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Articles tagged "resumes":
29 articles found
3 Clues That Your Resume Is Giving The Wrong Information
If you're in a job hunt, nothing will negatively impact your success more than filling your resume with duties, focusing on overused phrases, and spelling out a dry list of jobs. The reason? Employers want to hire a person that represents an effective solution to their business needs. Here are 3 main clues that your resume needs an overhaul in order to move an employer's response from "So what?" to "Call for an interview."
You're Saying One Thing, But Your Body's Saying Another In Your Executive Interview...
Are you saying one thing in an interview, only to have your body language convey something different? Do you sound confident, but avoid eye contact and undercut your voice? Read this article for resources on how to make your body language sync with your vocal language.
Salary Research Makes Your Executive Job Search More Profitable
The opportunities for you to do salary research on the Web are expanding. Here are two more opportunities for you - and no, Salary.com isn't one of them.
How Long Will Your Executive Job Search Take?
That's a great question... and one for which there is no "magic" answer. But if you're in the job hunt at this point, you might swear that the process seems to be taking longer than ever before. Here are some ways to gauge how long your job hunt might take, and some methods to start addressing it-—long BEFORE frustration sets in.
What To Do Before You Walk Into The Executive Interview Room
If you've made the short-list - that is, if you survived the large-scale weeding out and the second level parsing to actually be offered a job interview - why would you shoot yourself in the foot by not preparing for it? Here's an article about doing your own due diligence on the company about to interview you.
Fun With Resumes And Executive Job Searches
Anyone who thinks job hunting is boring at best and absolute drudgery at worst could benefit from this article, featuring three ways to liven up your mood and attitude during your job search.
Get Happy, Get Educated, Get Your Resume In Order
Your happiness at your job often has a huge impact on your happiness in all the other areas of your life. So what can you do to get happier with your work situation today? Read on and find out.
Career Education Doesn't Stop At The Executive Offices
As a general rule, everyone sees the value of continuing education for employees. But the higher people go up the corporate ladder, the less likely they are to continue keeping their skills sharp. Here, the author makes a business case for getting back to the books.
"Workaholic" Doesn't Sell On A Resume
Looking for a new job? No one is hiring "workaholics." If that term describes you, you'd never use it on a resume - so why would you be that kind of person on the job? Read more about the counter-intuitive truth of productivity here.
An Easier Way To Think About (and Get Motivated To) Network
People resist networking, but instead of hitting people over the head about it, there's perhaps a kinder, gentler way to remind professionals that networking is not only good, it's good for them. Here's an attempt at that level of understanding - without crossing the line into creating guilt about it.
What's The Best Time For A Career Change?
There is a time that's better than all others when it comes to making a career change - but the answer to "When?" is different for everyone. Find out the answer, and how to get your resume in order for your own specific "when" - even if that time comes sooner than you expect due to layoffs or firings.
5 Crucial Points On Working With Recruiters
Today's job hunter faces an increasingly confusing myriad of choices about how to find that next opportunity. However, there's one mainstay of the job market that can pay off in huge dividends for both employers and job seekers: using a recruiter. Professionals who want to use recruiters as part of their job search strategy should understand a few key points, according to Audrey Spencer of ACBS Resource Management, Inc.
Give Your Career Search A Boost With Blogging
The reasons to blog - and the high-profile examples - grow with each passing year. If you're on the job hunt, you'll want to read about why blogging's a new and vital tool for you, and the employers, recruiters, and headhunters looking for someone just like you.
Free Online Learning Opportunities To Bolster Your Resume And Reputation
Getting additional education from respected universities can boost your resume and make you more attractive to hiring managers, recruiters, and headhunters. But it can also cost a lot ... unless you explore one of these two free online resources.
Job Interviews - When He Asked, "How Do You Motivate Yourself?," I Was Without A Good Answer
A reader emailed me with this question: "I was in an interview, and was asked this question: How do you motivate yourself? I could barely answer the question. What would you suggest?" That is a great question that deserves a great answer. After managing dozens of employees over the years, I can tell you not what I think, but what I know. Get the full story.
Are You Courting Age Bias In Your Job Search?
Job hunters often have trouble figuring out what is holding them back from landing interviews. In many cases, these professionals are inadvertently highlighting their age on the resume-—all while hoping that employers will focus on something else. If this applies to you, read on for some common scenarios that are easily prevented with a few changes to your resume (even if you're in your 60's!).
Using Work-Related Tests To Boost Your Resume Prospects
Regardless of how you feel about work-related tests - whether it's for personality, skills, communication styles, behavior, or something else entirely - they're being used much more frequently in the corporate world. Here's one way you can use these tests to help you land the job you want.
Have You Dug Up Your "Digital Dirt"?
Do you know what comes up when you Google yourself? If you don't, you'd better check if you're planning a serious job search, because hiring managers, recruiters, and other job search professionals will be typing your name in to see what comes up. Read on for more details, and what to do about it.
Go Beyond Your Resume, And Visualize Your Perfect Job
You may have the perfect resume, but can it land you the perfect job? You won't know until you have a solid picture in your mind of what the perfect job will look like for you. And salary is just one piece of that puzzle...
The World's Oldest Job Interview Question - And How To Answer It
Well, we can't reveal what that question is here! But we can promise it's the very first thing you'll read in the article, which also explains the true purpose of the question, and four solid tips on how to answer it.