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5 Wacky Ways To Make Sure Your Resume is Noticed

If I were to ask 10 job seekers what frustrates them the most about their search, my guess is that at least 9 of them would say not hearing back after submitting a resume. Am I wrong? Am I? I’m not. I’m very right. During our little recession, recruiters and HR professionals were tossed from [...]

May 24, 2011 12 comments READ MORE →

When Bullet Points Attack: A story about a girl who really loves hearts

A Corn on the Job reader sent over a little gem of an email today. She had found something that she thought I could possibly use on COTJ. She was right. Jackpot! Please remember, I’m not making fun of this job seeker. I don’t know who they are, and if I did, I’d offer them [...]

May 12, 2011 29 comments READ MORE →

Why I Won’t Read Your Cover Letter (Guest post from Jodi Glickman)

Jodi Glickman is a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Chile) turned investment banker (Goldman Sachs’) turned communication expert. She is the founder of communication training firm Great on the Job, a regular contributer to the Harvard Business Review Blog and the author of the upcoming book: Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say [...]

March 24, 2011 19 comments READ MORE →

Top 5 Shiny Happy Resume Optimization Tips (Guest Post From Craig Fisher)

Craig Fisher is recruitment consultant, social media strategist, and trainer. He helps people and businesses leverage social media, mobile, and other new communication tools to get matched with the *right* customers, the *right* talent, and the *right* jobs. Craig hosts the original social recruiting forum on Twitter, and live conference events, known as TalentNet Live [...]

March 10, 2011 7 comments READ MORE →

Quiet candidates, colorful resumes, and asshole house centipedes

I’m currently a little exhausted, bitter from spending too much on dry cleaning, and craving a buffalo chicken wrap that will be impossible to get my hands on right now. These issues may or may not be the reason I’m about to unload a hefty rant on the world. Well, whatever the reason, try to [...]