From the desk of Lawrence M. Light, Creator of eJobCoach.com. Since this is my first post as a Guest Contributor to Interns Over 40, I thought it appropriate to start off with what is undoubtably the most important thing to understand as a job-hunter in this terrible economic time, with too many people (who are…
Whatever Happened to my Resume? Astronomers define a black hole as a region of space from which nothing, including light, can escape. I have often heard job seekers refer to the application process as a “black hole where resumes go, never to be heard from again”. Did you ever wonder why this is? Considering the…
Whenever Robert Skladany conducts workshops for job seekers over age 50, he hears one word again and again: résumés. Among the men and women in these groups – some unemployed, others reentering the workforce – a common concern predominates. “They feel they are not at all familiar with contemporary résumés,” says Mr. Skladany, vice president…
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Keywords in Résumé Lead to Interviews Eighty percent of all submitted résumés (and 100 percent of résumés sent to Fortune 1000 companies) get scanned by software commonly known as an applicant-tracking system (ATS), and such scanned résumés are stored on a server in a digitized format. Humans are seeing your résumé only if it resurfaces based…
You might just say this is a FYI for new career changers. As a job seeker it is important that you be aware that an Applicant Tracking System may be part of the equation in getting hired. We have tried to explain how it is important to make sure that your resume is properly prepared…
Over 300 Votes and Comments so far. In the real world you sometimes feel the need to create a white lie on your resume or LinkedIn profile. But is it OK? When do you cross the line in your search to find a new career? Post your reaction and comments below?
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