As the economy turned south, one of the first sectors to feel the pain was the Information Technology and High Tech sector. The part of the economy that for so long was the most dynamic and fastest growing of all fields, was quickly humbled, right along with dot-com stock valuations. (more…)
A forum-goer tells us: “I am so aggravated with searching for a job and no-one is responding to me. Someone please let me know what is wrong with my resumé.”
Below is an excerpt from her resumé. (more…)
As we mentioned earlier, one big problem a lot of job applicants have is they often bury their “good stuff” down toward the end of their resumés and cover letters. Here’s an example of what I’m referring to. (more…)
They say a picture paints a thousand words… but it takes words to say that. Nonetheless, this metaphor can be applied to your application to paint a picture in the mind of an employer to make you stand out from the crowd. Rather than waffle on about this, let me get to the point. An I.T. person could describe their networking skills as: (more…)
I want you to read this article 150 times!
I’m serious. I want you to do this because I want you to experience what an employer goes through when reading applications for any vacancies.
Now, you may be thinking to yourself that you’re not going to read anything 150 times, because you’ll be reading the SAME thing over and over again! And that’s exactly the point. Plus or minus 10%, most applications for a job are identical. Just the names and dates are a little different. (more…)
This is the first in my series on the most common and absolute “dumbest mistakes” you’re probably making when applying for job after job.
MISTAKE #1.
Employers get so many resumés and letters saying the same worn-out things and using the same tired old phrases, that it’s hard to see the difference between the applicants. Phrases like: “I’m good with people,” “I’m a good learner” and “I love a challenge” appear on nearly every application that’s ever been written, and simply makes you part of the crowd. Weed these clichéd phrases from your application and instead replace them with powerful reasons to hire you. (more…)