Tag Archive for ‘Resume’

It Takes More than a Resume to Stand Out

With an average of 6.1 job seekers per opening, you must try to stand out from the crowd. So how does one actually differentiate their experience from everyone else that is vying for a similar opportunity?
While there are countless lists around on how to land that perfect job, we believe that at the end of [...]

Fewer Jobs & More Competition – Is That a Recipe For Success?

By Tracy Lapointe, Executive Director, ResumeEdge
 
 

It is no secret that we are in a world wide economic downturn and it is resulting in more companies laying people off and fewer jobs being posted.  You may feel tempted to throw up your hands and say “why bother? I will never get an interview let alone a [...]

Walking on Thin Ice

 
By Ted Eleftheriou @ Blueprint4Resumes.com
 
Recently I received an e-mail from a client with the subject line, “Am I qualified for this?” In the body of his e-mail was a link to a job opportunity featured on a company’s website.
 
I called him and asked, “Do you want this job?”
 
He replied with a resounding, “YES!”
 
So then [...]

CareerScribe: Standout with an Interactive Career Portfolio

 By: Troy Wood, CSO for CareerScribe, LLC
 
Today’s job market is bursting at the seams with over-qualified, over-experienced candidates.   Resume writers are turning people away because they don’t have the bandwidth to help everyone, and recruiters and their systems are overwhelmed with the increased volume of job applicants.
 
All the while, job seekers are still asking [...]

A Resume White Lie!

Thank you to the The HR Connexions Blog for sharing this absolutely hilarious video about what can happen if you lie on your resume!

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