In “Hiring Managers Rank Best and Worst Words to Use in a Résumé in New CareerBuilder Survey” Ryan Hunt shares words recruiters and hiring managers look for in a resume. Preferred words are action verbs that are result driven while the adjectives of old leave too much to subjectivity. After reading the article, ensure your…Continue Reading Are you using the right words in your resume?
Holidays provide a great time to connect
Add three to five people to your connections over the holidays. Take advantage of the holiday family and social gatherings to learn what others are doing and tell them about your career interests. Kim Isaacs, Monster Resume Expert, gives some great tips in her article Networking Tips for the Holidays.Networking Tips for Holidays…Continue Reading Holidays provide a great time to connect
Resume Transformation
How can you transform your resume from a series of facts and bullet points to an eye-catching,appetite whetting document that gets you calls for an interview? Vivian Giang explains what a career expert at TheLadders suggests in this article: How to Write an Excellent Resume 2013 For more resume and career advice, go to http://careercenter.cofc.edu/…Continue Reading Resume Transformation
Cover Letter Checklist
Employers read cover letters. Many pay more attention to the content and flavor of the letter than they do the resume, since so many resumes look similar. Do include a cover letter. When writing your cover letter, be sure to review Martin Yates’ simple check list, all the while keeping it to one page.Simple Checklist…Continue Reading Cover Letter Checklist
Job Seekers – You need to read this!
If you are sending out resumes and not hearing back, Dr. John Sullivan’s May 20th article on ERE.net is a MUST READ in its entirety. Why You Can’t Get a Job … Recruiting Explained by the Numbers…Continue Reading Job Seekers – You need to read this!
Does Your Resume Look Dated?
In Toni Bowers’ article, “Four things that make your resume look dated” published in Tech Republic on February 21, 2012, she reminds us that times have changed. Four things that make your resume look dated Have you reviewed your resumes lately?…Continue Reading Does Your Resume Look Dated?
Unconventional Ways to Boost your Job Search Efforts
Ashleigh Trahan writes this article for TalentEgg: 4 Novel Ways to Tackle Your Job Search In 2013. (January 2, 2013) Disclosure: These creative approaches are not for everyone. It’s a tough job market out there, which means you’re going to have to step up your game if you want to land your first (or next)…Continue Reading Unconventional Ways to Boost your Job Search Efforts
What Employers Want to See on a Resume
What Employers Want to See On a Resume, article in NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers), Oct. 4, 2012, contributed by Andrea Koncz. http://www.naceweb.org/press/releases/what-employers-want-to-see-on-a-resume.aspx…Continue Reading What Employers Want to See on a Resume
3 Reasons Your Resume is Keeping the Phone from Ringing
From CareerRealism.com by Jessica Holbrook Hernandez If you know someone who’s looking for a job—and I’m sure you do—then you may have heard them complain about having sent their resume off to hundreds of employers, only to receive absolutely no responses or acknowledgments. I’ve heard this complaint countless times from friends and colleagues. Part of…Continue Reading 3 Reasons Your Resume is Keeping the Phone from Ringing
Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume
From Forbes.com by Daily Muse, Contributor If you’ve applied for a job recently, you’ve probably looked over that 8½ x 11” summary of your career more times than you can count—and tweaked it just as often—in pursuit of the perfect resume. But before you add another bullet point, consider this: It’s not always about what…Continue Reading Final Cut: Words to Strike from Your Resume