Focusing your efforts toward a specific job market will get you more interviews and job offers than going after every job opening you might be qualified for AND it will significantly lower your anxiety. Here’s what I mean… A couple of jobs ago, after another company I was working for closed down, I found myself [...]
Do you have more skills than the job you are applying for require? These questions comes up over and over. It isn’t difficult. What is difficult for most people is overcoming their ego and producing job specific, targeted resumes and cover letters to match the job description of the position they are applying for. First, [...]
WARNING: Gross details can be averted by skipping a few paragraphs and look for the section on interview preparation. Rule number one in a job interview: Don’t pick your nose during the face-to-face interview. That’s obvious for most people but I have to say it was the most memorable moment of any interview I ever [...]
You’ve heard the discussions and comments from other job seekers, right? “I’m just going to put out as many resumes as I can and that should get me an interview somewhere.” Or “I’ve sent out so many resumes to so many companies but I’m still not getting any calls.” That statement usually follows with: “I [...]
Engaging your future employer usually starts with the Resume and Cover Letter. This area of the job hunt is where most job seekers stop working toward getting their job offer. After their resume and cover letter are constructed they use the same one over and over, just changing the company names. (Before I get side-tracked [...]
A cover letter is typically your opportunity to introduce yourself and hopefully spark the interest of the screener. The cover letter doesn’t always play a big role but it does play an important role when you have the chance to use it. Some job application processes don’t let you submit your cover letter or they [...]
After screening more than 10,000 resumes and cover letters (at least) over 20 plus years, it never ceases to amaze me how many potential candidates ever really look at their resumes and cover letters from a potential employer’s standpoint. At least it appears that way in almost every case.