This post is the last in my series about resume cover letters. Here are some final tips to help ensure that your cover letter gives your resume that extra boost to make it stand out. If You Make Printed Copies, Be Sure They’re Attractive For those relatively few instances today where you’re actually mailing out…
This post continues with my cover letter advice. Though it may seem that I’m going a bit overboard with all this advice about something this simple, I can’t begin to tell you how many really awful cover letters I’ve received over the years. The vast majority of cover letters I receive are generic and tell…
I’d like to talk a bit about cover letters, as it’s been my experience that this is one of the most overlooked things that people do when looking for a job. This is really unfortunate because I have to tell you that, as a hiring manager, I just love getting a good cover letter with…
I’d like to talk a bit this time about automated resume screening software (also known as Automated Tracking Systems or Hiring Management Systems). With the overwhelming number of applications received in today’s tough job market, many larger companies are using these automated screening software systems. As a hiring manager, I typically see resumes after they’ve…
There are basically two different resume formats that you should consider. As a hiring manager, I’ve seen all sorts of different formats, some of them wildly creative and some of them virtually unreadable. By far, I (as well as most other hiring managers) prefer one of the following commonly accepted formats: the “Chronological” resume format…
In my last post I talked about common resume mistakes. This time, I’m going to drill down a bit further and discuss three specific items you should never include on your resume and why. First: any statement about a “job objective” or “career objective”. This is a rather large area of controversy among resume writing…
Due to popular demand, and since It’s been many months since I’ve posted any advice about resume writing, my next few posts will focus on this very important tool in your job hunting arsenal. Before getting too deep into resume writing, I’d like to review some common resume mistakes to keep in mind before you…
In my last post I reviewed my initial interview for the job I was seeking. I made it past that round and was chosen as one of the finalist. Here’s how my final interview went. The final interview, which is where hiring decisions are made, took place four days later. HR told me there would…
Last time, I explained where I find the job posting to which I applied and how I went about the process of applying. This time, I’ll detail how I prepared for my initial interview and exactly how I went about preparing for that interview. If you’ve been following my posts for a while, you’ll find…
This post continues the series on how I went about finding a new job. Last time I explained how I conducted my search and I’ll now explain where I found the job posting to which I applied and how I went about applying for it. Since I pretty much knew exactly what types of positions…
Someone asked me the other day about the last time I ever had to look for a new job for myself. They were interested in how a hiring manager would go about looking for a new job. Since I’ve had to find a new job several times in my career, I thought I would share…
In my last post I stressed that after your interview, you should not try to follow up by calling the people with whom you interviewed. They are most likely swamped with work, other interviews, etc, and will resent the intrusion. Instead, my advice is to call HR. Calling HR shows you know the proper etiquette…