Job searching can feel like a never-ending quest. The seemingly unending polish of your resume and cover letter, and relentless searching for job postings that match most (if not all) of your career must-haves. It can be exasperating to not hear back from the
What is a headhunter, exactly? Working in the employment services industry as I do, this is one of the most common questions that I encounter. While recruiters (aka headhunters) all do similar things (human resources sourcing, interviewing, and filling positions), there are differences, and many
If you want to write your sales resume to make the final cut and land you an interview for your dream sales job--whether that is an inside or outside sales or as a hunter or farmer sales representative--it is time to let go of
If you are writing a resume, here are 5 words you should never use, plus some resume excerpts to show you how to put these tips into practice.
You've put a lot of work into your LinkedIn profile. The last thing you want to do is lose that data! Many people don't even have a clue that they should regularly back up their LinkedIn profile and data. LinkedIn is continually evolving. They
It's Wednesday morning. Most of your friends are well into their workday, slugging down their fourth 'get-me-through-another-meeting' coffee, laughing at the boss' latest lame attempt at a joke. But not you. Not today. Today, you're headed to an interview. If you are like most
Time management...it seems like it should be simple, but for so many it is one of the greatest challenges. It's every job hunter's hidden secret. While you might claim you're spending every minute reading job postings and tweaking your resume, it's not actually true.
People change jobs often throughout life. And currently employed people always worry about how to conduct a secret job search. The average person born in the latter years of the baby boom (1957-1964) has held 11.7 jobs from age 18 to age 48, according
Trying to land a new job can be difficult, even during the best of times. If you have recently been self-employed and owned a business and are now trying to reenter the workforce, you know what we mean. Writing a resume when you have
Has your career been derailed? Maybe veering away from your previous career path was intentional and maybe it wasn't. But if you have been working outside your usual career path and want to return, writing a resume can present a challenge. Problematic situations. That
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