4 Ways To Combat Age Bias On The Job Market

I was quoted this week in SmartMoney.com, giving some tips to help older candidates combat ageism. Ageism exists, it’s common, but there are ways to beat it - by focusing on the right companies, giving the perception of up-to-date skills, and getting the hiring manager to focus on your skills rather than your grey hair.

Which Are More Effective In A Resume? Paragraphs vs Bullets

Most people write their resumes in paragraphs - because most candidates write their resume as an autobiography, rather than from the reader’s point of view. It’s a big reason otherwise qualified candidates get passed over for positions they are qualified for. This article explains why paragraphs don’t work, why candidates still use them, and how to create bullets that make your background stand out and scream “hire me”.

7 Ways To Find Job Opportunities Using Your Target List

Most candidates today make a target list as part of their planning. This article describes a number of ways to find more opportunities and leverage opportunities within your target list of companies.

Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 9-27-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 9/27/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, health care, retail and banking are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 9-24-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 9-24-10.

For the past week, technology, pharma, government, aerospace and banking employers announced the largest layoffs.

Would You Rather Do Your Taxes Than Write Your Resume?

I find that most people hate searching for a job, and especially hate writing their own resume. Even writers, marketers, and journalists who write for a living…hate writing a resume.

Should I Send Pre-Interview Letters & Resume To Each Interviewer?

A reader asked if he should send a pre-interview letter to each person he was scheduled to speak with. On the surface, this may seem like a great idea.

Why Would You Send A One Page Resume?

Two readers commented last week about efforts to cut their resumes down to one page. “Why would you want to do that?” I replied? For most candidates, a single page resume doesn’t work as well as you may think ...

August 2010 Employment Trends Show Slight Uptick

At the end of August 2010, the major job sites released hiring data and analysis for the month, indicating results that unemployment edged up slightly compared to July. Today's article summarizes job reports from Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and CareerBuilder.com.

MeetTheBoss.TV September Highlights

MeetTheBoss.TV had agreed to supply reCareered members with their video content for free as a partner. Use this link to view for your free membership: http://www.meettheboss.tv/Register/?promotioncode=CACC01 .

Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 9-20-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 9/20/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 9-17-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 9-17-10.

For the past week, transportation, biotech, technology, hospitality, and retail employers announced the largest layoffs.

Who Needs Generalists Anymore?

Image by Seth Godin

Seth Godin, one of the marketing geniuses of our time, had a brilliant post, “We Specialize in Everything”. Seth recognizes that when we can easily find the best, we want the best.

7 Ways to Discover - Who Do I Want to Be?

Who do I want to be?

Sometimes this is the most difficult question to answer in your career search.

Help For The Long-Term Unemployed

I was quoted today in SmartMoney.com, giving some tips for candidates that have been unemployed for a while. The long-term unemployed have some additional concerns from others who have been out of work for just a few months.

Should I Include My Address On My Resume?

A client asked me last week if she should include her address on her resume. With today’s concerns about identity theft, this is becoming a more common question for job seekers. My response surprised her and it might surprise you ...

Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 9-13-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 9/13/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking and health care verticals are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 9-10-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 9-10-10.

For the past week food service, defense, health care, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing employers announced the largest layoffs.

Resume Search Optimization

Are you getting a 25% response rate to your resume? If you are, stop reading, this article isn’t for you. Otherwise, read more to learn how use resume search optimization to increase your resume response rate. ...

How To Ace The Interview Without Saying A Word

It’s said that something like 90-95% of our communication is non verbal. In addition, two separate studies demonstrated that hiring managers make hiring decisions based on first impressions within the first 2-30 seconds. See how to use non-verbal communications to ace the interview ...

The Two Times In Your Life When You’re Perfect

An old recruiter saying is ... The two times in your life when you’re perfect are on the day you’re born, and on your resume.

Who’s Hiring - Top employers week of 9-7-10

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 9/7/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Who’s Firing - Layoffs week ended 9-3-10

Who's Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 9-3-10.

For the past week banking, agriculture, health care, manufacturing and defense employers announced the largest layoffs.

To Fax Your Resume Or Not To Fax, That Is The Question

A client asked me if he should fax his resume, in order to get more attention. He was surprised when I said no.

Then it hit me - There is still a misconception in the job seeker audience about faxed resumes.

The Huge Gap Between Candidate Expectations And Employer Reality In Social Media

The article “Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information?”, provided views of a gap between candidate expectations and employer reality, when it comes to social media.

Why Link To Networking Hubs On Linkedin?

I received some interesting feedback from a reader last week, describing how linking to me on Linkedin dramatically increased his results and visibility.