What Every Job Seeker Should Know
Advice from job experts on how to land a job.
Refresh Your Resume with These Simple Steps
Tips for giving your resume a refreshing new look.
Optimize Your Marketability Using LinkedIn
Job boards are alive and well in the staffing industry, but not without some healthy competition from LinkedIn and the ever-evolving world of social media. Try not to think of one as a substitute for the other. Both platforms offer unique advantages when it comes to marketing your skills and finding the job of your…
Why to Use a Staffing Firm When Looking for a Job
A job search can prove to be quite a daunting task. You can spend hours upon hours researching and applying to positions, working and reworking your resume (never knowing if your updates are what employers want to see) and waiting patiently for feedback, if there is any at all. So our question to you is…
How to Add Depth, Not Length to Your Resume
Resume writing can be a real challenge. Even more so when you’re trying to condense all of your years of experience into only a few pages. So for those candidates with a plethora of professional experience, completed projects, certificates, etc., what information is important to include on the resume and what can candidates afford to…
How to List Contract Work on Your Resume
We’ve all heard the old adage – your resume should be no longer than one page. The idea behind this is that recruiters and managers are so busy reviewing resumes that they don’t have the time to be reading through a multi-page resume for a single candidate. While there may be some truth to this,…
How to Make Yourself a More Attractive Job Candidate
If you’ve recently hit the job market – or if you’ve been there for a while – then you’re quickly finding out how competitive it can be. As an IT staffing company, we know – we speak to job seekers every day. So every day we’re asked by these same job seekers what can be…
Resume Advice to Get You Noticed
Last month, we took a look at the common resume mistakes candidates make that are costing them both opportunity and money. Among them we listed spelling/grammatical mistakes, using non-traditional fonts, and failing to stay consistent throughout the resume. So with all that being said, we thought this an opportune time to comment on the layout…
Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid
As an IT staffing firm we review our fair share of resumes. Our clients depend on us to find them, screen them and present the ones we’ve deemed sufficiently qualified for their open job opportunities. So, in doing so, we see a good mix of what works on a resume on what does not. In…
Job Hunting – Do’s and Don’ts
My blog posts recently have come out of necessity. As a recruiter I see a myriad of “don’ts” and as a recruiter with access to a captive audience, I feel the need to share them with you. Below are my top ten things NOT to do while job searching – or even after you’ve landed…
