As an executive recruiter who specializes in placing IT sales and sales management talent, I am often frustrated by the quality of the resumes I receive; … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Sweet Little Lies? Not When They’re in Your Resume
Raise your hand if you have never, ever fibbed on a resume. Slightly fudging your previous experience, education, and job credentials has always been a … Read more
A Simple Tool So You’ll Be the First to Know When Something Changes
Sooner or later, the experts tell us every passive worker becomes an active job seeker. It’s just a matter of when. Which is exactly the problem. Few … Read more
Media Eating Up Religion-of-job-candidates Story
A study published three months ago — March 24, 2014 — is quickly making the rounds in the media and social media. In brief, the paper says that … Read more
Are Candidates’ Resumes Cutting into Your Profits?
As you review the first six months of the year, what are you finding? Are you ahead of your revenue goal or falling short? If you are ahead, you want to … Read more
Send Only ‘Blind’ Resumes Or You May See Your Fee Runaway
Mr. Allen, Hello, it is good to be ‘speaking’ with you. I was told of your website when I first began in the executive search business many … Read more
Examining Zappos’s ‘No Job Postings’ Recruiting Approach — Innovation or Craziness?
The new recruiting “no job postings” website of Zappos is truly unique. First off, you have to give the Zappos team credit for eliminating anything in … Read more
Steps for Increasing Your Speed of Hire in Order to Improve Your Quality of Hire, Part 2 of 2
This continuation of the two-part article covers specific actions that corporate recruiters can implement to speed up their hiring during each individual … Read more
How To Write A Winning Contractor Resume
To stand out from the crowd, a résumé for a contract labor position must sell the candidate’s specialized skills and experience. Additionally, the … Read more
The Best (and Worst) Buzz Words Candidates Use on Résumés
There are a number of people who I know disagree with this, but I still believe it makes sense for job candidates to have a good résumé. Yes, I know there … Read more