Last Friday I hosted #HFChat, a weekly Twitter chat dedicated to sharing information on job search strategy with fellow peeps. #HFChat is the brainchild of Margo Rose, the founder of #Hire Friday, a comprehensive community and resource for job seekers. Even though I was leading the chat, it really r...
12 Reasons Why Hiring Managers Aren’t Reading Your Resume
Careerbuilder recently surveyed 2,298 U.S. hiring managers and human resources professionals and asked what would make them automatically dismiss a candidate from consideration. The biggest resume mistakes they communicated were: Resumes with typos – 61 percent Resumes that copied large amounts ...
How a Mishandled Layoff Can Damage a Company’s Brand
There's been a lot of Internet chatter about Ann Curry's dismissal from the Today Show and NBC's decision to replace her with Savannah Guthrie. Many viewers have voiced their disappointment in NBC and are taking shots at the new co-host as well as the existing Today Show team. Viewers have expressed...
Jobvite 2012 Social Recruiting Survey
Jobvite recently polled over a thousand HR and recruitment professionals on their social media recruiting activity. The results of the survey suggest the trend towards using social media as a recruitment strategy continues to grow. More specifically: 92 percent use or plan to begin using social ne...
Google, Google on the Wall: Who’s the Fairest One of All?
The New York Times recently published an article exploring the value of creating an online career portfolio to showcase your work and offered several suggestions for leveraging online platforms to create and promote your professional brand. This strategy is a growing trend for people in job search a...
Honey, Does This Job Make Me Look Fat?
CareerBuilder recently released a survey stating that 44 percent of workers surveyed claim they have gained weight at their current job and 54% attributed their weight gain to sitting at their desk most of the day. Other factors that respondents believed contributed to their weight gain included: S...