The Times Are Changing ... Are you?

Not getting interviews? Here’s how recruiting usually works: Job description is posted. Many resumes are received. Resumes are reviewed and top candidates are chosen. Interviews with top candidates are chosen. Hiring decision made and offer given to top candidate. Many people don’t make it past step two because their resume has something that prevents them from being selected. So, what can you do? Make Sure You’re Qualified Honestly look at your skills and figure out which positions you are qualified for.  Apply only to those.  Qualify Yourself For The Position You can make your resume stand out, sure, but you need to make it to the interview process, right? Match the language used in the job posting. For example, if the job description list attributes of the role, give examples in your achievements of similar tasks. Keywords, Though Boring, Get You Chosen Keywords that are in the job description, will help you pass an electronic screening tool. Read th...

By Alicia Pozsony As we set our clocks ahead and await warmer, sun-filled days, it’s time to recognize the season of spring. New life and bright colors of nature—it’s as if Earth is taking new breaths. Take this opportunity, as nature flourishes, to start anew in your job search journey. Whether you’re new to being unemployed or you’ve been unemployed for a longer while, I hope you will find my story uplifting. Can you think of another time in your life when you were down on your luck? Maybe it was when you were younger in age and less informed about the ways of the world, as was true for me. I recall the very first time I was asked to walk to the corner store to get milk and bread for my mother. This was a challenge I gladly welcomed and proudly accepted. It came with age and she felt I was ready. “Come right home and bring me all the change” I heard my mother call as I walked away from our front door. It was a warm, sunny day, and I had the confidence of ten thousand men. Repeating ...