Tag Archives: meeting employer expectations
The Only Way to Compete Against Hundreds of Equally-Qualified Candidates
When applying for a specific position, it is important to make sure you include as many keywords within your field of expertise in order to generate a potential employer’s interest. Companies are receiving thousands of resumes each day and yours needs to stand out among all the others. 1. If there is a specific position [...]
- Tuesday, July 13th, 2010,
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The Most Important Section of Your Resume
A Qualifications Summary is your first and best chance to make a favorable impression on a hiring manager. It is a marketing tool that sells your unique skills to the targeted company. To be effective, a Qualifications Summary must: 1. Provide a snapshot of you as the ideal candidate for the position. 2. Be concise [...]
- Tuesday, July 6th, 2010,
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Should You Bother Including a Cover Letter?
Hiring managers routinely receive hundreds, perhaps thousands, of responses from applicants for any given job. To avoid having your resume sink in this sea of paper, it’s imperative to stand out from the crowd and make a good first impression. A compelling cover letter that employs five essential rules will convince a hiring manager to [...]
- Tuesday, June 29th, 2010,
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Sample Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview
Here’s a brief list: 1. How would you describe yourself?2. To be successful in this career, what do you think it takes?3. Do you have the qualifications and personal characteristics necessary for success in your chosen career?4. Why should we hire you?5. What are your long-range goals and objectives?6. What major problem have you handled [...]
- Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010,
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Overcoming Age Discrimination
You’ve heard the saying, “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” Well maybe so, but employers don’t necessarily think that way when scanning resumes. Unfortunately, many of them shy away from hiring seasoned people because these pros are perceived as inflexible, over-trained, and worst of all, too expensive. Your resume can overcome this obstacle in [...]
- Tuesday, June 8th, 2010,
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New Graduate with No Experience – How Do You Wow a Hiring Manager?
If you’re just starting out in your chosen profession and you’re faced with having little professional experience to offer an employer, there are ways to maximize what you do have. 1. Focus on Academics in the Chosen Field or Relevant Training: Rather than placing education or training last, as is the case in most resumes, [...]
- Thursday, June 3rd, 2010,
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How to Tailor Your Resume for Maximum Impact
A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO TAILORING A RESUME: 1. Use online resources to determine job requirements within the targeted industry: Search online job sites such as HotJobs or online versions of newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, New York Times for employment openings. Then match your skills/knowledge/abilities to their requirements. 2. Prioritize [...]
- Tuesday, May 4th, 2010,
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Promoting What You Know and Can Do for an Employer
by Marina Ricci, JD, ResumeEdge.com Editor Instead of waiting for a job posting to encompass all of your passions and talents, be proactive and convince the employer to create a position that will be beneficial to everyone involved. When you have a passion for something, your heart and soul goes into the work, and that’s [...]
- Tuesday, February 16th, 2010,
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Industries That Could Use Your Specialized Knowledge
by Marina Ricci The new job climate has many opportunities for individuals to take what they love to do and start making money at it. These industries require talent and skills more than they require a college degree. For example: While print journalism is contracting, internet news is growing. Writers who know how to utilize [...]
- Tuesday, February 9th, 2010,
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Update Your Skills for the Current Job Market
By Marina Ricci, JD, ResumeEdge.com Editor If unemployment or underemployment has given you more free time than you would normally have, take advantage of that time to make yourself more marketable in the current job scene. One of the best ways to increase skills that could be readily used by future employers is to freelance. [...]
- Tuesday, November 10th, 2009,
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