About a month ago I started thinking about 2011, an early jump on resolutions. I kept it simple, aligning my objectives around a simple premise: Get Fit; Get Found. What the heck does that mean? Fit is relatively straightforward. It applies to my need to take a more serious approach to my health. Not just move more, eat less but pursuing some cerebral and spiritual goals as well to increase the fitness of my relationships and life. Take my wife on more dates. Go shoot more photographs. Write more. Inquire more, judge less. Act more, react less. Get found is…
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In any economic climate, you have to be on your best game when in the market for a new job. That’s likely doubly (and more) true now as hiring managers and recruiters are more than ever looking for ways to discount your candidacy as they clamor to pare down their pool of applicants. There are many “little things” that amazingly act in a major way against you. Here are some of my top peeves:
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I participated in the recent resume review session that WorkNOLA and HRMA hosted, it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed meeting a lot of very talented, ambitious people all trying to do everything in their power to make the right moves in advancing their careers. I noticed a common theme in the people I spoke with and resumes I reviewed, changing careers.
At first, making a career change seems such a daunting task – immediately, the fears of change overwhelm and one can easily hear the anticipated refrains from potential employers, “I can’t hire you for this position…
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Here are some great Language and Grammar tips for your resume from our folks at the HRMA.
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Our friends at HRMA put together some great resume pointers for New Orleans job seekers. We’re going to post a series of tips starting with these basic “Do’s” and “Don’ts”
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I see these ten mistakes (the second five are posted below, check previous post for the first five) time and again on resumes. They make me pull my hair out with one hand and fling the resume into the trash with the other! Avoid these mistakes and you’ll be on your way to a call back, an interview, and eventually off to that new job!
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I see these ten mistakes (the first five are posted below, check back for the next five) time and again on resumes. They make me pull my hair out with one hand and fling the resume into the trash with the other! Avoid these mistakes and you’ll be on your way to a call back,an interview, and eventually off to that new job!
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Have you “Google’d” yourself lately? If you haven’t, your potential boss may have. Not every employer needs to know of your reign as the 2001 Beer Pong Championship of your fraternity, or those pics from your wild weekend in Vegas. The internet is going to divulge your dirty little secrets, unless you take control.
Once you have submitted your resume for a position, odds are that someone is going to research you. Many HR directors (1 in 5) are turning to social media sites to find out more about candidates. So how do YOU brand? Social sites allow you to…
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Scott Satchfield wrote an article for wwltv.com about the mostly undercover transformation of New Orleans. We are becoming a hot bed for tech startups. Many of them are listing their job openings on WorkNOLA.com but a lot of them haven’t even figured out what they need yet. If you are looking for a job in New Orleans, think of the tech startups and reach out now.
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According to U.S. Census Bureau data released today, New Orleans is atop the list of fastest-growing large American cities, posting an 8.2 percent jump in population in the year ending July 1, 2008.
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