JOB MARKET

When hiring managers remember a perfect candidate (someone born to do the job), they tend to be excited about them. Gaining an emotional response doesn't have to be accidental, it can be managed by the ambitious candidate. One way to be perceived as the perfect candidate is by using employer value statements. Check out how you can use this valuable tool in: "Employer Value Statements Make Your Resume Sizzle."  read more »

In “job search time” (sort of like dog years), four years is an eternity – almost everything about searching for a job has changed since then. This Recruiting Director takes his own tried-and-true advice from 4 years ago and gives answers to the present day entry-level job search. Check out how to move an entry-level candidate's application packet to the top of the stack in: "Entry-level job advice straight from a recruiting director’s mouth."  read more »

Most experts agree that only 30% of all new jobs are advertised. That means that somewhere around 70% of new opportunities never make it to the job boards. So, how do all these jobs come about and what does the mean for you: "Why The Best Jobs Are Never Advertised And How To Find Them."  read more »

Recent research on cover letters has shown that they are often an obsolete and ineffective tradition in today's job search. Here are some interesting statistics and insight into what happens to your cover letter during the application process: "Is your Cover Letter an Ineffective and Obsolete Tradition?"  read more »

Recently, I ran across the reminiscence of a senior citizen about his first job as a shelf stocker at a supermarket. “They told me I would get two weeks paid vacation,” he recalls. “I couldn’t wait to find out where they were going to send me. I wasn’t the brightest crayon in the box.” When you’re in the job market for the first time, it pays to listen to everything you’re told and not told, most especially before they welcome you aboard: "You Can’t Get Anywhere Unless You Start."  read more »

Sure this is a lousy job market. So why do most candidates approach it in the same way as a strong job market and then blame their job woes on the economy? Candidates have never had more tools to stand out and differentiate themselves. Here we explain these tools, drawing a road map for candidates who are brave enough to push their own envelope, and embrace the large number of choices we have today to differentiate and stand out: "Job Seekers - It's Not Just The Economy, It's You."  read more »