Don’t even think about trying this technique unless you’re prepared for an employer to offer you a job.
I was speaking with a client a few days ago and he told me a story about a candidate he had just hired for a sales position. She had lost her jo…
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Job Search Success: Can Targeting Make a Difference?
How Can You Find the Best Job Search Content?
Who are your favorite bloggers that you read regularly to discover how to improve your job search?
Oh wait – let’s take a giant step backwards before we try to answer that question.
Are you searching, reading, devouring the content about effective …
It’s play-off time for your job search – what do you have to lose?
Here comes another basketball metaphor about your job search.
A few nights ago, my Varsity HS Girls Basketball Team played in the first round of the State Playoffs. In our section we were ranked 6th out of 32 teams. We played a team ranked 24 and almos…
5 Tips How To Keep Your Resume Out Of The Black Hole
Candidates constantly complain about how when they email resumes they all seem to end up in the proverbial “black hole.”
As a recruiter, who receives on average 6 to 7 hundred resumes a week, I can understand your frustration. I’m als…
What are Job Search Best Practices?
Do you know the core best practices of conducting a job search?
Could you rattle these off the tip of your tongue right now?
Here’s the killer question – are you executing flawlessly against these best practices in your current job search?
If eithe…
Does Your Resume STINK? Is that the problem?
Did you know that the number one reason most candidates don’t get called for an interview after submitting a resume is that their resume and cover letter STINKS?
Reminder – LAST CHANCE to take Advantage of our Special One-Time Resume and …
HELP, Resumes Keep Coming In. What Should We Do?
I received 347 resumes just this week. On a weekly basis this is about average. Some weeks I get more, some weeks less, but over time 300 or so is not unusual.
Many of these resumes were received for a search directly via email, about 10% via snail mai…
Major Controversy – Why Bother Sending a Cover Letter?
There is a raging debate in many LinkedIn Professional and Networking Groups, on our own LinkedIn Job Search Discussion Group, hundreds of emails we’ve been sent, numerous blog comments, and an overwhelming number of tweets – all related to our las…
Pet Peeve – Your Resume and Cover Letter
I’m very frustrated today. I’m ready to explode at the candidates responding to my job postings.
On the outside I’d like to call candidates on the phone and invite them in for an interview – one the inside I’d like to call candidates and scre…
11 New Year Resolutions For Your Job Search
It is time to look forward to 2010. Regardless of 2009 happenings and all its trials and tribulations, 2010 is upon us and now is the time to think about how best to approach the year with regards to your career or job search.
Here are some ideas that …
