6 Words that can kill your interview chances
Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Tips, Resume Writing
I just finished reading a great post called “6 Words That Make Your Resume Suck” that highlights some of the most common errors that people make when they’re writing their resume. And while they frame the article around the six words what they’re really getting down to is choosing results-oriented language over and above [...]
Resume Review Service: Half-off
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Company News
It’s my birthday this weekend and to celebrate we’re giving away our standard resume review service for half-off its low, $39.95 price. That’s right, it will cost you less than $20 to get your resume reviewed. Simply use this code: RDHALF0209 at check out to get your discount. Remember, it’s only on our standard resume [...]
Resume Format Tip: Company descriptions
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Formatting, Resume Tips
If you’re like most of us, one or more of your jobs has been for a company outside of the Fortune 1000. This reality requires you to take this important fact in to consideration: the recruiter or HR manager doesn’t know anything about this company. If you’ve worked for Apple and Google and GE all [...]
Don’t let social media cost you your job
Posted on 16. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Career Advice, Job Hunting News
I love this cartoon, courtesy of The Joy of Tech:
50 things you can do for your career in 2009
Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Career Advice, Job Hunting News
A great, two-part post by Richard A. Smith on the Huffington Post on 50 things you can do for your career in this upcoming year. There’s a ton of good advice in these 50 tips and they will not doubt help your job searching prospects. We’ve picked our 10 favorite from Richard here, [...]
Being a better job hunter
Posted on 13. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News
There’s a great article in the Wall Street Journal “Laid Off and Looking” blog about how one of the writers has become a better job hunter since their layoff than they’ve ever been in the past. The article talks about some of the things that the their job hunters have been doing to improve their [...]
Your blog is your resume and 5 things to do online right now to get a job
Posted on 13. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Tips
Robert Scoble wrote 19 things you must do to successfully use social networks to find your next job. He gives good advice and his recommendations are definitely worth considering as you venture out in to the online market to find a job. Some of his recommendations border on the edge of overdoing it. For example, [...]
Resume Tip: Applying for a job in another state
Posted on 11. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News, Resume Tips
With the job market the way it is you may be extending your job search outside of your home state or commuting area. While that is perfectly acceptable you want to make sure that your distance from the job location isn’t a reason that your resume is screened out of the list of potential interview [...]
Social Networks and Finding a Job – Part 1
Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by Morgan in Job Hunting News
ZDNet had a great article the other day on how to use social media to find a job. This is an important new element of the job search that you need to utilize if you’re going to be effective at getting the job you want. Why are social networks important to the job search? Simple [...]