When I was at Navient I had to rebuild my team a couple times. It was rough finding good candidates. I did find two really incredible teammates but it wasn't easy.Glad to hear something finally worked out!
I had to go through the process of hiring a new employee back in late Jan/early Feb. It was my first time doing so, and it was an eye opener, let me tell ya!
I got quite a few applications for the open position, but I’d wager half of them were unfit for the job to begin with based on experience and qualifications. Of the remaining half, probably half of them were disqualified because their resume was horrible (single sentences of about six to ten words max explaining each job they’d had, often with an average of a new job per year), and a few that I called out of near desperation had personalities to match said resumes lol.
I finally got down to two applicants that were a good match. One was probably a solid kid, but he had an internship all summer in NY and was only looking for part-time work. The position stated full-time. I interviewed him just to see if those plans were all solid, which they were. That left me with one applicant, who I’ve since hired and she’s doing a great job.
It IS a tough market out there. Lots of good advice in here, but for anyone else still looking, realize that even if you didn’t get the job, you were still probably WELL above half the population who applied. Sometimes it’s a tiny little thing that causes you to miss out, so don’t give up hope!