Rarely a day goes by when I don’t hear grumbles and rants from jobseekers about recruiters. “She said she’d call and she hasn’t!”, one will moan or “He won’t keep in the loop about my application” another will wail....
Gayle Howard
September is International Update Your Resume Month
You’ve heard of Pink Ribbon Day, Red Nose Day, The Year of the Whale, Forest Awareness Week and so on. All of them very important in raising awareness for different causes. Now there is one for the workers of the world. Yes folks, September is the official...
TORI Nominee!
I’m pleased to report that I’ve just been nominated for four TORI Awards (TORI stands for Toast of the Resume Industry). Nominations were for Best Executive Resume, Best Graduate Resume, Best Creative Resume and Best Technical Resume. The Awards are...
Linkedin Tip
Ever tried to create a custom name for your Linkedin profile and found it was taken? Here’s an idea, use your position title with your name. It helps differentiate you and stamps your brand at the same time. Instead of say, Linkedin/John Smith, try...
Wordle: A fun tool that helps you
A fun site that makes a word “cloud” of oft-used words and phrases is wordle.net. However unexpected opportunities present themselves with Wordle that will allow you to see the ‘big picture’ of your resume development. From your existing...
Network your way into a job
The buzz today is about networking. Everyone networks as we have been told it is the key to penetrating the hidden job market. That’s true. Absolutely. You find out more through talking to people than you ever could ploughing through the classified ads, which...