Your resume design can help – or hurt – your job search Throughout my career in human resources – not to mention my work as a professional resume writer – I’ve come across multitudes of candidates who embark on their job search with a resume so poorly designed that it’s a miracle that it ever…
Why it’s important to write a LinkedIn profile 95% of recruiters and hiring managers use LinkedIn to identify best fit passive or active candidates for their job openings. Ninety-five percent. So you need to take these LinkedIn profile tips into account if you want to be found. Why are you on LinkedIn, anyway? For one,…
How can you tell if your resume writer is good? Before you pick a provider, you may wonder how you can tell if a resume writer is good. The best resume writers create resumes that get their clients interviews, so don’t conflate that by asking if their clients get job offers. Here’s why: you could…
If you need help finding a job, you’re not alone Back in 2013, John Sullivan, a PhD in human resources, used data analysis to explain why most candidates need help finding a job. His reasoning was that if job candidates understand the numbers, they’ll be better armed to handle the realities of the job search. And…
It’s 2019. Do Resumes Matter? They’re traditional, and they’re still the norm, but increasingly people are asking if resumes matter to employers when there are newer ways to assess candidates. As a professional resume writer, I obviously think resumes matter, and will remain so for the near future. Alternatives to resumes include videos in which…
What are the best job search strategies when the unemployment rate is low? Low employment rates mean that there are more job openings, which leads to a greater need for job candidates. So adjust your job search strategy to take advantage of the trend Here’s what you need to do If recruiters are looking, make it…
Wondering Why You Can’t Get a Job? Employers complain that they can’t find good employees. Job candidates wonder why they can’t get a job. So if you’re wondering why you can’t get a job, let me clue you in on what the process is like from the employer’s vantage point. When I had to hire…
If you want to find a job, let employers find you, and the way that’s done in 2019 is through social media. Getting a job once involved scanning job boards like Monster or Careerbuilder – or even the classified ads in print media, not all that long ago. But now, you can get a job…