Archive for April, 2009
Job Search Coach: Resumes
What is a resume, really? It’s a marketing document. Its sole purpose is to get you an interview. It is perfectly acceptable to have more than one version of your resume, highlighting different aspects of your experience, provided the content is completely accurate.
Reverse chronological order, with a brief career summary at the top is generally [...]
Job Search Coach: Email
Include your first and last name in your email return address.
Think about the impression your email address will make on the recipient, and use something neutral. “fuzzybunny226@net.com” doesn’t quite lend an air of professionalism.
Think about the ways that people sort email, and use the subject line to your advantage.
Include a brief description of the type [...]
Job Search Coach: Voice Mail
Make sure that your contact number has voice mail.
When placing a call, outline your message before you pick up the phone.
Identify yourself, the reason you’re calling and the action you wish the other party to take. Repeat your name before you hang up, and clearly state your phone number — twice.
ALWAYS leave your call back [...]
Beach Blanket Business Books
As you pack up for a few well deserved days of rest and relaxation, don’t forget to toss in a good book. Based on our annual (and very informal) client survey here are some of the books that are making their way to beach blankets this season. The list includes a few new releases and a couple of old favorites. To keep you in a vacation frame of mind, they’re all entertaining, easy reads.
Presenting the Complete Employment Offer
July, 2007. The basic employment offer has three components: start date, title, and compensation. The complete employment offer has at least 20 options, and if the candidate is relocating or is at an executive level, there are many more. In this article we’re going to list and briefly describe these options and discuss why presenting [...]
Relocation – A Family Affair
June, 2008. You’ve just made a great hire. Congratulations! You’re excited about the contribution that this person will be making to your department and company. But in the back of your mind, there’s some hesitation. Will your new hire be able to sell their house? Is the family really on board with the relocation and [...]
The Next Best Thing to Being There . . . (The Successful Phone Interview)
April, 2008. Are you nervous about an upcoming phone interview from a prospective employer? The Internet and Web job postings have spawned a real problem for hiring companies: they get more candidates than they can handle. Worse, most of these candidates are not a match. Thus, many companies save time and effort by screening applicants [...]
Your Other ‘Succession Plan’
March, 2008. Now that Baby Boomers are signing up for Social Security benefits and beginning to retire, succession plans are more important than ever. Succession plans typically focus on the leadership of the company. However, these plans tend to ignore the supervisors and managers, along with the rest of your near- retirement workforce, who contribute [...]
Five Keys to a Successful Recruiting Partnership
March, 2008. In this month’s article we’d like to address the client / recruiter partnership. Most companies find it necessary to augment their recruiting efforts by using third party firms, both contingent and retained. Certainly you expect a very high level of service when you’re working with a retained recruiter. You’re paying the retained recruiter up [...]
Employee Recognition . . . Priceless
February, 2008. While keeping your employees continuously engaged (as we discussed in last month’s issue) might seem like a time-consuming, all encompassing process on the surface, there are many simple ways to address engagement, ways that take little time and effort, but reap numerous rewards and benefits in the long term. One of these is [...]