Why headhunters don’t answer your emails or calls
My story starts like this: Once upon a time when I was a candidate myself. But there is nothing fairy or fabulous about this real-life experience of mine. The once-upon-a-time…
Do not ever put this in your resume
The Business Insider published a great article on what the modern resume looks like. More importantly, what you definitely must never include in your resume. For the full version of…
Resume photo for models and bartenders only, please
If you are not a model or a bartender, drop the photo on your resume. You will never get a job because of your photo - but you will risk…
Recruiters use 7.4 seconds to check your résumé
The résumé is a two-page sales pitch document. The purpose: To get you an interview. And no, the résumé is not to get you a job. A myth? Like anything else…
Sometimes we recruiters forget that looking for a job is the hardest thing
The three most stressful life events according to psychologists are, in order, getting married, buying a home, and looking for a job. As you climb the ladder in the organization,…
What 10 things in your Resume upset recruiters?
If you think the Resume is used for getting you a job, sorry, but I’m here to tell you that it’s not. Let me tell you the most important things…
5 most popular blogs the past 80 weeks
Can you believe it? The 80 weeks of non-stop blogging started back in April 2020. Here are the Top 5 blogs of my 80 articles that continuously get hits and…
3 things never to include in your resume
Your resume is for marketing yourself. The purpose of a resume is to get an interview. And the interview to get the job. In that order, please. You will not…
Should you include Covid vaccination status in your resume?
Last week, I asked you in a poll if you include your Covid vaccination status in your resume. Now one week later, this is the result: 60% No, will never…
How recruiters work: The basics for candidates
Guest blogger: Dave Nerz, President of NPAworldwide This is for you, job seekers! Trying to make the job seeking process less of a mystery and more clear, so you know…