It is important at the interview stage of the recruitment process to be somewhat flexible in respect to your desired salary. One doesn’t want to appear greedy or overly focused on remuneration. On the other hand, you shouldn't go into an interview with absolutely no idea what the salary range is for the position and/or [...]
When you send out your résumé, it is likely to be one of many which will be screened by the recipient. Make sure that yours makes it through the screening process by creating a compelling cover letter. The letter needs to be concise, yet effective. You want to appear confident, but you don’t want to [...]
Titles aren’t as important as skills, says a recent article in the Harvard Business Review by Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder. A recent CareerBuilder study of more than 2,000 companies found that half of the hiring managers limited their search by job title, but, as a result, were excluding excellent candidates who had the right [...]
If you’re still combing through newspapers for jobs, you’re doing it wrong. The hunt for jobs has changed dramatically in the last decade. If you don’t change your methods, you run the risk of seeming “out-of-date,” which is code for “too old for this job.” It’s no longer enough to simply submit a resume, sit [...]
Recently, the Wall Street Journal wrote that Twitter is increasingly preferred by recruiters rather than a standard résumé. While the idea is interesting, it’s unlikely that Twitter will singlehandedly eliminate the traditional résumé. Obviously, reading a candidate’s tweets will give a recruiter some idea of the knowledge level, experience and personality of the candidate. However, [...]
