Small Business Branding – What to Consider When Researching the Best Aspects of the ‘Brand’ itself…

COMPANY BRANDING has three distinct facets: There are three distinct facets of a company brand. Each is an aspect of the employment brand and not the whole thing:   Stories and positioning for people unfamiliar with the brand:  This is what most employment branding conversations are ...

Want to find a printable job application for a franchise chain or large retail store?

This website has hundreds of printable job applications for just about any company or business in the country you’d have to fill out to send to their HR department. https://www.job-applications.com BUT – be careful – sometimes those same stores and companies prefer you complete the applications ...

Why Companies At Job Fairs Don’t Accept Hard Copy Resumes – find out why…

Ever wonder why those recruiting representatives or hiring / program managers you introduce yourself to at job fairs don’t want to actually ‘accept’ your hard copy resume. Click on the video below to find out why.  

Resume du Jour – Teresa Cutting – Marketing & Program Manager

Teresa Cutting Stafford, VA 22554 (727) 424-0122 teresacut@gmail.com   OBJECTIVE:  Contracts / Strategy & Analysis / Marketing / Program Management / Innovation   EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:    13 years, Retail Hospitality, Management (Resturant/Hotel/Medical/Beauty)  6 years, Marketing, Sales, Promotions  6 years, Molecular and Microbiology Research Scientist & Technician  4 years, Biological Defense Research Assistant Scientist  4 years, Consumer Pack ...

Hilarious Spelling Mistakes on Resumes and Cover Letters

Here is Our Top 20 of the Most Hilarious Spelling Mistakes on Resumes and Cover Letters by Andrew Kucheriavy 20. “I have a known track record and excellent experience with accurancy and fixing erors” 19. “Strong Work Ethic, Attention to Detail, Team Player,  Attention to Detail” 18. “My experience include filing, billing, ...

Legal Profession and LinkedIn – Amazing Facts

Facts about LinkedIn and the Legal Profession   Query on (People) in the LinkedIn search box (01:18:12)   Search Results LI Competition National Competition Law Specialty Total Profiles for Topic Related Profiles & Legal Law Practice Profiles in USA on LI % of Total LinkedIn Profiles ...

Convert Boyd’s OODA loop to HR practice to streamline procedures

Convert Boyd’s OODA loop to human resource practice to streamline procedures   Boyd’s Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act (OODA) loop theorized by Air Force Colonel John Boyd in the 1970s seems to have done well for the military, although the Occam’s Razor theory (the simplest explanation ...

How those Resume Automated Tracking Systems Work:

With sincere thanks to https://resunate.com/ for this graphic. This is one of the better and easier to understand graphics I’ve come across explaining how recruiters use their ‘systems’ to find qualified candidates:

Why aren’t you still learning?

Unemployed?  Only if you sit at home all day and watch TV while you fill out online applications online for jobs posted in the local newspapers or the ‘big boy’ job boards.  While published jobs are less than 65% of the real openings ‘out there,’ if ...

Words to delete from your resume

One of the small mistakes I often see on resumes by inexperienced job seekers are unnecessary words and phrases taking up vital white space, which forces the resume owners to try to squeeze more into their allotted number of pages. Starting at the top of the ...