Managing Older Managers: A Guide for Younger Bosses
August 31, 2010 12:37pm from Surpass Your DreamsMy Favorite Interview Tips
August 31, 2010 12:37pm from About HRI have presented hundreds of sessions on how to interview effectively. I believe that interviews give you a good feel for the cultural fit of the candidate.

They are not ...
[Read Entry]Employers Behaving Badly
August 31, 2010 7:37am from Alison's Job Searching Blog
One of the common themes in the
thousands of
unemployment stories and stories about what they
don't like about employers that job seekers have shared with us
is employers behaving badly.
Why the resume isn't dead just yet
August 30, 2010 11:44pm from Powerful Resume Writing From Premier Executive Resume Expert1) The resume is dead!
2) Who reads resumes anymore?
3) Resumes have been replaced by a) networking; b) online branding; c) web portfolios; d) something else - maybe your LinkedIn profile?
The interesting thing about these so-called forecasts (usually via Twitter) is that they are always followed by a recruiter or HR manager who immediately refutes these assumptions by telling the world that yes, resumes ARE still a major part of the hiring game.
And, they add, there is no standardized replacement that "everyone" reads in lieu of a resume.
Even though resumes have evolved significantly from a mere chronology of your past, and managing your online identity IS critical to landing the job you want... resumes are consistently relied upon by the following groups:
- Recruiters, who don't relish the task of manually entering your employment data into their database, and therefore prefer scanning in your resume
- Interviewers, who need your chronology in front of them in order to make sense of it when they assess your qualifications--and who really prefer talking to you in person instead of staring at you on Skype
- Networking contacts, who would be quite lost if you handed them only a business card with your LinkedIn profile URL--because now they have the extra step of looking it up and then emailing it to a contact (who will then want your resume, of course)
- Hiring authorities, who may have just learned about you and want to "get your resume" into their hands--and will then circulate your resume (paper or electronic) around their office as proof of your fitness for the job they're about to post
Don't mistake the place of your resume in your quest: it won't network for you, it won't call employers on your behalf, and it won't magically land in the lap of an interested party without your facilitation.
However, it's also not going away anytime soon! You WILL be asked (and hopefully frequently) for a branded, value-specific resume that aligns with your career level and goals during a job search. [Read Entry]
The 10 Best Questions to Ask at a Job Interview
August 30, 2010 4:38pm from Daily RecruiterYou're interviewing for a job. After 20 or 30 minutes, you're asked: "Do you have any questions?âÂÂ
The worst thing you can do is ask, "What is it your company does?â (Hey, it has happened.) The next worst thing you can do is say, "Um, nope, I don't have any questions.âÂÂ
[See 21 secrets to getting a job offer.]
You need to ask some questions! Asking questions shows your interest in a company and makes you look smarter (smart people tend to be inquisitive). Asking questions gives interviewers a chance to talk about themselves, a thing most people love. AndâÂ"this is importantâÂ"asking questions is a way to find out if you really want to work for these people.
Bottom line: Don't make the interviewer do all the heavy lifting. Take an active role in the interview process and improve your chances of landing a job.
[See 50 tips for surviving your worst work day.]
So what should you ask? Here are 10 suggestions:
1. "Can you describe a typical day for someone in this position?â If your interviewer appears to be nervous or ill at ease, a non-abstract question like this is a good way to get the ball rolling.
[Read Entry]Would You Lie On Your Resume?
August 30, 2010 3:37pm from Alison's Job Searching BlogLast time I wrote about lying on your resume, I got a variety of responses, both for and against lying to get a job:
- People who get ahead are the ones who take some educated risks.
- Let's be real, if a CEO can get away with being hired and working for years with lying on resume so should any of us.
- Lying on a resume is just plain dumb. The trend seems to be to check an applicant's references out more and more, unless you are a burger flipper.
- Lying on resumes, regardless of your status, just does not cut it!
I don't think anyone should lie on their resume - even white lies that "only" stretch the truth. There is a good possibility that it will come back to haunt you. Is it worth taking the chance of not getting a job or getting fired later on?
Here's an example. I received an email from someone who had just received a job offer from a company where he had always wanted to work. It was the job of his dreams.
He didn't think about reference checking though and had fudged the dates of his last couple of jobs to cover a resume gap. He was in absolutely panic and trying to come up with a story to cover the "mistake" on his resume. He decided to be honest with the hiring manager, and was lucky that he kept his job offer, but that's not always how it works out.
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[Read Entry]How to express your true self at work
August 30, 2010 3:20pm from Brazen Careerist
There's a Solution in Here Somewhere
August 30, 2010 11:30am from What Would Dad Say
Funny Resume Mistakes
August 30, 2010 9:25am from Career-Resumes BlogHow to Address a Cover Letter
August 30, 2010 7:37am from Alison's Job Searching Blog
How to address a cover letter can be tricky if you are responding to a blind ad and don't have a contact person's name to include, or if you don't know the gender of the person you are addressing your cover letter to.
... [Read Entry]Six Degrees of Ranting
August 30, 2010 7:30am from Amitai Givertz's Recruitomatic BlogPreparing for a Career Discussion with Your Manager
August 30, 2010 12:37am from CareerealismCongratulation Letters
August 29, 2010 3:37pm from Alison's Job Searching Blog
At some point in their career, just about everyone is going to be job searching. Even if you're not actively job seeking at the moment, one thing that can help expedite your job search when the time comes is to have connections that can help.
... [Read Entry]M.B.A. Applications Down
August 29, 2010 12:37pm from Surpass Your DreamsDescribing Yourself In An Interview
August 29, 2010 11:47am from John Hadley's Career Accelerator BlogiPhone Apps for Job Searching
August 28, 2010 7:37am from Alison's Job Searching Blog
I love my iPhone. I never go
anywhere without it and I'm not quite sure how I functioned before
I got it. I use it for email, the web, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook,
and much more.
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