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Thursday, January 27, 2011

5 Critical Areas of Weakness With Your Resume

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Each week, I critique a new resume on-air. And over the past couple of months I've started to notice some of what I like to call "terrible resume trends". They're common mistakes that everyday job seekers are making—and they have no idea that they're making them! (How can you fix what's wrong if you don't even know what that is!) Well, I'm here to open your eyes and (hopefully) start getting ...

How Flexible Are Your Hours As a Tech Professional?

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With the onslaught of smarter smart phones, tablets, netbooks and services and software such as Skype jobs across all industries, especially IT are becoming more flexible than ever before. Nowadays, there are so many people that work remotely, it seems as though the days of the brick and mortar office is limited as virtual offices are growing in popularity as a way to bring in the best possible ...

Google Gets New CEO And New Hiring Plans

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Google announced that cofounder Larry Page will be named CEO in April and with that will come changes. Many believe that Page will focus on raising Google's social offerings to better compete with Facebook. Google is planning on hiring more talent to tackle that feat and looking to retain their top talent. During the company's recent Q4 2010 earnings call, CFO Patrick Pichette confirmed that ...

So … What Did You Actually Do?

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When I tell people that I'm a resume writer, some assume that I work with a lot of candidates who need assistance embellishing their resumes. In actuality, this is almost never the case. Many of our clients are highly educated professionals who have so much work experience that they can't figure out where to start when it comes to writing their resumes. While this is definitely a good problem ...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Are You Making the Right Connections?

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Some of us have had the good fortune of knowing from an early age exactly where we wanted to go with our careers. However, many job seekers do not discover their professional calling until later in life. Others—even as the last few grains of sand seem to run out—are still trying to figure out "what they want to be when they grow up". These candidates often feel insecure about their resumes, ...

How to Answer the “Secret” Illegal interview Question

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When you are being interviewed by a potential employer, there are several types of interview questions that are illegal for them to ask. These questions include asking how old you are, your marital status, if you have children, your religion, your political affiliations, disabilities and racial background. These questions are prohibited by both federal and state laws, because not hiring someone ...
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Friday, January 14, 2011

Do You Need A Resume Or A CV?

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Someone recently asked me to explain the difference between a resume and a curriculum vitae, or CV. While these documents are largely similar, they use different formats to present a candidate's work history because they're intended for different audiences. In the fast-paced professional world, hiring managers usually aren't interested in more than your last ten to fifteen years of work ...

Job Search: How Your Unemployment Can Cause Long Term Issues For You and How to Avoid Them

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Recently, there was an article in the Portland Tribune that discussed volunteer rates, particularly as they relate to the unemployed. It was a great article with several lessons built right in. The primary comments were that the unemployed, who probably have the time, were the least likely to volunteer and that volunteer numbers were continuing downward. Since 2002, the ranks of the ...

How to Flawlessly Capture the Right “Details” on Your Resume

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If you follow our blog regularly, you know that we stress the importance of including detailed descriptions of your previous professional accomplishments in your resume. While this is a simple idea, understanding how to execute it effectively trips up a lot of people as they write their documents. With that in mind, let's play a round of "Good details vs. Bad details". Good details The ...

Prevent Job Search Embarrassment – Organize Your Job Search!

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You've probably heard the saying, "Looking for a job is a full-time job". While many people find themselves in the position of searching for a new job while still employed at their current one, that doesn't change the fact that you need to handle your job search process as professionally as you would handle the new job if you were to get it. Organization is really the key to being an ...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Should you out yourself on your resume?

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The law forbids discrimination on the basis of race, age and sex no matter where you are, but sexual orientation is another matter. As of now, only 21 states and the District of Columbia have laws on the books banning discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation; 13 of those states and the District also outlaw employment discrimination based on gender identity or ...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Top 5 IT certifications for 2011

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An IT certification is one of the best and easiest ways of getting into the IT job market. Though there has been some decline in premium paid for IT certifications there are some specialties that still command good money. As the economy leaves bad times behind and chances of a double dip recession look bleak, IT recruitment will definitely pick up from next year. Here we detail five of the ...
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Friday, January 7, 2011

Weight Discrimination – Is it worse for women?

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What’s 2011 Going to Bring?

