Posts Tagged ‘hiring manager’
Be Bold In Interviews: How to Act Like You Have the Job to Land the Job
Being interview ready, means more than showing up with your resume materials in-hands. It’s about showing the hiring manager how prepared you are for their role, and how easily you will be able to step into their open position. At the end of the day, the hiring manager wants to know how easy or…
Read MoreLinkedIn Strategy: Should You Use “Seeking New Opportunity” in Your Headline?
LinkedIn Strategy: Should You Use “Seeking New Opportunity” in Your Headline? Time for some important LinkedIn strategy. Your LinkedIn headline is one of the strongest search term areas in your LinkedIn profile, which is why your resume’s headline should be expanded on your LinkedIn profile.
Read MoreIs Your LinkedIn Profile Killing Your Job Search?
Is Your LinkedIn Profile Killing Your Job Search? Two of the most powerful job search tools you have at your disposal are your LinkedIn profile and your resume. Far too often, job seekers don’t take the time to sync these two materials together. Imagine submitting your resume to a job posting. The hiring manager decides…
Read MoreThe Little Known Secret to Interviewing Successfully with Younger Managers
You won’t get hired by an older interviewer if you are a 61-year old job seeker, most likely. The odds are not in your favor. It’s simply the laws of evolution. Not many 75 year old hiring managers around to hire a 61-year old. So how do you get someone who is 15-20+ years…
Read MoreThink Like a Hiring Manager When Writing Your Resume
Think Like a Hiring Manager When Writing Your Resume Most job seekers forget about the real reasons why they get hired. A candidate does not get hired to give the candidate a job. I would venture to say that most hires are not made for the overused reason of “providing a solution” to a company…
Read MoreWhy Your Executive Resume Summary Title Should Be Bigger Than Your Name
Here is an example of how I think differently than other resume writers. In a Resume Writer group I belong to on LinkedIn, a fellow writer, who I won’t name here, posted the following question: “I have been writing resumes for 15+ years and I have always made the person’s name on a resume bigger…
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