There’s been an unsettling trend in business over the last decade or so to make every member of the workforce appear and feel just as important as the … Read more
Are These the Most Outrageous Resume Blunders? You Be the Judge
Do old-fashioned resumes still work? There’s an ongoing debate that never seems to end over that topic, but whether they do or whether they … Read more
The Difference Between a Regular Recruiter and a Rock Star
From working with recruiters for more than 20 years, I‘ve observed many styles and variations in their recruiting work habits. Some are hunters, some are … Read more
Somebody Get Gordon Ramsay to a Gym
Lucky for Shami Marangwanda she landed a recruiting job with Starbucks, because the irascible and profane Gordon Ramsay and his cohorts dashed her hopes of … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Does it Every Pay For Someone to Fib on a Resume?
When is a fib really a lie? And when does a fib-turned-lie really matter? It’s a question I keep rolling over in my mind, especially given all that … Read more
Got a Minute? If So, Spend it Looking at Resumes
I recently read an article suggesting that recruiters only spend six seconds reviewing a resume to determine whether or not a candidate was a fit to the … Read more
Ask Barb: Resume Writing
Dear Barb: Do you think it is our job to rewrite resumes for our candidates? Our clients screen resumes first and if we take time to rewrite resumes, we do … Read more
6 Seconds Won’t Be Long Enough to Read Today’s Roundup
A new site for women, two new, visual-heavy job sites, jobs with smoothies, and six seconds to read a resume. All in today’s roundup. Women’s … Read more
Should Your Job Title Really Be “Phisher”?
If you are one of those recruiters that uses a keyword search resume bot in conjunction with a mass email to every result that gets returned, you are NOT a … Read more
Got a Minute? New Video-heavy Job Site Hopes You Do
Video didn’t kill the radio star and it hasn’t killed the job boards so far, but another new career site would like to take a chunk of their … Read more