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John Smith began 2010 with the hope that hiring would ramp up slowly over the year and that he would be able to re-establish his crackerjack sourcing team that was eliminated in 2009. He believed that sourcing passive candidates off the Internet would provide enough candidates, with very little need for job postings or agency involvement. Instead, he found that hiring in some niche areas ...

Experts Predict Slow Growth but Competitive Recruiting in 2011

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Slow growth, hesitancy, and nervousness will continue into 2011, but the competition for employees will continue to be vigorous for many positions. That's the upshot of what a panel of recruiting leaders, consultants, and professors are saying. Their detailed advice for corporate recruiting leaders is in the December 2010 / January 2011 Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership. For now, ...

Minority contributions to the U.S. Army

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Does Your Background Make You Unique?

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When I was in college, one of my classes featured a section on the family dynamics of different ethnicities found throughout the U.S. Having grown up in an area full of socioeconomic and racial diversity, I found the textbook discussions of how certain types of families operated stereotypical and of little value. My professor had sensed my annoyance with the topic; and after class one day, she ...

3 Bold and Creative Resume Strategies to Implement in the New Year

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If you've been in a job search for any amount of time you know that it's all about a competitive edge and getting your resume noticed. So to help you kick-start your job search in the New Year I'm going to share three strategies that we employ as expert resume writers that command the employer's attention and how you can utilize these exclusive methods to start getting your resume noticed ...

Do You Shop for Jobs Like You Shop for the Holidays?

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Every year, I'm amazed by all the people who wait until a day or two before the holidays to begin their shopping. While this approach would turn me into a nervous stressball, those who do it see no reason not to. After all, they know that stores will be open as late as possible leading up to the holidays—so why not procrastinate? I often see people take this same approach when it comes to ...

How to Grab An Employer’s Attention in 20 Seconds

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I review a lot of resumes, and they often land in my mailbox with the exact same titles: resume.doc or resume.pdf. Can you say boring? Try these alternatives to stand out as an interesting candidate: 1. Your Name Resume.doc—This minimum level of personalization ensures that your resume will remain attached to your application. 2. Your Name Resume December 2010.doc—While this is also ...

The Perfect Objective Statement for That Entry-Level Job

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This week a recent college graduate sent me her resume, along with this question: "How can I update my objective statement to fit this specific job?" While I appreciated her recognizing the need to customize her resume for each specific application, the best way to update an objective statement is to delete it altogether. Even if you're looking for entry-level work, the very fact that you're ...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Rejuvenate Your Job Search

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Not getting what you want in your career these days? Are the resumes you've been sending not getting a response? Are your phone calls or e-mail not getting replies? Are your attempts to leave a job that may be eliminated not making a difference? Do you wish the recession would go away? Today's job market is tough. Demand for jobs is high and supply is low. It is easy to become frustrated ...

How Long Do Your College Honors Matter?

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Entry-level professionals often have a hard time trying to determine which information to include on their resumes. While you obviously want to include any education or degrees, the other stuff from college gets a little trickier. Do employers want to know that you were in the photography club? Would a hiring manager care that you were membership chair for your fraternity? Relevance As ...
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Top Technologies to watch in 2011

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Here is a list of technologies to watch for in 2011. 1. Personal Energy Management 2. Gesture and Movement recognition for hands free control 3. Wireless healthcare 4. 3-D Everything 5. Security – from software to hardware Advances in all of these technological fields will be exciting to watch. The best is yet to come.

Global Cooling Puts Green Jobs in Jeopardy

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The recent winter chill freezing many parts of the world is also cooling down demand for green jobs. The demand for products that are supposed to lower heat emissions, reduce energy use, and "save" the earth are being adversely affected by cold weather in target geo markets. There was a big push in 2010 for green jobs with publicly funded and government subsidized companies emerging all ...

Best Tech Gifts of the Holiday Season

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Now that the holidays are over and all gifts have been opened, we can discuss the best gifts of the holiday season. In no particular order, here is our list of top 10 tech gifts of 2010. 1. IPad 2. Kindle 3. HTC Phone 4. 3D HDTV 5. Kinect For XBOX360 6. IPhone 4 7. Sony Internet TV 8. Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse 9. Multi Device Charging Dock 10. Digital Camera Retail ...
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