This morning, at 10:07 AM, via LinkedIn (as usual), I applied for a job. I received the generic automated response that acknowledged the receipt of my resume, and that the “Recruiting Team” is reviewing it. If there’s a match, they…
Beware of the Phantom….Job Posting…. OK, so today, I hit a major milestone in my job search. On LinkedIn alone, since January 1st, I’ve applied to 700 jobs! 700! Can you believe that? Here’s how I did it… First off,…
Why are Hipsters even taken seriously? What happened to the generations before them? Hipsters are praised by their Baby Boomer superiors for being so hip and tech savvy, but rarely demonstrate resourcefulness and efficiency, and instead focus more on what’s entitled…
Mis(s)Application is putting it mildly – I’m straight missing the target. I keep an arsenal of resumes on hand. Each resume is a fine piece of hand-crafted, American-made machinery. Loaded with carefully calibrated buzzwords cased in relative education and experience.…
Poor Jim has to uproot his entire life including his wife and young kids and move to Shanghai. Jim tries his best to stay in the MotorCity but the company brass puts enough pressure on him that he finally accepts…
You ever find yourself at a bar, say in New York City and overhear someone say, “I’m in finance,” in a feeble attempt to woo a member of the fairer sex? That pickup line also works on your resume as…
Sometimes you send in your resume and hear nothing back. Sometimes you get the standard boilerplate. In this example, I received an immediate response from a Craigslist ad. Yes, Craigslist. Weeks later I never heard anything again. Was the initial…
Why, and how, does the 20-something year-old, severely inexperienced psychology/liberal arts major from some unknown undergraduate institution become responsible for assessing talent? How many times have you been rejected after submitting a job application only because the “Talent Team” decided…
Can you help me with my resume? I hate resumes, I hate Microsoft Word, I hate formatting. But time and time again someone is in need of his resume being polished for a job he wont get. In an effort…
Are recruiters better or worse than HR? My recruiter likes to send me posts for jobs to mess with me or he’s really on something strong. Here’s a good one for a law job in Monaco. Would you be interested…