Blogs are the new killer resumes
In the age of LinkedIn, About.Me, and the raging “you are your network” mentality that abounds when it comes to landing your next gig, traditional resumes aren’t going to cut it.
Your Resume vs Your “Job Seeking Profile”
I’ve been in IT and Digital Recruiting for almost 20 years and for as long as I can remember–at least once a month–one of my friends asks me at a party: can you help me with my resume? Or, more frequently: I have a friend who is looking for a job—can you help them with…
Realize the Errors of Your Employment-Seeking Ways
Even if you’re amazing in pretty much every way, you’re bound to make mistakes at some point in time, including during your job search.
Recruiting Tips: Are Job Postings and Resumes Things of the Past?
If you’ve been tasked with recruiting the next great batch of employees that your company has ever seen, your first instincts might be to load up the corporate website with all manner of career ads, job postings and little links where visitors can drop off their modern resumes. While this tactic might be the way…
Conquer Interview Questions – Answering Employers’ and Asking Your Own
Back in the day – you know, when your grandparents would walk 17 miles in a blizzard or fire just to get to school – job interviews were a one-way street. That has all changed. In today’s world of progressive people, potential employers no longer have candidates sit there so that they can be subjected…
Remote Workers: Are They Worth It?
Before the Internet phenomenon, allowing employers to connect virtually with their staff, companies that needed to inflate their numbers were restricted to the people who applied locally or were willing to commute. In the rare occasion that someone voluntarily relocated, businesses might have been able to lure hard workers into town from afar, but in…
The Gatekeeper’s Point of View: Phone Etiquette for Job Seekers
Over the years, job searching has transformed from a cold, overall person-to-person process, to a warm, mostly convenient, technological experience. In the past, the ambitious would wait for the Sunday paper, scan the jobs of the week, re-craft their resume and cover letter (sent via snail mail), reach out to their network in hopes of…
Network the Right Way – and Avoid Scathing Rejection Emails
One of the most popular pieces of employment advice that recruiting professionals seem to be giving job seekers is to reach out to professionals and potential employers via Internet channels so that they can make valuable industry connections. That being said, if you’ve seen a recent story of a LinkedIn networking initiative gone awry…
Recruiters to Make HR Mobile – Job Seekers Should Capitalize on the Shift
No matter what consumers like doing, businesses appear to take a hint and adjust their operations so they can accommodate the general public. While you may think this habit only applies to portions of their organizations that are more directly linked to people’s personal tastes, such as product development and marketing, the unlikely field of…
Don't Drive Yourself Crazy After an Interview
Over the course of your job search, you may begin to think that you’re on a carnival ride, thanks to all the ups and downs you’re feeling in terms of anxiety. While heading into an interview may be one of the most stressful tasks ahead of you when it comes to trying to land a…
