With one interview per hundreds of sent applications you cannot afford to make it into a practice run. How can you ace the one interview that is so important?
Categories: Career Advice, Interview, Job Search
You pass a homeless person and something about him makes you want to give money. Others – you want to run away from. How similar is this to a job interview?..
Categories: Career Advice, Interview, Job Search
What format should your resume follow? Before answering this and other, equally important questions about resume structure, focus on what you bring to the table that hundreds of other qualified candidates don’t.
Categories: Career Advice, Resume Writing
A heated discussion about using or not using professional resume writers yielded some interesting trends in the job-seeker community. While opinions varied immensely, trends persisted across all shades of the spectrum.
Categories: Career Advice, Funny, Job Search, Services
You interviewed for a job you really wanted. You believe you did very well. You answered all questions. You felt a good vibe. And then… they decide to pass on you. What went wrong?
Categories: Career Advice, Interview
You can think that you have a winning resume, but if it is not getting interviews, is not a winning resume. One simple question can validate your resume’s relevance.
Categories: Career Advice, Job Search, Resume Writing
A job seeker sending out hundreds of resumes is in the same shoes as a lottery player. In both cases people are betting on numbers, on chance, with no strategy.
Categories: Career Advice, Job Search
Whether you leave the “References Available Upon Request” on your resume or not, will not affect your chances of getting interviewed. Listing your actual references, however, is a no-no.
Categories: Cover Letters, Job Search, Resume Writing
Companies big and small do not need help developing their products and services – it is their area of expertise. However, most resort to services of marketing professionals for promotion efforts. Your resume is your marketing material. Do you need help tuning it?
Categories: Career Advice, Job Search, Resume Writing, Services
When creating a resume, use the 30-second elevator ride analogy: you have a limited amount of time to make your best impression. Throw away irrelevant information and use strong, positive facts about you that describe you from the best possible angle.
Categories: Career Advice, Resume Writing
