Resume is a promotional document that carries a lot of importance. It is a key job-hunting tool used to get a job interview. It summarizes your accomplishments, your education, as well as your work experience, and should reflect your special mix of skills and strengths.

choose a resume formats and approach that is concise and effective and highlights the skills your…

Yep.  Just had to say that.  It pains me greatly.  But what else can we do?

I'm sure many of you are (hopefully) off-the-hook BUSY!  I am absolutely thankful to be in the position I find myself in. 

But can we - more importantly - should we take on every new search that comes our way if we're too busy?  I've decided it's better to let a potential client know we're simply not in a position to entertain a new search with them.  I've done this twice now.  This…

Hello and good day! 

I thought it woud be a great idea to share a list of remarkable recruiters/staffing thought leaders, I know personally, or "follow" intentionally, to gain inspiration, which has supported the Inbound Recruiter vision, (Get Found, Convert, Analyze.)  Inbound Recruiter could not have been formed without each of these industry leaders "original thoughts" (innovation) and accomplishments in our field. (Order unimportant, They ALL…

I work for a recruiting corporation in Northern VA.  I focus on accounting and finance and place professionals on temporary and temp to hire positions. There are a lot of factors that are in play with our market.  Yes, we are one of the best markets in America.  However, that also means that we have some of the toughest competition because everyone that is anyone is here.  To top it off, many of the larger users of temp are moving their lower level operations out of town because labor is…

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Being a mid-level financial manager looking for work in this market is still tough. It has been for a while. When we have heart to heart discussions with these capable people, we hear many complaints. Here are some of them.



Complaints about Companies:



Companies are low-balling: Candidates feel that companies are taking advantage, and paying less for…

On February 9th, 2011 I began this series on Discrimination with some thoughts on the…

I found this one on the following site, but will repost it here as well. :)

http://jokesandfunnystoriessite.blogspot.com/2006/03/ode-to-recruiter.html#top1

Ode to the Recruiter

This post is really simple.  The happier your employees are and the more they enjoy what they are doing, the your recruiting can and will be.  You can keep employees happy in a variety of ways including:

Competitive Salaries - Employees like to be paid what they are worth and if you keep your salaries competitive with other companies in your industry it will definitely help keep them happy.

Special…

The gas price national average is $3.53; the commute for most is about 30-45 minutes, miles put on a vehicle.  How much does that cost every person per year that commutes to work?  The buildings and energy it takes to house a business, how much does that cost every company per year?  These costs have no prejudice; they are fixed except for gas that will probably be higher after you read this.  Information week provided these statistics; the US could save $38 billion dollars annually if 53%…

Information exchange is flowing at lightning speed and we are all expected to keep up.

I don’t know about you, but I am feeling the need to shut the hell up (after I finish this) reassess and declutter.

This time of the year calls for a good spring cleaning in my home and in my head.  It feels natural to reflect, re-examine and adjust focus.

My fear is that I am so used to having so many distractions, will panic set in when I don’t allow…

A while ago, I mentioned to you about how I have a daughter who studies philosophy and literature in college. We’ve discussed multiple different ways her world of arts and my world of business coincide and have even produced a blog from one of those very discussions. This time we have a series of blogs set up for you, this being the first. This day is a day we take some advice from the greatest playwright of our time and apply it to the business world, because what Shakespeare taught us…

Areyou thinking of having your own online job board software? Great! You will find many solutions to this, since there are many websites offering their service to help you build your own one. You can build a web based job site, which can have integrated latest technology to track the applicants.

In the package of the online job board software for your site design, you may get-

1) Some give you five or some offer six home page templates; you have enough option to choose one…

Resume writing is a skillful task which includes summary or listing of your work experience and skills relevant to the field of you are entering. It highlights your, accomplishments to show a potential employer that you are qualified for the work you want.

Before you write resume, take time to do a self-assessment on paper. Outline your skills and abilities as well as…

Demand is outpacing supply for the following ten titles in the cities listed. As a result, prospects in these areas are more likely to be open to using your services especially if you provide data, such as this information, on market demand and the impact this will have on their ability to hire quality talent.



Accountants and Auditors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (146% normal demand)



Computer Specialists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (163% normal…