Looking for the perfect graduation gift? A Resume Express Professional Resume Package
As we approach mid-may, a trip through any Walmart or Target should remind you that it’s graduation season. In fact, once Mother’s Day passes this weekend, it will be the big marketing push for the next 3-4 weeks. If you have a graduate that you’re shopping for, you can skip the stores and give our [...]
Subtext (And 5 reasons it’s vital in your resume)
In addition to the skills, abilities and experience that you offer potential employers, your resume carries critical subtext that HR professionals will evaluate when deciding whether to let your resume continue through the hiring process. Subtext is the underlying message that you’re trying to convey. Because your resume will be very similar to many other [...]
5 Critical but Often Overlooked Pieces of Resume Advice
In the course of writing resumes for our clients and updating this blog, we write/give a LOT of resume advice. Here’s five pieces of often overlooked advice that can make all the difference between a fruitless search and a shiny new job: Make sure your outgoing voicemail message is professional. What could be worse than [...]
Resumes: When Your Professor is Wrong (and Who On Campus is Right)
I feel compelled to write this post because of something that happened with a client a few weeks ago. Obviously, we protect the anonymity of our customers, so I won’t delve into many specifics, but there’s a lesson in here in that I feel is important enough to share with young people starting their career. [...]
The acronym you’ve never heard of, and how it affects your job search
Everybody knows what a FICO score is and how it rules your life. A good FICO score and doors open at your feet; a bad FICO score and finding a place to live or car to drive can be very, very difficult. Most job seekers are unaware of the equivalent in the HR world: ATS. Doesn’t sound [...]
Will my resume make it past the first screening?
The hardest part about the resume process for many candidates is passing the first screening. Whether it’s a computerized applicant tracking system (think keyword scanner) or a harried hiring manager, those first 30 seconds (or less, depending upon the individual reviewer) will go a long way toward deciding the success of your application with that employer. [...]
What Your Mom Never Told You About Resumes
I’m sure your mom is a wonderful woman – I know mine is. Chances are, she’s even given you some career advice and maybe even helped with your first resume. Unless she’s an HR pro, she didn’t tell you these interesting and very important facts about resumes: Resume styles and purposes are always evolving Unlike [...]
Looking for a job? Here’s 10 easy things to do today.
Happy Monday! Today might be particularly rough given yesterday’s national drinking holiday (Irish car bombs anybody?), so it makes sense that if you’re looking for a job, today might be lacking a little motivation. Because I am addicted to lists (just check out previous posts here), today’s list is ten things you can do that [...]
16 Things You Don’t Want to Hear About Your Resume
As the hiring season heats up along with the economy, we’re making a commitment to expand our blog to provide insight, advice and anecdotes useful to job seekers. Today, we look at several pitfalls that can affect your resume – and how to fix them. 16. “We can’t pay you this much.” You hear this when your [...]
Looking for Telecommuting Jobs?
Telecommuting has been in the news a lot lately, with the news that Yahoo! and Best Buy have recalled the vast majority of remote workers. Despite these high profile cancellations, we’re big believers in the power of virtual offices – they save time, money and natural resources while improving employees lives. We may a bit [...]
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