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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are Cover Letters Still Important I’ve been getting asked this question a lot lately. Every job seeker wants to optimize the search process to give themselves the best chance of getting hired. But they also want to focus their limited time and energy on the strategies and tactics most likely to result in finding a […]
Secrets from a hiring manager – 5 tactics to get noticed and land the job Part 1: This week I’m going to do a blog series on how you can stack the deck in your favor when looking for work. In this first post I’ll set the lay of the land, which I’m sorry to […]
