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This interview I did with Sumitha Mariyam Raj and peopleHum is chock full of great tips for job seekers and employers as we start back to work. Full text from this interview can be found on peopleHum’s site hereRead more

Via TheMuse.com: If you’re a job seeker, you probably dream about recruiters reaching out to you with opportunities that are just perfect. Instead of submitting your resume over and over to the black hole of online applications, wouldn’t it be so much nicer if companies were just begging you to join them? Okay, I can’tRead more

Job searching on social media and online search engines is common.  But it can result in an overwhelming amount of duplicate job ads from scraping services, and less than stellar response time to online submissions of your resume.A more efficient way might be to find and connect with the individuals who post the jobs youRead more

Want to intern at Twitter?  Check out how on this fun Cool Tools Show podcast as Lars and I talked with the Twitter recruiting team.     Guests on this podcast include:  Anitra Collins – Twitter Recruitment Operations Lead Meghan Lorig – Twitter University Programs Lead We discussed: 1. Does twitter have an internship program? If so, can youRead more

Pin It The problem with trying to change occupations or industries, is that most people don’t have the skill set to support a broad leap in jobs. So they end up willing to do practically anything other than what they are currently doing, and subsequently flounder in their job search. After 15 years in recruiting,Read more

Have you decided to put your job search on hold for the holidays?   Well don’t.  I have just returned from a great Talent Net Live recruiting conference in Chicago.  It was attended by employers from all over the Second  City, and the U.S.  Guess what?  They are all hiring. Here are some nice resources toRead more

Is it possible to automatically focus your resume for a specific job description?…Sort of. Today, Alison Doyle reported on an app, called Resunate, that allows you to input your resume, then input a job description to which you wish to apply.  It then spits out a version of your resume that is re-arranged and slimmedRead more

Are you getting the silent treatment when you send your resume to a company online?  Maybe your resume isn’t getting the love it deserves because it’s not as shiny as it should be.  And by shiny I mean easily found and full of the proper keywords in the right places.  Here now are my topRead more

Thanksgiving is a great time let those in your network know how much you appreciate them.  If you are a job seeker, you might thank your network for keeping you in mind for any job opportunities that fit your profile.  And remind them of what you do and of what you seek. Peggy McKee (@salesrecruiter)Read more

Today I’ll be discussing Linkedin on CelebrityU Radio, at 3pm Central time, with Travis Blythe from Corner6Labs.  Travis is a regular co-host on this show each week on Thursdays from 2-4PM  with host, Kathy Hines.  I will be on to talk about using Linkedin for business marketing from an entrepreneur’s perspective, and using Linkedin forRead more

I speak with overwhelmed job seekers every week who can’t seem to gain any traction in their job search.  They tell me, “I’m applying for just about anything that will pay me”.  This, my friends, will get you nowhere.  My suggestion to the job seeker is to stop the scatter-shooting and laser focus your search.FOCUSHereRead more

Do you ever find that submitting your resume to an online application is like dropping it into a black hole?  Maybe your resume isn’t getting the attention it should. Your odds of getting an interview go way up when a recruiter or hiring manager can find your resume easily online.  Especially if they can findRead more

Part One – Everyone you know is a potential business lead. That’s right.  Whether or not you are currently a job seeker, chances are that you will be at some point.  I apologize up front, this is going to be a little long.  But it’s worth it. As a recruiter, I consider everyone a potentialRead more

So you want your resume to look pretty.  Naturally.  But is your pretty format preventing your resume from functioning as well as it should?  Did you know that many corporate and staffing agency ATS’s (Applicant Tracking Systems) strip your resume of formatting when the information is imported into your profile?  Or that when you forwardRead more

Story from Craig Fisher Posted by Miriam Salpeter on Keppie CareersRecruiters don’t ease up during the holidays – neither should you – Original post on KeppieCareers.com Originally Published on December 2nd, 2009 If you are a regular reader, I hope you are already convinced that it’s important to job hunt during the holidays. Do youRead more

"Wow, I shouldn’t have said all that!…" you’re thinking to yourself, "Especially that part about the unicorns!"  Somewhere in the 20 minutes it took you to respond to the question "Can you tell me a little about yourself?", you realized that your inner monologue had been awkwardly introduced to the hiring manager sitting across fromRead more

Colin Alsheimer (@levelten_colin on Twitter) of LevelTen Interactive recently invited me and Chris Hoyt, the Associate Director of Talent Attraction for AT&T (aka TheRecruiterGuy) into their offices to record a session for their weekly podcast, The Ten Spot. During the podcast, we share our top tips for job seekers in today’s economy, and share some recent trends inRead more

A friend of mine recently moved to the Houston area and is trying to find a job as a Revenue Accountant in the Oil and Gas industry.  Easy, right?  Not necessarily.  There are quite a few job seekers with the same skills applying to any openings that come available in that area right now.  MyRead more

There are now many great resources now to help job seekers better utilize Twitter in their job search.  I have put together a few of my old favorites and a couple of new ones to help job seekers either get started or take it to the next level.  The first thing to do after youRead more

A while back I posed this question on Twitter and LinkedIn, “What should job seekers leave OFF of their resume?”  It generated dozens of great responses from recruiting, career, HR, and resume professionals and hiring managers.  The number one thing that was suggested to leave off of your resume is something that most job seekers simplyRead more