One of the most common questions I get as a hiring manager goes something like this: “I’ve sent out my resume to dozens (or even hundreds) of job openings and haven’t received a single response or offer to interview. What’s wrong? Could it be my resume?” If you too have doubts about the effectiveness of…
Here’s the scenario: you’ve interviewed for a job and it seemed to go pretty well. It’s been a week and you haven’t heard anything. Now what should you do? Keep waiting? If so, how long? Call HR and ask what your status is? Call the Hiring Manager and ask why you’ve rudely been kept waiting?…
A friend of mine recently went through a job interview and told me afterward that he felt it was going very well until he got asked the following question: “What do you see as your greatest weakness?”. He admitted he wasn’t prepared for it (he should have been – this question get asked fairly often)…
In my last post I stressed the importance of customizing your resume to specifically match every position to which you apply. Since I’m frequently asked how to go about doing this, I wanted to go into a bit of detail for you. At the very beginning of your resume, it’s important that you include specific…
I’ve been a hiring manager in various industries for over 25 years and estimate that I’ve hired somewhere between 250 and 300 people. Since I probably read at least 15 – 20 resumes for each opening, this means I’ve read about 4,000 to 5,000 resumes during my career. Sadly, only perhaps one out of every…
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