Here’s a pill that may be tough to swallow: most people have lackluster resumes. They tend to write extremely generic resumes that only showcase basic job duties. As a result, recruiters think they are dealing with someone who can only do the basics. Achievement based resumes, on the other hand, help you stand out from […]
One unique challenge professionals face on the job hunt is that high caliber positions are few and far between. Add the fact that there’s also a pool of fierce competition and sometimes this means you won’t get the job you’re looking for right away. This is the part where it’s easy to give up […]
Optimizing your professional resume means your professional resume must be “SEO friendly” to be found by recruiters looking for candidates like you. More specifically, this means that it has to be rich in keywords that are relevant to the position you are applying to, in order to get past the online screening process and the […]
When I was a search firm recruiter, I found getting hired during the holiday months of November and December was very feasible and were often close to my top billing months for the year. Yet all I hear from job seekers and corporate recruiters this time of year, “The holidays are slow for hiring.” […]
Did you take the wrong job recently? Not sure how to know if you took the wrong job? I recently had a prospect start a new position a few months ago and feels now that he took the wrong job. It is such a bummer, since he said he was so excited to start. Yet […]
You, as a job seeker, are continually appalled at the lack of follow-through on the part of potential employers throughout your job search after you have interviewed a number of times. You cannot help but wonder what happens when HR does not call you back after what you thought was a great interview. You are […]
How do you leave a lasting impression on your next interview? You land an interview for an incredible professional-level position you discovered online or through your network. What a relief to receive the interview call for this opportunity! The door is officially open and your foot is officially in the door. Now it’s time to […]
Are you often perplexed by the situation where you are being asked back for a job interview, sometimes the second or third interview, and manager asks, “Aren’t you overqualified for this job?” (Side note: I mean, can’t they tell you are overqualified from looking at your resume? Do they need to bring you in once […]
Savvy job seekers are sending email correspondence directly to new and existing contacts to follow up on job postings, to ask for job lead referrals and to inquire about exploratory job interviews. Normally, job seekers know what they want to say and get to the point in the body of the email on the email’s […]
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