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How to Choose and Hit Job Search Targets Creatively
This guest post about some creative thinking for jobseekers is by Kevin Donlin, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap.
Be Creative In Your Job Search
Ever want to slap your forehead and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
You might, after you discover how one New York man found the right job, largely as a result of blind luck [...]
Professional Resumes and the Debutante
Since when is resume writing a high-society experience? It all depends on the beneficiary of the resume writing and on the resume writer.
Guest post by Paul Freiberger, President of Shimmering Resumes, a professional resume writing service.
The Resume is Alive and Kickin’
This guest post from HireAbility, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, argues for a continuing role of the resume in a largely electronic job application process, using resume parsing technology to bring the resume into the 21st Century.
Insider Tips to Put Your Resume On Top
In this guest post, Cynthia Shapiro, career expert and author of the best seller Corporate Confidential:50 Secrets Your Company Doesn’t Want You To Know – And What To Do About Them, offers some insider tips for resumes.
He Really Needs a Job (Friday Humor)
I got an e-mail or blog comment from Larry — this guy who got a job a few years ago by putting a cover letter on the back of his T-shirt (with the logo you see here on the front, not the back). Now he sells them for $25 (your cover letter, not his).
Resume Writing for Teens
Today we have a guest post from myfirstpaycheck.com, a teen job search site founded by the brother-sister team of Austin and Celeste Lavin, pictured.
I wouldn’t have found the subject of teen jobs that pertinent now, in the middle of the school year, but Austin makes a good point: the holiday season opens up lots of [...]
Friday Humor: The Job Application As a Screening Tool
Do you like the Drabble cartoons? I, Michael Harris, think they are actually rather funny. This particular cartoon is particularly relevant to our blog on HR issues. Enjoy it; it can be found
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Cover Letters: Tips for Job Hunters
Oh, the good old cover letter. What should be in the cover letter that you send with your resume? What should you leave out?
This article, from careerjournal.com, provides some good tips for crafting an effective cover letter. Here are some of the major suggested elements of such a cover letter:
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It Just Doesn’t Stop: More Q & A’s on the OFCCP’s Internet Applicant Definition
And you thought that perhaps we were done with this OFCCP Internet Job Applicant definition stuff.
As my oldest son used to say: “Make It Stop!”
I just did a google search using the term “OFCCP Internet Applicant” and over 49,000 hits were obtained.
I am pleased to note that an article I wrote for ERExchange.com [...]
From the Other Side of the Fence: The Impact of the OFCCP Internet Applicant Regs on Job Hunting
Have you thought about how the new OFCCP regs on internet applicants will affect job hunters? This article has a number of hints for job hunters!
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for December 5, 2005
I’ve added a new category to the Blogroll: “Blogs, Career & Job Search.”
My intention is to make this blogroll comprehensive as to the areas covered, rather than limiting it to a few personal favorites. So I will gladly accept any suggestions for additions. I would also like to hear if anyone listed [...]
