Simple resume template in Microsoft Word format As a hiring manager I probably look at more than 30 resumes a week. And when i’m really in hiring mode, its quite a bit more than that. I’ve seen every type of resume template and format. I can tell you based on my experience that career professionals […]
The best 30 60 90 day Sales plan One of the top requests I get from blog subscribers is for advice on how to create the best 30 60 90 day Sales plan. There is a lot of value to customizing your plan to demonstrate your mastery of the sales profession and build confidence in […]
The best resume format with sample resume As a hiring manager I probably look at 30 resumes a week. Sometimes more. I spend a considerable amount of time thinking about resumes and the optimal resume format to get the attention of hiring managers and get you more interview opportunities. What makes one resume format good […]
The best skills to put on a resume I’ve hired hundreds of people over the years. All roles, all levels, all skillsets,. I’ve been interviewing and hiring candidates for nearly 25 years. The one thing that hasn’t changed in all that time, is the hiring manager never has enough time to properly review your resume. […]
Phone interview tips to get hired A while back I started a blog series on how to improve your chances at each stage of the interview process. In the first two parts I focused on the top of the funnel – specifically, how to make your application and resume jump out of the applicant pool […]
Job search strategies – the multi-channel application Without question, the biggest challenge I hear about from the people I lead and coach, is how difficult it has become to stand out from the massive crowds of people applying for every job. How to find a job? Well, the internet, frankly, has made it a lot […]
Weaknesses for job interview: How to answer the dreaded question I’m a little surprised to be writing about this topic because it has been written about many times before. But I recently participated in a couple of interviews where this question was asked, and I was quite shocked to see candidates so unprepared to handle […]
How to negotiate a job offer I get asked a lot of questions about how to negotiate a job offer. The same advice really applies to new job offers, internal promotions, annual increases … all of it. Negotiation can be extremely uncomfortable and feel too risky for many of us. I can totally see why […]
5 job interview fails you can’t recover from It always surprises me how unprepared candidates are for job interviews. It’s shocking really, given the stakes involved. It’s also not a phenomenon reserved for the younger or less experienced among us. Pretty much across the board – from Junior Associates to SVPs – I’m consistently amazed […]
How to jump out of the job applicant pool – 5 secrets from a hiring manager This is part two in a series of blogs I felt compelled to write after hearing story after story from friends and family members about the escalating challenges in the current job search environment. In the first blog I […]
