John O’Connor of CareerPro Inc. recently posted his opinion on Resume Distribution Services. It’s encouraging to read his level-headed, non-emotional, thought process.
Here is a brief excerpt:
One strategy that has been utilized by savvy, career services veterans focuses on targeted distribution of resumes. But no career services professional or career coach would ever suggest that you blindly and only send any [...]
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Advice From An Expert – Resume Distribution Services
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010How to win in a competitive job market
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Found this great article at HeraldNet. I agree with Eve’s strategies. This takes some effort, but there is less traffic when you go the extra mile! Read on…
Despite the crowded job market, many professionals are landing new, rewarding positions. How do they do it? By taking a strategic approach to job hunting, keeping up a positive, [...]
Skills Required To Excel In Your Career
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Are you wondering what skills are desired by employers or what it takes to stand-out amongst your colleagues? Are you an ‘A’ Player?
How would you rate yourself in the following skills? Better yet, how would your employer rate you?
Competence or Technical Ability
Reliability
Communication
Flexibility or Adaptation
Team Dynamics
Initiative or Attitude
Professionalism
Productivity
The skill areas listed above are used by employers to rate employees during reviews [...]
Lying on Your Resume – A Career Risk Not Worth Taking
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Amid fierce competition for every single job, where do you draw the line between embellishing and lying on your resume?
John O’Connor, Career Pro of NC, Inc.
A November 2008 review by the Wall Street Journal examined the careers and resumes of 358 senior-level executives and directors at 53 publicly traded companies. The result: At least seven [...]
Getting Interviews? What is working for you?
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Contrary to the what the media will make you believe, companies are still hiring people. Naturally that means job seekers are interviewing. You simply need to understand that the job hunt will require more effort, patience, and creativity.
One job seeker told me she produced a white paper that simplified a business process in her industry. She attached it to her VisualCV profile. [...]
The Resume Black Hole
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Nothing has changed. Job Seekers still feel the only strategy to get noticed is to send their resume to all the job postings that narrowly match their industry experience and discipline.
What happens next? You wait and never get any response.
I’m not surprised. It went to “The Resume Black Hole!”
Hiring managers and human resource reps receive [...]
Your Job – Your Calling
Sunday, December 28th, 2008Your Job Should Be Your Calling
In May of 2008 I attended a career conference sponsored by The Ladders and Kennedy Information as well as Career Directors International. A lot of well-known folks inside Career Management Alliance and around the globe attended. As the conference blogger and photographer I also represented one of my key vendors. [...]
JobSearch: Resume Spider and the Resume Distribution concept
Monday, December 1st, 2008ResumeSpider offers Career Seekers an alternative approach to getting noticed which leads to more activity; like phone calls, emails and interviews.
We are not claiming this is the silver bullet or some great new idea. However, ResumeSpider is a common-sense approach to networking and targeted list building. Both activities are crucial to a well rounded job search [...]
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