Posts Tagged ‘career discussions’
Should You Use the Open to Work Banner on LinkedIn?
It’s been about a year since LinkedIn added the Open to Work Banner feature for profiles. While LinkedIn is a great tool to use while job seeking, this may not be the best move. At first, it may seem like a great way to let your networks know you are looking for a new job.…
Read MoreCommon Career Change Obstacles
Don’t let these common career change obstacles stop you from finding a better career path. If you are considering a career change, there is good news. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost half of Americans will have switched jobs by the end of 2020. There are many reasons why people choose to switch…
Read MoreFour Things Recruiters Don’t Want to See in a Resume
by guest author, Emma Carter Recruiters who review countless resumes can identify various red flags in these documents. However, if you can’t determine which are the bad ones, you may end up hiring the wrong candidate. You need to determine which resume errors to ignore and which will make you look for another candidate. If…
Read More4 Ways to Impress Potential Employers with Your Education Experience
by Frankie Wallace, Guest Author If you ask people what matters most on their resumes when interviewing for a new position, they will likely assume that it is their job experience. After all, your past positions prove that you have handled this type of work before and that you have met the challenge. But that…
Read More4 Things to Add to Your LinkedIn Profile Right Now
You may think you already have a great LinkedIn profile, but there are always little tweaks that can be made to make it even better. You may not know what those tweaks are or how to do them, which is where we come in! In this blog post, we’ll cover four things you should add…
Read MoreMake Your Resume Stand Out With These 3 Things
No matter how qualified you are, if your resume doesn’t stand out and catch the recruiter’s attention it will be sitting in a pile of other resumes. It’s hard to know which resume format is best for you, what the hiring manager wants to see, and how to effectively sell yourself in such a short…
Read MoreResume Finishing Touches: Polish and Send
Before you send your resume off, make sure you have double-checked our resume finishing touches checklist. Your resume is the first impression most hiring agents will have of you, and you want it to be perfect. These tips will help. Resume Finishing Touches Checklist #1. Don’t include“References Available Upon Request” You want to be sure…
Read MoreJob Posting Red Flags
Look out for these job posting red flags to save yourself a lot of time and hassle. It takes a lot of time and effort to research a new job, jump through the hoops to apply, interview, and then land the job. So, anything you can do to shorten the process and, more importantly, not…
Read MoreJob Gaps and other Tricky Stuff
Addressing job gaps is one of the trickiest things to figure how to do on a resume. You can’t ignore it, but you also want to position your experience and skills as the most important things for a potential employer to consider. We’ve compiled a list of tips and things to consider in order for…
Read MoreAvoid Passive-Aggressiveness in Interviews
Passive-aggressiveness in interviews often starts with the type of questions being asked. It can also be demonstrated by questions that are just way too vague. This is not the same as open-ended behavioral interview questions. We are talking about questions that are asked where the point is lost or the candidate cannot determine what the…
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