by Alex | Mar 25, 2013 | Job Market, Resumes
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...
by Alex | Mar 21, 2013 | Careers, Resumes
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:...
by Alex | Mar 20, 2013 | Resumes
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...
by Alex | Mar 19, 2013 | Job Search, 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...
by Alex | Mar 18, 2013 | Job Search
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...
by Alex | Mar 16, 2013 | Resumes
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....
by Alex | Mar 15, 2013 | Job Market, Job Search, Telecommuting
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...
by Alex | Jan 16, 2013 | Resume Express
Tonight we migrated our web server to a new dedicated server to improve performance and availability. As always with these sort of moves, there may be some hiccups along the way. If you run into problems, please give us a call at 888-527-7245 and we’ll be glad...
by Alex | Jan 1, 2013 | Resume Express
As the calendar flips from 2012 to 2013, we here at Resume Express would like to wish you a Happy New Year and continued or renewed prosperity in the New Year. If one of your resolutions is to find a promotion or get a new job, we hope that you’ll consider our...
by Alex | Nov 4, 2012 | Resume Express
As we move into the short days and long nights of winter, we’ve finally gotten around to implementing an affiliate program that rewards those of you who refer us business. We’ve created what we think is a wonderfully simple and competitive commission for...
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