12 Places Corporate Recruiters Look For Their Next Hire

I did an informal survey of approximately 20 corporate recruiters asking each of them which sources they use to find qualified candidates. While this isn’t a scientific poll, the results were still reflective of the shift occurring in the job search landscape. For each lead source on this list, ask yourself: Will I be found…

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Building on Small Victories

Thank you for reading my blog. I debated whether to make this my first blog post, but I strongly feel sharing this experience will help someone else. That is this only reason I started to write this blog: to help someone else. I started working with a new job search client a few weeks whom…

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3 Ways to Bridge the Unemployment Gap

How do you handle your employment status when you’re between positions? An issue you may run into when you’re on the hunt for a new position is your “status” dropping because you don’t have a “to present” position on your resume or LinkedIn profile. Simply by having an end date on your last position can…

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45 Is the New 65: The Pain of Ageism Is Real

I hear the frustration and pain from experienced job seekers day in and day out: “Employers want to hire a 20-something year old, with the experience of a 50-year old, at the price of an 18-year old.” “45 is the new 65. And no one calls me because of it.” “I can see the HR…

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Yes, The Traditional Resume Is DEAD

Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer This is an answer I provided to a question recently posed to me by a client. What? Huh? Yes, I am a Resume Writer and Job Search Coach and I am telling you the traditional resume is dead. He had a beautifully written, task-oriented, result deficient, non-branded, visually uninspiring…

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