right away - I also discuss a simple analogy to help you understand why not to take this personally. Hit Subscribe to get notified when I next put out...

Listing your References out on your Resume - kind of makes sense given they'll probably ask for it later on anyway, right? I say - WRONG! I don't see this happen too frequently but in my opinion, you should NOT list out your references on your Resume. In today's segment I share one reason why this is not a good practice. Subscribe for more! --- Dean Kulaweera

If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which path you take. I'm paraphrasing but I think that quote is from the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. I really like that quote because its true. Get clear on your targets - your career targets - and it will arm you with clarity and confidence. That's what I'm covering in today's quick segment to help you kickstart the week. Subscrib...

I was invited as a speaker at Sheridan College last night and I spoke to a class of Business Analysts for almost an hour about how to best leverage IT Recruiters in their Job Search. In today's segment I want to share with you one of those key things I spoke about which will help in your research of Recruiters while Job Searching. This is not just for those of you in Tech. Hit Subscribe for more!...

I'm an IT Recruiter, so needless to say I got a lot of people reaching out to me on LinkedIn - which is fantastic. This is also means I get to see patterns in common mistakes people make when reaching out on LinkedIn. Earlier today I did a Live Stream where I discussed 5 rules for when you're messaging Recruiters on LinkedIn. In today's segment of the Podcast I'm giving you a brief overview of the...

Not everyone will have the same system, software, etc as you - so there's always a chance that your Resume might not show up the way you intended to (appearance-wise) when you send it out to someone. Not everyone uses the exact same system or has the same software or software versions as you. How do you accommodate this? In this segment, I share a tip on what I believe to be the best file format y...

"Ghosting" is a phenomena which appears to be widely accepted in our culture, increasingly. People don't show up or suddenly disappear with no reason or cause - at least that's what it appears like to us. This applies to Job Searching as well. Over the years I continuously hear complaints from Job Seekers especially regarding Staffing Agencies doing this and ghosting people who've spent time, ener...

Look - you're going to be faced with setbacks at some point in your Job Search, and often, a positive state of mind will help you get through it. But if you're taking in negativity and negative information (whether knowingly or unknowingly) its NOT going to help. Check out this segment for my thoughts on sticking to positive information. Hit Subscribe to get notified the next time I put out an epi...

Getting people's time and attention can be very challenging - so how do you really nail it? In today's segment I talk about ONE thing I see many people violating: Not being clear about their intentions. You're more likely to get a dollar out of someone, rather than a 1 minute of the time. We're all very protective over our time - so when you ask others for their time, you need to take the right ap...

Today's segment, let's talk about not making assumptions. Sometimes what might appear to be the reason why they like you as a Candidate, or what the major challenges the Hiring Team wants you to help them out with, won't always be obvious or even brought to the spotlight without some digging and investigating. Taking the time to uncover the REAL reasons, will allow you to better highlight the righ...