Guest post by Sarah Semark, Triggers and Sparks
When I put out a hiring notice a little while ago, I was flooded with resumes. Now, like any business owner, I’m both hardworking and lazy, so I quickly developed a shorthand to help me sift through all the applicants. In short: if I could find a good reason to throw your resume out, it was gone.
In this charming economic climate, if you’re looking for a new job, it may be time to take a good hard look at your own resume, and ensure that youâ... Continue reading ...
Consumerist.com (the same people who made the news reporting on Facebook's new Terms of Service a few weeks ago) have written a scathing review of the free resumé critique available from the CareerBuilder website.
Not only did Career Builder provide the same generic advice to several different, fake resumés , but they also used the email addresses provided to spam the users with unsolicited email.
The moral: sometimes you get what you pay for. Read the fill article here.
Now, I know wha... Continue reading ...
I am a writer, editor and adult education professional living in Halifax NS. I write and edit resumés, and offer workshops on resumé writing, job hunting, and interviewing. This blog is a place for me to post my favourite resumé tips, answer common questions, and occasionally rant about my pet peeves.
