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Re: Worst LinkedIn Summary Ever

Arlenepellegrino — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:10:50 -0000

This is very informative.

Re: Worst LinkedIn Summary Ever

Matt Leblanc — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:21:53 -0000

Adding '15+ years' is a bad idea as well. It dates you right off of the bat and might eliminate you before someone looks at your experience.

'Experienced at leading' would be a better option.

Re: 6 Characteristics That Show Your Boss is Stupid

jobdiagnosis — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:43:11 -0000

I've always heard of bad bosses. But hearing about stupid bosses comes
as a funny thing. Stupidity, however, is an essential ingredient of
being bad. Thanks for these insightful tips.

Re: Want to Wow an Interviewer? Use Competitive Intelligence

jobdiagnosis — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:31:38 -0000

This is truly an interesting article! It's a really wonderful idea to apply competitive intelligence when it comes to winning an interview. You've discussed some really valuable tips. Thanks!

Re: How Twitter Hashtags Can Help You Find a Position

debrafeldman — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:38:54 -0000

Jessica, are you aware of any hashtags used by executive level job seekers? Or, maybe the question to ask is are executives using Twitter as part of their job search as often as "the rest of us?"

Re: 4 Ways to Edit Your Resume Like a Professional Resume Writer

Heather R. Huhman — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:16:13 -0000

Your resume shouldn't show activities that you did day-to-day at a job, but what you accomplished. Focus on results and what you offer a company -- using numbers is a great tactic (i.e., "increased readership by 12%"). Have someone else read over your resume to catch any spelling or grammatical errors that you may have missed.

Re: 6 Characteristics That Show Your Boss is Stupid

Dorothy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:10:52 -0000

I completely appreciate your comments. I also aim towards the positive side of things but I do think we have to acknowledge that people in power (and however they got there) aren't always the brightest bulb. Unfortunately, they can impact us and our careers so it's best to realize you will get a bad one and be prepared to "counteract" the effects.

Re: 3 Critical Elements of Every LinkedIn Invitation

Elizabeth — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:08:20 -0000

As one of the contract recruiters out there http://alterastaffing.com/, I have found that LinkedIn is an extremely helpful tool. It is important to keep growing your network and your connections.

Re: 10 Most Common Words Used on LinkedIn

Career Test — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:17:19 -0000

This is a very useful list for jobseekers. By focusing on these terms or phrases, jobseekers can certainly increase the visibility of their LinkedIn profiles. Thanks for sharing all these useful pieces of information with us.

Re: 10 Most Common Words Used on LinkedIn

Heather Huhman — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:35:10 -0000

Great post, Brenda! I agree that it's important to keep buzzwords out of both your LinkedIn profile and resume. Showing, rather than vaguely telling, will get you much farther in your job search.

Re: 4 Reasons for Career Gaps and How to Handle Them on Your Resume

Robert — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:18:28 -0000

The impression I end up with is that if you have more than a year of complete unemployment, it's hopeless.

Re: Reality Check for Younger Generation Workers

Michelle — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:37:34 -0000

Move to Europe Liberal!!!

Re: The New Top 5 Resume Writing Rules

Jeremy Meyers — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:21:29 -0000

see: Quit trying to be an actual person, and reduce yourself to a list of accomplishments (read: things that made your former employers wealthier) and skills (read: things that can make your potential future employer wealthier).

So glad I work for myself.

Re: Is Your LinkedIn Profile Holding You Back?

Lisa Rangel — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:12:03 -0000

As always, Laura, spot on. Specifically, #3 resonates the most with what I see out there. Quirky hobbies, political affiliations, religious perspectives and controversial opinions do not belong on your LinkedIn profile or resume--unless of course you are in the business of quirky hobbies, politics, religion or controversial topics...Thanks for your post!

Re: Executive Online and Offline Job Search Strategies

Heather R. Huhman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:06:18 -0000

In today's digital world, being active online in your job search is necessary. Just having a social network isn't enough, you need to use it effectively and appropriately; and remember, networking is about creating a mutually beneficial relationship. Even though it's important to take advantage of all the new technology online when it comes to your job search, remember that nothing replaces real-life interaction.

Re: The Length of a Resume Does NOT Matter

Brady — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:23:23 -0000

Couldn't disagree more. Recruiters are spending less than 30 seconds sifting through piles of hundreds of resumes each day. Even if you present a splendid 2, 3, or 4 page resume the credentials of each page will probably not get recognized. As potential employers we have to grab the attention of the recruiter as quickly as possible and make them stand out. Multiple pages of lengthy text about past experience and qualifications doesn't exactly "stick out" in anybody's head. The best thing we can do is create a stylistically different 1 (MAYBE 2) page resume that will catch the attention of the company, then bring a standard resume of a couple pages to the interview so the employer can see all that you bring to the table. But that's for an interview. When you're first applying, you need to stand out and stand out fast.

Re: Career Truth #1: Brand or Be Branded

Christine Karel — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:33:00 -0000

I 100% agree! I've read a million different blogs and articles on personal branding, but I think you really hit the mark here. I really like that you explain that no brand is a bad brand and give ways to build an online presence. I teach a career development course where many of my students come from the clinical or more technical fields and believe they'll never need an online presence. I, like you, couldn’t disagree more!

Re: Job Search Help for a 50-Year-Old Stay-at-Home Mom

Career Test — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:26:05 -0000

Definitely, job search will bring no result without having an effective action plan in place. Thanks for sharing this interesting story that stay-at-home moms can use to find a job of their interest and earn a good income.

Re: 3 Essential Factors to Boost Your Chances of Landing a Job

Rishona Thrasher Hillman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:46:27 -0000

Great tips... especially the first one in regards to planning. It is important to discern not only what you want to do, but what you can do. People should take care to apply for jobs that they are relatively confident that they'll do good in. If not, then they are wasting their time (as well as the hiring staff).

Re: Don’t Take Drug Test if You Know You’ll Fail

Rishona Thrasher Hillman — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:38:10 -0000

Excellent comment (and I don't even use drugs)!

Re: Searching for Long-term Success? Don’t Let Days Turn Into Years

six sigma certification — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:02:17 -0000

Great article on Career awesome tips you have shared here about career.Thanks a lot for sharing.

Re: Career Management: Defining the Process and Purpose

six sigma certification — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:53:16 -0000

Great article on career, i found lots of new tips and useful on this blog.Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information.

Re: The Length of a Resume Does NOT Matter

Adam Oliver — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:26:10 -0000

As a recruiter myself for many years (and yes, I hired on the inside, too), I would have to respectfully disagree with some of this post. I do agree with getting rid of the nonsense that you see in executive summaries. I started to see these summaries on a lot of Harvard Law resumes, and not surprisingly, they caught on from there. But with respect to the length of a resume, I think you make your best points in the second half of the post, the section setting out the reasons NOT to use a long resume. It seems your counter-argument is that a great 5 page resume will magically catch the reviewer's attention. How is that again? Anyway, just my $.02.

Re: Use Keywords to Get Eyes on Your Resume

Ritika Trikha — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:37:58 -0000

Thank you for the kind comment, glad you found this helpful!

Re: 6 Tips for Following Up After the Job Interview

Ritika Trikha — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:33:03 -0000

Thanks, Heather. The point about personality is a good one--if candidates throw in their own style, it can differentiate them between all other candidates who have also followed up.