With the unemployment rate at historic lows and job openings still high, companies are expanding the pool of potential workers by considering and hiring candidates who may have been overlooked in the past due to their age, disability or criminal record.
If you feel like your job applications have been cast aside in the past for whatever reason, take some time to prepare yourself for what may be an unprecedented era of opportunity. The time may be now for those workers who have not fit into the usual hiring mold.
It’s a great time to be looking for a job. Companies are hiring, job candidates are jockeying for better benefits and long-time employees know that greener grass may be just a resume away. But not everyone’s basking in the hiring frenzy—either by choice, situation or approach.