How to avoid embarrassing recruiting calls at work
It amazes me how many times while calling a perspective job candidate, that I call someone in the middle of a meeting, or inappropriate time at work.
You would think in this world of technology that can make an unmanned space vehicle go to Mars, a sheep genetically grown [...]
Okay, so you posted your resume on every job board. You applied to 50 different jobs posted on company websites. You sent your resume to a Bazillian “Resumeblasting” services. But, still there you sit watching Judge Judy on the WB with little to no firm job prospects. Perhaps it is time to look“Beyond the Job [...]
Here are ten simple rules to writing an effective resume. Violation of these rules can cause pain, heartache, cramps, irregularity and even worse…
You won’t get the interviewed for the job you want!
1. Style & Font are least important: If I help someone “tweak” their resume and the style is OK, I try not to change it. (Style meaning what [...]
OK, so you have been laid-off, downsized, riffed, let go, fired or maybe you even quit. Before you rush to put your resume on Monster, Careerbuilder, Hotjobs, Dice or Florida Alligator Wrestler Jobs, or all of the above, take a minute and ask yourself a question:
What job do I really want to do? Well, [...]
The title of this Blog is a bit insulting and rightly so. It is meant to get your attention so that you do not pass over the article - - to make you take notice !!!
If you were driving down the street and you saw a Billboard but you couldn’t make out what it said because the worlds were too small and the message was hidden in a thousand words, you would probably not understand it or crash your car trying to figure it out.
In my almost nine years of recruiting, I have reviewed hundreds of thousands of resumes. In most cases, if you have the right skills and a decent enough looking resume, it is enough to get you an interview. It may not get you a job you are looking for, but really, that is not the [...]
