The key word in the title is “effective.” Anyone can network ineffectively. The sad part is that most people I meet do ineffective networking. What is sadder is that they get frustrated or burned out and often give up.
The common belief I hear fr…
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Effective Networking Requires Planning – Step #1
Job Seekers and Warren Buffet
I am currently reading the book, “The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life” by Alice Schroeder. It is an interesting biography on Warren Buffet’s life starting as a small child. Some of the more interesting parts highlig…
Why Your Skills & Experience Don’t Matter To Recruiters
The title is true. It just isn’t true all of the time.
I can’t count the number of times I have heard from candidates, “I have done all of the things for your position.” or how many times I get a cover letter that goes into a le…
How To Get Recruiters To Reply To Your Resume
I know this is one of the major complaints by candidates. I hear it all the time, “I send them my resume and they don’t reply. Most won’t even return my phone call.” As difficult as it is to say, for the most part these candidates are correct…
You Still Might Not Get a Call to Interview
Tweet Even after passing through the screening process of having a”Recruiter Read Your Resume in 10 Seconds or Less”, you might still not get to the stage of an interview. Learn how to recognize what issues might be stumbling blocks in your resume and how to overcome some of the more common issues. My partner […]
Expanded Olympic Job Search Metaphor
Tweet As I indicated in a previous post, I was going to expand upon the metaphor of comparing your job search to the level of athletic competition at the Olympics. You can view this blog post titled, “Are You Competing at an Olympic Level in Your Job Search?”on our Career and Job Search Blog. I […]
Job Search Audio - How Recruiters Read Your Resume in 10 Seconds
Tweet As a follow-up to our article on How Recruiters Read Resumes in 10 Seconds or Less (which by the way must of somehow gone viral since the response/review/comments almost brought down our server), Brad and I did a radio broadcast on this subject in our last Internet Radio Show on LATalkRadio.com. You can stream […]
New Job Search FREE Resources Portal
Tweet We’ve launched a new job search free resources portal. Consider this your home site for aggregating and consolidating all the expert advice from the best bloggers on various elements of conducting an effective job search, including job search networking, interviewing, resume writing, cover letters, and leveraging social media in your job search. If you’re […]
How Recruiters Read Resumes In 10 Seconds – Audio Recording
Recruiters screen your resume in less than 10 seconds for a few very simple reasons. Do you know the top 5 reasons why a recruiter will toss your resume into the circular file after a quick glance? Are you making simple mistakes and errors tha…
The Best Recruiters Eliminate YOU With their First Question
How is this possible you might ask?
How could anyone determine whether I am a fit for a job with only one interview question?
Even more shocking is the idea you could be eliminated through the very first interview question?
Shouldn’t there be many fa…
