Quora: What career path should a college student take to become a recruiter?
Quora Question: What career path should a college student take to become a recruiter? To become a recruiter in the technology industry, what path should a college student take when leaving college? What skills are important, and what sort of [...]
read moreEveryday Career Advice: Find the Right Recruiter and Make Friends
Over the years I’ve read a lot of articles about both how to get a recruiter’s attention and how it is no fun to be ignored by recruiters. Most of the articles give some tips and tricks to get attention [...]
read moreThe Truth About Resumes
Here’s the truth about resumes – there’s nothing in the world you can do to make me read your resume if your experience isn’t what I need right now. It is frustrating to see so many articles about how to [...]
read moreQuora: How can I become a better interviewee when job hunting?
Quora Question: How can I become a better interviewee when job hunting? I am qualified but believe I interview badly. ***************** Answer: Everyone knows that they are supposed to “prepare” but what does that mean? First, yes, do the obvious things: [...]
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Get your job search MoJo working today! Modern Job Search (Kindle Version) is on sale this weekend for only $0.99 (USA) and £0.99 (UK). The big sale starts on Friday, September 18th at 8:00 AM GMT in the UK and 8:00 AM [...]
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Still shopping for Christmas gifts? Know someone looking for a job? Get the unemployed person you love Modern Job Search and help them get their job search on the right track! Modern Job Search goes on sale starting Friday, December 19th at [...]
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Lately I’m working on so many recruiting projects that there’s been little time for blogging! I feel guilty about that but I have to take projects when I get them. So it goes. The good news is that, while blog [...]
read moreQuartz: The Complete Guide to Networking for Introverts
I get a lot of email newsletters and follow a lot of career related topics – in between working all the time. I don’t get a chance to read most of it, and even when I do it seems I [...]
read moreIMPORTANT: Never resign until you know for sure!
Susan Adam’s recent Forbes column, “How A Criminal Background Check Can Cost You The Job” is a necessary read for pretty much anyone who is looking for a job in today’s market. All of my large corporate clients do background checks and [...]
read morePreaching to the Choir: 6 Big Reasons to Use LinkedIn More Like Twitter
Larry Kim’s recent Inc. article, “6 Big Reasons to Use LinkedIn More Like Twitter” is more affirmation than innovation – at least for me. However it is a nice reminder, and more importantly, if you’re not using or under-using LinkedIn, then [...]
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