I have rewritten and helped revise a fair number of resumes (without charge to candidates) during my decades as a recruiter, but I've never offered my services for a fee, generally feeling that I should stick to what I enjoy most, which is the actual hands-on process of recruiting, itself. A few of my colleagues who enjoy writing offer their work and service for about $500 to $750 per resume, which I assume is a reasonable rate.



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As a boss, you must know what motivates your employees and makes them tick. Coming up with great ways to reward and recognize your employees’ results in a happier workplace and more loyal workers. However, it is not always easy to create the right incentives.…

Why are Headhunter's fees usually 30% to 50% of a first-year salary for a placed candidate? I occasionally receive questions about the fee structure for placements I make as an Executive Recruiter/Headhunter, and thought it might be constructive to explain.



In the early days of the Industry (i.e. "Search") it was calculated by diligent researchers, economists, CEOs and hiring managers that the fair cost to a company, of NOT having a person in a needed role (i.e.…

Gut instinct, or intuition, can prove a guiding light in any profession – but especially when you are seeking to place senior individuals in high-calibre jobs. Often defined as something that we simply know, or consider to be true – which arises…

A programme driven by living space providers CR Smith is being launched in what is described as a first for Fife schools, helping pupils with the likes of CV writing, cover letters and interviews.

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Select schools in Lochgelly, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and Dunfermline are about to embark on the initiative – billed as bringing local employers into the heart of the employability curriculum.

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Globally the demand for Human Resource professionals is very high. This resulted in the need for renowned and globally accepted HR certifications. If an individual is HR certified, he/she will have scope for great career development, plenty of growth opportunities, global recognition, professional confidence and satisfaction, attractive salaries, desired job role in top organizations, more respect, and many more. The HR…

Undoubtedly, the HR technology domain continues to play a significant role in transforming businesses and workforces globally, and we cannot undermine the role of these HR Tech leaders in this transformation.

These HR Tech leaders have often exchanged ideas, actively contributed to educating the community, and brought HR transformation to businesses. They have…

Globally the demand for Human Resource professionals is very high. This resulted in the need for renowned and globally accepted HR certifications. If an individual is HR certified, he/she will have scope for great career development, plenty of growth opportunities, global recognition, professional confidence and satisfaction, attractive salaries, desired job role in top organizations, more respect, and many more. The HR…

For far too long, even in the eyes of HR Leaders, along with other have held the view that HR certifications have only been centered around the fact on what does a professional know and not on what he/she could do. Taken the case of accountants, people need to clear an examination as a pre-requisite to becoming employable. When compared to talent management specializations, focus now needs to be driven towards what really the…

Your employees act as the foundation of your organization's success, providing ground-level support for customers and management. When employees do well, the company does well. For these reasons, it's important to recognize and reward employees for a job well done. However,…

Data science has become the most sought-after technical courseware and its wave has caught the world by a rave storm and is taking the technological revolution to newer heights. it is sure to be believed that the enormity of the data is the reason for the humungous data science demand.

Data science is being used by all businesses that want to utilize this data to build models that will help them grow their businesses by understanding trends, buyers’ choices, and…

If you are looking for a career that is in demand and can help make a difference, you should look into different healthcare jobs. One job you might have come across is that of a medical coder. While they don’t receive as much attention as doctors or nurses, medical coders still do…

Deep learning is a way to automate predictive analytics. While traditional machine learning algorithms are linear, deep learning algorithms are stacked in a hierarchy of increasing complexity and abstraction. Computer programs that use deep learning go through much the same process as a toddler learning to identify an object or an animal. Each…