The average recruiter spends six seconds perusing a resume. What this means is that your resume should be compelling enough at a quick glance that recruiters go, “Hmm, I want to spend a minute looking at this.” Here’s how to pack as much as impact as possible into a few tiny seconds. Organize your resume […]
Adam President Catherine Palmiere, in the first of a series of blogposts to help jobseekers help themselves, says “You can get hired – it’s a matter of having the right qualifications, having the right attitude and showing the right people that you’re an employable person.” To get you started down the road to your new […]
This is the first of a series of blogs by Catherine Palmiere designed to help job seekers set themselves up for success. Make no mistake, the job market is picking up. We’re beginning to see more job growth in temporary employment and temp-to-perm placements. The great news there is that temporary job growth historically spurs […]
With the writing done and her latest book at the publisher’s, Adam President Catherine Palmiere has returned to blogging on topics of interest to job seekers and hiring managers alike. Joining the cast of star authors on Evan Carmichael’s site, Ms. Palmiere has contributed articles on customer service and difficult interview questions. The list of Ms. Palmiere’s […]
Not getting any inquiries from your resume? Maybe you need a resume renovation… maybe you look like everyone else on the pile… Top Tip for Updating Your Resume #3: Consider using a top page to your resume, where you feature your core competencies and some of your greater career achievements – this basically says that […]
A lot of questions come up when we’re ready to switch jobs. One of the toughest areas is “resume renovation.” Where is one to find REAL tips on updating a resume? A Google search will net you 400,000+ responses. So if you have a lifetime to devote to just updating your resume, that might be […]
Wrapping up this week’s message on Resume Tips to GET a job, here’s Resume Tip #3, “Prioritize your skills and background.” Keeping track of what resume goes to what job can be tedious, but as you’ll see in my article, it’s absolutely necessary if you’re going to have REAL success in today’s tough job market. […]