According to a 2015 AdWeek article, 92% of all recruiters will identify candidates via social media. Additionally, CareerBuilder’s 2016 annual social media recruitment survey indicated 60% of employers
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How to Find a Job After a Startup or Self-Employment
Many Hats, Many Roles When it comes to staffing or hiring, no company operates more leanly than a startup. As a result, most employees end
4 Ways to Quickly Customize Your Resume and Make it Targeted
As an Executive Resume Writer, I’m an advocate of customizing each resume based on the role being targeted. Does this mean you need to have
How to Transform Your Resume from a Blueprint to a Brochure
For many C-Suite, Executive and seasoned professionals, the process of boiling down decades of experience into something that can be skim read can be frustrating,
5 Steps to take BEFORE Joining the Mass Resignation
Whether you call it the “Mass Resignation” or the “Great Awakening” the pandemic and its ripple effects have certainly made many question how they want
3 Ways a Consultant Can Show Career Accomplishments on Their Resume
As an Executive Resume Writer or a resume consultant of sorts, I work with many who have worked in Management Consulting or who have owned
Real Stories & Real Challenges Faced by Real Job Seekers: the Resume Writing Strategies that Overcame Them (Part 3)
Earlier this year, I’ve shared stories of clients facing real job search challenges. Here are links to Blog 1 and Blog 2, where I discussed the
How to Harness the Power of Sales to Land a Job Fast
While the inclination is natural, I suggest job seekers approach their job search in the same way sales experts build a pipeline or funnel when
Managing Job Search in Uncertain Times (aka making lemonade from lemons – COVID-19 edition)
COVID-19 is certainly throwing curveballs — and a whole lot of anxiety — into every aspect of life. I have a sinking feeling that the
6 Ways to Improve How Well You Rank in a LinkedIn Profile Search
If you’d asked me 7 or 8 years ago which tool was more critical for a job search – a resume or LinkedIn, I would’ve
Job Hunting by the Numbers – How to Organize Time Spent Job Hunting
As countless can attest, job hunting in today’s market is not what it used to be ten and certainly not 20 years ago. Gone are
For a professional written resume, Answer These 5 Questions to Make Your Resume Read Like a Brochure – Not a Blueprint
The reality of today’s job market is that you are lucky to get a 6-10 second skim read during the first round of resume reading.