Job Search Tips and Tricks – Page 11

9 Questions for Getting Hired

The most important decision a company makes about employees is whether to hire them. Whether a company succeeds or fails ultimately depends on whether it hired the right people to effectively execute its strategies. For job seekers, the primary goal is finding the right job for your skills, talents and personality. The resume is anContinue reading “9 Questions for Getting Hired”

Who Is YOUR Customer? The Language of Resumes

A resume has one clear goal; like any marketing or promotional document, it exists to make an extremely valuable sale. The product your resume sells? That is YOU! Any advertising pro will tell you that ad copy does not have to appeal to the promoter, senior management or company selling the product. Ad copy isContinue reading “Who Is YOUR Customer? The Language of Resumes”

Getting Your Resume Past the Robots

More companies are using resume screening software, in response to the higher number of resumes submitted. The first strategy in getting your resume read–by a human–is understanding how these programs work. This infographic from resume web app Resunate illustrates the basic process: Your resume is run through a parser, which removes the styling from the resume and breaks the text downContinue reading “Getting Your Resume Past the Robots”

Is Your Career in Danger? Take the Test!

Eight Questions to Make Sure You’re on Track for Career Success Great careers are like gardens; they are cultivated and carefully tended. Like a garden, success takes work! And like a garden, the best careers can bear some wonderful fruit. The process of tending to the garden of your career should have (in no smallContinue reading “Is Your Career in Danger? Take the Test!”

More Than a Job Search: Tips For The Career of Your Dreams!

Concern yourself with who you truly are—your personality and talents. Understanding yourself can be the foundation of a rewarding career. For many people, a career is simply their way to make a living. After all, there are bills to pay and fun things to buy. Of course, your main goal may only be to make someContinue reading “More Than a Job Search: Tips For The Career of Your Dreams!”