5 Tips For Writing An Amazing Resume
There are resumes that do the job. They’re functional, neat, and clearly written––similar to those that cross a hiring manager’s desk every day of the year. And there are resumes that get the job...
View Article3 Ways to Create a Resume Title Worth Noticing
Job seekers, as you’re writing your resumes, have you thought about how to get the attention of potential employers? How about creating an attractive resume title? A resume title allows you to...
View ArticleTips to use LinkedIn Smarty for Job Hunting
Social media is one of the best ways of finding a job and LinkedIn certainly has its advantages. Young students who are taking their first steps in the professional sphere can benefit from the contacts...
View Article“Tighten Up” Your Resume Cover Letter
Of the many thousands of job search cover letters that cross the desks of hiring managers each month, hundreds are sent directly to the gallows! They’re tossed, forgotten, and shredded. What a sad...
View ArticleAre Recruiters LinkedIn to Your Profile?
You know LinkedIn to be a professional networking site where you connect with professionals. You can also make an impression among recruiters who are looking for a number one candidates to fill job...
View ArticleTop 10 LinkedIn tips
Whether you’re a novice LinkedIn user or a pro, it never hurts to learn more about how to better utilize LinkedIn to network online, particularly while conducting a job search. Chaim Shapiro,...
View ArticleLinkedIn tip #2: Names, headlines, profile pics
No matter if you’re a new LinkedIn user or a pro, expert Chaim Shapiro will help you improve your LinkedIn profile. This brief video and article is part 2 in a 10-part series, Top 10 LinkedIn tips with...
View Article11 quick LinkedIn tips
Did you know 87% of recruiters use LinkedIn to look for candidates? This means companies can find job seekers’ profiles and invite them for job interviews. For this to happen, though, job seekers need...
View ArticleHow to brand yourself on social media
There’s a whole lot of buzz right now about how important it is to brand yourself on social media. Should you create a separate personal and professional brand? Should you invite employers to connect...
View Article4 winning resume tips for recent graduates
You don’t like getting spam, do you? Well, neither do hiring managers. It may be quick and efficient to upload your resume on popular job sites and send employers the same robo-resume, but hiring...
View ArticleIs It Time to Retire the Old Resume and Start Fresh?
Everyone has something they consider “tried and true” that has provided them with consistent results every time. For some job seekers, that something is their resume. It’s possible that, 10 years ago,...
View ArticleHow To Create A “Showstopper” Cover Letter
There are movies and then there are movies. You know the kind––the blah, blah stories that are okay but you forget them as soon as you leave the theater or turn off the TV. And then there are the films...
View ArticleIs Your LinkedIn Profile Hurting Your Chances of Finding an Entry Level Job?
When was the last time you took a close look at your LinkedIn profile? When someone finds you on LinkedIn and you make a poor impression, that’s a business opportunity lost. It could have been a new...
View ArticleAre You an Entry Level Job Seeker Who Wants to Get Noticed? 4 Techniques for...
If you were to Google yourself right now, what would you find? Your LinkedIn profile is probably one of the first search results you’d see. If the thought of new customers, business associates or...
View ArticleApplying to Jobs for Recent College Graduates? Make This Change to Your Resume
Does your resume start with an objective statement? Or a description of what you're looking for in your next job? If so, ask yourself why. Is the resume objective simply there because that’s what...
View ArticleA New Year and a Brand-Spankin’ New Cover Letter!
10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . .! The hours tick away one by one till they run down and out and a brand new year dawns. What will you do with this bright New Year ahead? Simply count down till it too is over,...
View ArticleLinkedIn Not Helping Your Entry Level Job Search? Two Possible Reasons Why
When you talk with employers and recruiters, they usually tell you that they love LinkedIn. In the LinkedIn Group I run, however, I asked members to share their LinkedIn success stories. Instead, many...
View ArticleTips to Make the Most Your Emails When Searching Jobs for Recent College...
Much of your job search correspondence will take place via email... networking, post-interview thank you emails, emails that accompany your resume, etc. And a single email message can make or break...
View ArticleSearching for Recent College Graduate Jobs on LinkedIn? 5 Tips to Get Noticed...
As we all know, well over 90% of recruiters are using LinkedIn according to the 2013 Jobvite social recruiting study, to search, contact, keep tabs, and vet candidates. So why isn’t your phone ringing...
View Article“Undercover” Cover Letter Secrets
Rich and Joan are movie buffs. They particularly enjoy spy thrillers and murder mysteries because of the suspense throughout and then the surprise endings. But they recently admitted they were spending...
View ArticleDo You Know These 5 Things When Searching for Recent Graduate Jobs on LinkedIn?
You’ve created your LinkedIn profile, crafted a compelling headline and updated all of your past experience and education... so you’re all set to go. Recruiters will just start magically calling,...
View ArticleCollege Students, Is LinkedIn Not Working in Your Search for Jobs? 2 Mistakes...
In the LinkedIn Group I run, I asked members to share any LinkedIn success stories they had, and many job seekers made comments that were fairly negative. I was surprised and not surprised at the same...
View ArticleAdd A Little “Fire” To Your Cover Letter…
“Fire!” The word itself is a call to action. Fire gets our attention every time! You can apply this truth to your job search cover letter. By adding a little fire to your writing, you call an employer...
View ArticleWant to Find an Internship or a New Job? 3 Ways to Revise Your Resume that...
In a recent piece by Jessica Ann Media, "How to Avoid Kitsch in Your Content," the word "kitsch" was defined as "content that lacks context." She continued by saying how without discipline and focus...
View ArticleRecent College Graduates, Are You Using LinkedIn to Search for Jobs? Why Your...
Does your LinkedIn profile feel more like a resume (focused on the past) or a business plan (focused on the future)? If you answered “resume” consider this question: If you had only a few minutes with...
View Article5 Ways Recruiters Believe Job Seekers on LinkedIn Can Stay Relevant
As a recruiter and sourcer always looking for talent, I use LinkedIn on a daily (even hourly) basis. That probably comes as no surprise to active job seekers, most of whom understood that recruiters...
View Article5 Reasons Your LinkedIn Profile is Not Catching the Eye of Recruiters
You’ve jumped all over LinkedIn… and yet the results rank right in between slim and none. Recruiters simply aren’t finding you. Why? When trying to be found, what mistakes should you avoid? Which...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS! Cover Letter “Secret” Lands More Job Interviews
Pam combed the pages of the newspaper and she spent hours on the Internet checking out potential jobs. She also read articles about how to write a stellar cover letter that would rise to the top of the...
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