What do Recruiters want to see in a resumé?
Basic formatting. Like one font style, no tables. Bold things, but that’s it. Keywords. Tons of them. If you’re a marketer, I need to see HUBSPOT, MARKETO, B2B/B2C. We’re literally Control+F all day for these things. Numbers. Show me measurable things, KPIs. What’s your biggest accomplishment? Go to a really good school? Show it to […]
Why is it so tough to get the attention of internal recruiters?
A couple reasons, but I think it’s mainly incentives and attention span. Agency recruiters like me make our living by placing people. It’s how the business works. If each person placed means they can pay rent or their mortgage, you’d better bet they’ll manage and control every step and variable possible. There’s too much at […]
Prepare for Your Chance
Job seekers – Prepare for your chance. The old saying (maybe it’s an actual saying, maybe I just made it up, dunno) that success is when preparation and opportunity meet up has become extremely applicable today. I know many of us in 2020 have been more active in trying to find new work options than […]
Great Advice for Job Seekers – PART 2
Get good at something, really good. Like – totally own it. There’s a way to not only make you more effective in your day to day, but also dramatically increase your value to your current or future employers. It’s a concerted effort to make yourself as much of an expert as you can in a […]
Great Advice for Job Seekers – PART 1
Here’s some general advice for people seeking new jobs. Be an awesome communicator. Learn how to exchange your ideas. Both written (now that we’re so tied in to the digital world) as well as to actual humans. I see it time and time again when I work with hiring managers – those that can speak […]