A cover letter might seem old-fashioned, but as I’ve said before, in some ways old-fashioned is good. As a recruiter, I often received hundreds of resumes in my e-mail box in response to an online posting. I was more responsive to those who took the time to write a thoughtful cover letter than to those [...]
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At the beginning of the week, I ran a post entitled “What the !x@x!!? Can’t We Find Alternatives to Those Nasty Layoffs?” I promised a well-thought-out follow up and now it’s written. To mix things up, I decided to work with the folks at MediaBistro.com and have them put the post on their site instead of mine. [...]
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All this press about Susan Boyle got me thinking. For those of you who don’t know Ms. Boyle, she’s the overnight phenom made famous by Britain’s version of American Idol. This 47-year-old, self-professed, never-been-kissed, matronly character gave the world a “shock” when she opened her mouth and revealed the voice of a siren. What stunned [...]
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As a recruiter, it’s become very clear how weak the hiring market is. I’ve got zero jobs to fill and lots of candidates looking. Don’t get me wrong, there are jobs out there. I just don’t have any of them. I’ve been able to compartmentalize this so far, leaving it at work. But recently, some [...]
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Being that President Obama publicly promised to bring in a White House pup for his girls, the First Pooch position is probably the most widely publicized job opening in the world. You gotta imagine that there were thousands of pups lined up to be top dog. So, how did Bo do it? Well, first off, [...]
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I’m on my final round of a resume for a digital marketing client who is at a Director level. As we wrap up the project, she has asked me if I could create a one-page version of her resume because co-workers have told her that some recruiters are insisting on this. I was pretty surprised, [...]
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