Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The First 10 Seconds Resume Tips
The first 10 seconds a recruiter peers at the résumé of a perspective hire is important, especially when they might give it only a total of 20 seconds of attention.
Recruiters go through stacks of résumés daily and spend less than 30 seconds looking at each one, according to Avery Williams, coordinator of career development at the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst College.
“Also many employers are now using electronic methods to scan résumés for key words, so that also cuts down on the time spent on them,” Williams said.
With the multitude of candidate résumés shuffled across their desk, staying in the maybe file rather than the round file is important.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Top 10 Interview Mistakes Every Person Makes and Quick Fixes for You
There are 10 mistakes that virtually everyone makes during an interview. Make them and you””ll lose more job opportunities than you can afford to lose. Apply these quick fixes and watch the offers come pouring in!
Five Key Points To Keep in Mind When Writing Your Resume
Resumes and cover letters that get acted upon are those that demonstrate thewriter’s potential to solve an employer’s problem. Companies like resumes
that demonstrate what you can do for them…that you are a problem-solver.
Put yourself in the shoes of the hiring manager/screener and you’ll understand
why a good cover letter and resume MUST make you stand out and therefore
is so important. To make a point, let’s make some “worst case” scenario
assumptions about the hiring manager reading your cover letter and resume
for the first time.
97 Job Search Tips Career Advice for Desperate Job Seekers
Typically, face-to-face interviews don’t happen until you make it that far in the process. However, you have much more control than you think with regard to making it that far in an executive search