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How To Work With An Executive Recruiter

When searching through candidates, executive recruiters typically ask three main questions about each candidate: Can you do the job? This is all about your strengths, skills and experience Will you love the job? This is all about your motivation and work ethic. Can we tolerate working with you? This is all about how you will… Read more »

Success Begins With Career Assessment

One of the most important parts of a job search is knowing what type of job you want to have. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who have absolutely no idea what they want to do or go into. Here are some steps to career assessment that will help you decide what you want… Read more »

Keeping Motivated When Distributing Your Resume

Successful job searching is a huge task. And resume distribution is probably the biggest and most difficult part of the whole process. It takes a lot of time and effort, and you will be hit with a lot of rejection and disappointment. With all that pulling you down, it is often hard to keep motivated… Read more »

Hints For Successful Networking

As odd as it may sound, many people keep the fact that they are searching for a new job a secret even when they are unemployed. This is a bad idea simply because you never know who is going to hear about a job opening that would be a perfect fit for you. Still, networking… Read more »

Returning To A Previous Career Path

Changing jobs and career paths is not unheard of. In fact, it is quite common. Many people realize after they have spent time in a career that they want something new. In some cases this is returning to a previous career path. The reasons for this choice are many and varied for each person. The… Read more »

Projecting a Professional Image

By now everyone has heard about people being hired and then either dismissed during the probationary period or shunned to the back room because of tattoos and/or piercings. Because these displays of individuality are becoming more common, you might not give it a second thought when you arrive at your interview with a nose ring…. Read more »

What NOT to Include on Your Resume

Your resume is valuable real estate. It needs to be kept as brief as possible while highlighting your past employment and skills in the best possible light. Therefore, it’s important to include the best of the best on your resume. While it’s important to include as much positive information as possible, it is equally important to know… Read more »

Should You Dumb Down Your Resume?

You have worked hard and maybe even hired a professional, but you finally have a fantastic resume that highlights every positive aspect of your career perfectly. You have followed every hint for networking and job search that you can find mentioned anywhere. After all of that you are still not getting called in for interviews… Read more »