Recruiters

Businesses have limited what they will pay for and who is eligible, but few cut the budget entirely. Realtors say property sales come down to “location, location, location.” The same might be true for the job search – it’s not just what you do and how well you do it, but where you’re willing to … Read More

Finance firms will care as much about your character as the skills and performance on your resume. In financial services, reputation matters. So does character. That wasn’t always the case, but in the wake of the recession that decimated the public’s regard for the industry, financial services firms are more concerned than ever in building … Read More

Recruiters don’t work for you and they don’t have to help you, but they can be a valuable resource to help you be the right candidate for the job. There are a few things you should know about recruiters before you work with them. Recruiters’ measure of success is filling open positions, not getting people … Read More

Resume length, font, and an old-fogey e-mail address are just a few ways to label yourself as antiquated. Remember mulling over whether to buy pure-white or ivory paper stock? Remember the satisfaction of printing your resume on that creamy, heavyweight, Strathmore pure cotton watermark paper? Remember washing your hands so you wouldn’t get marks on … Read More

Here’s how recruiters and hiring managers sniff out resume facts from fiction. As the days grow short, lies loom tall in the graveyard of tossed resumes. To save those job seekers who might be lured over to the dark side of spinning tales, we asked hiring managers to take some time from their crystal gazing … Read More

Hiring managers and recruiters share the features of resumes that grab their attention — or make their eyes roll. Time was, a well-crafted resume that was a good resume was enough to get your foot in the door at most companies. Today, with easy access candidates have to apply to thousands of job openings online, … Read More

Nothing improves your bargaining position more than a better salary offer from a competitor, but the offer can win you a raise or blow up in your hand. After two years of a deep recession that put employees at a disadvantage in the job market, it can be hard to imagine employing the sort of … Read More

It’s still a buyers’ market, but job seekers (the sellers) should be prepared to exercise more leverage in the hiring process. It’s no fun being a commodity. For much of the last two years it was a buyers’ market for hiring companies — they had their pick of willing and available candidates. The result was … Read More

Ten jobs in 10 years might look like a job hopper or a committed consultant, depending on how you present your work history in a resume. It didn’t make sense. Doneé had been searching for work in the digital media industry for nearly eight months by the time she hooked up with career coach Adriana … Read More