If you are wondering why you aren’t called in to interview for great job opportunities, it’s undoubtedly because your resume is not “powerful,” and … Read more
Full Body Photo Required; Resume Optional
For several days now, Gawker has been shining a light on hiring practices at American Apparel, a 10,000-worker garment manufacturer where “employee … Read more
Profiles: the New Resume?
I’ve been raving for a good while now about the fact that the resume is doomed. Lets take a quick look at the facts: Read more
Getting to Know You, Getting to Know all About You … Assessment and Social Networking
Taking a relaxing bath last night, I found myself thinking about making an update to my Facebook page and about how I need to get going on creating an … Read more
For Gen-Yers, the Conversation’s the Resume
The Brazen Careerist has launched an interesting experiment in social recruiting, introducing what the site and its founder Penelope Trunk call a … Read more
Survey Says: Help Write a Book About Resumes
Paul Hawkinson once called Anthony Beshara “a legendary multimillion-dollar biller who does more placing than searching,” and now the long-time … Read more
Free New ATS Debuts From Zoho
There’s a new, free, ATS in town. Launched today, Zoho Recruit is a nicely featured candidate management system that’s suitable for smaller … Read more
Monster’s New Resume Search Is a Winner
When Monster bought Trovix in the summer of 2008, the blogosphere popped with wonder at how the job board would make use of Trovix’ job matching … Read more
The Value-Add of ‘Supplementals’
In a tight market, why not encourage candidates to go beyond the traditional resume to showcase their backgrounds and the kind of deliverables they could … Read more
Jobvite Offers New Standalone Sourcing Tool
Jobvite is introducing what I hesitate to call a new sourcing tool, only because the term doesn’t really do it justice. Google is a sourcing tool, … Read more