Posting your resume on various websites such as Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and LinkedIn allows your information to be available for recruiters to find it. Back in the day when “head hunters” were used often in retained job searches, having your resume readily available helped expand your reach and also let…
There are too many ways for us to connect with each other. There. I said it – apparently I’m getting old because I am starting to get annoyed with all of the available communication methods, devices, channels, and the etiquette for each one. Or should I say the lack of…
Did Daylight’s Savings through you for a loop this morning too? I am lucky in that I *could* linger in a bed a bit longer, but I feel like I’ve been behind all day. So you can imagine how excited I was to see this awesome review on Mac’s List!…
It’s excuse busting time – you can forever more, no longer use the words “I couldn’t find a contact to follow-up with,” when applying for jobs. Finding a contact isn’t magic, it takes a few steps, but not a lot of time – and it will have a big impact…
If you are not in Human Resources, it is easy to overlook the recruiting “cycle.” There simply are better times to be searching for a job than others, and your timing will greatly impact the time it takes for you to search, apply and interview at various companies. And while…
There are several times throughout your career that you will need to negotiate an offer – an offer of employment, a counter offer to your resignation, or a promotion offer. The one thing that all of these situations have in common is that Human Resources is holding back on you….
It must be an epidemic. At least five different people have asked me this week, “What should I do – I haven’t heard back from the recruiter for the job I interviewed with (enter time-frame) ago?” Ahh, yes. The Suddenly Silent Recruiter following what you thought of, as a stellar…