Almost everyone has gone on a job hunt has used some sort of online resource for searching. In fact, the Pew Research Center in 2015 revealed that 79 percent of Americans seeking employment used online resources as part of their job search in the past two years. With numbers like that, it's important to recognize...
Getting called for an interview is usually the first step towards actually getting hired at the company you desire to work for. After the getting the call, you are likely going to do your best to prepare for the interview so that your chances of success are greatly increased. Naturally, you will concentrate on the...
Every couple of years, the rules for resume best practices change ever so slightly. It's good if you haven't updated your resume in some time, to quickly educate yourself on what hiring managers are expecting, hating and looking for. Today's infographic from Resume Templates, does a great job of highlighting the research surrounding resume etiquette....
Do you consider a resume your ticket to a job interview? I do not want to disappoint you, but it's a dead horse: Your resume is a bill showing them how much you cost as a professional. Look: Hiring managers read hundreds of resumes daily. They do not have time to read all those manuscripts...
While math can be an interesting field of study, it isn't always a field with a directly obvious post-graduation career path. There are several possible ways for a newly minted math degree to help you make a living. If you are having trouble finding which of these jobs you are interested in, take a look...
Some folk will tell you that what makes a great resume is qualifications, experience and knowing how to kiss butt in a corporate sense. However, I'm here to tell you the exact opposite and that if you listen to the aforementioned saps, you’re doomed to spend your life reading rejection letters. As far as job...
Job hunting usually isn't much fun. Sending out hundreds of applications makes the jobs all begin to run together. And for the hiring managers? All the applicants can begin to seem the same, too. But there are some creative individuals out there who didn’t stop at simply sending out copies of their resumes and waiting...
Technology is ruling our life, so much that is has become a tool of our survival. There is no area of life where technology doesn’t manifest, in some way or the other and the same holds true for job searches. Technology has turned out as an indispensable aid for jobseekers, and now there is hardly anyone...
The value of LinkedIn as a job searching and career networking platform cannot be overstated. However, the real value of LinkedIn as a tool for job searching lies deeper than is obvious to a casual user with a LinkedIn profile. If all you’re doing is updating your profile every so often and hoping recruiters will...
