Okay, so you posted your resume on every job board. You applied to 50 different jobs posted on company websites. You sent your resume to a Bazillian “Resumeblasting” services. But, still there you sit watching Judge Judy on the WB with little to no firm job prospects. Perhaps it is time to look“Beyond the Job [...] Read Full Story

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  Here are ten simple rules to writing an effective resume. Violation of these rules can cause pain, heartache, cramps, irregularity and even worse… You won’t get the interviewed for the job you want!  1. Style & Font are least important:  If I help someone “tweak” their resume and the style is OK, I try not to change it. (Style meaning what kind of bullet points they use or whether they block things off with lines, etc.) 2. Length is even less important: Too many people worry... Read Full Story

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OK, so you have been laid-off, downsized, riffed, let go, fired or maybe you even quit. Before you rush to put your resume on Monster, Careerbuilder, Hotjobs, Dice or Florida Alligator Wrestler Jobs, or all of the above, take a minute and ask yourself a question:   What job do I really want to do? Well, Bill Gates isn’t handing over controlling interest of Microsoft and Bono hasn’t mentioned he is looking for a replacement at U2, so those choices may be gone, but there are certainly others. ... Read Full Story

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It is Critical when you do your first phone screen with a company you know your goal in doing the phone Screen, and also what the goal of Human resources is, as they are totally different.   Your goal is simple, to get a second interview!   You must speak on the phone again with a potential decision maker or in person with a peer of the hiring manager or directly with the hiring manager.   Your phone interview is not to get the job. You may be many steps away from getting the job, and if you... Read Full Story

The title of this Blog is a bit insulting and rightly so. It is meant to get your attention so that you do not pass over the article - - to make you take notice !!! If you were driving down the street and you saw a Billboard but you couldn’t make out what it said because the worlds were too small and the message was hidden in a thousand words, you would probably not understand it or crash your car trying to figure it out. But on the other hand, if it said “EAT AT JOE’S”... Read Full Story

  Here is an article I was emailed several years ago that I wish I could take credit for. It is certainly within the tone and theme of my blog. Thank you whom ever you are for this article:   Most people would agree that job interviews can be nerve racking.  But regardless how nerve racking they can be, it is understood by most That there are things you should not do in an interview.  Don’t bite your nails.  Don’t interrupt.  Don’t fidget in your seat.  Indeed, the interview... Read Full Story

In my almost nine years of recruiting, I have reviewed hundreds of thousands of resumes. In most cases, if you have the right skills and a decent enough looking resume, it is enough to get you an interview.  It may not get you a job you are looking for, but really, that is not the purpose of a resume. The purpose is to market you with a roughly two to three page really big business card. This hopefully creates enough interest in your background to warrant a phone call or a face-to-face meetin... Read Full Story