Even the most experienced leaders must prove their skills to potential employers. Often, it’s not enough to simply state “excellent leadership skills” on your resume. In a perfect world, your experience should speak for itself. Yet whether you are seasoned or an aspiring leader in [...]
As a firm who specializes in employment and recruiting, we can frequently be found offering valuable advice on ways to improve the appearance and effectiveness of your résumé. Related: Staying Current: “6 Tips For a Stand-Out Executive Résumé” Further reading: “The Right Way To List [...]
This infographic clearly depicts some of the most valuable attributes of a quality, effectual resume that have been said to increase your chances of landing a top position, according to world class recruiters. (Published with permission of Mike Grossman, P. Eng, PPE Headquarters) Fred Coon, [...]
As you may have already discovered, there is no one particular way to write a quality résumé. We all do our best to compose and design our résumés in accordance with the preferences and insights of prospective employers, recruiters, as well as the vast array [...]
Why are writing skills important for professional success? A few years ago, the editing software company, known as Grammarly, concluded a 10-year study on LinkedIn which showed that people who achieved over six promotions in their career had 45 percent fewer grammar errors in their [...]
SEO (or Search Engine Optimization) has become a cornerstone in the modern process of screening potential job candidates. Taking this into consideration when preparing your résumé can greatly increase the chances of it landing in the hands of the right hiring manager. How exactly, then, [...]
When it comes to composing a résumé, we expend a great deal of time and effort carefully wording and arranging our specific employment skills; possibly even more energy than we do on our actual job titles. While there is certainly no excuse for failing to [...]
First and Foremost Not having yet landed your “dream job” does not indicate you are lacking in any way. Many haven’t even identified their dream job. Most likely, you have a clear bearing of what your talents are, and a strong suspicion about what you [...]
So, you have finally and officially launched out on your own. Hopefully you were an enormous success, and all of your professional dreams were realized. There is also the possibility that you experienced the opposite effect, and maybe there wasn't as much support for your business [...]
"What would you do if Isaac Newton walked through the door?" "Isaac who?" came the reply from the human resource person. This personal exchange actually happened at a Silicon Valley Job Fair. Although it might be tempting to bash HR for seeking only narrow criteria [...]
