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How to Impress a Sales Recruiter With Your LinkedIn Profile

Posted on March 1, 2017January 5, 2021 by caitlinhoward

The world of recruiting is changing. It’s no longer an effective strategy for recruiters and employers to only post job openings on Monster, CareerBuilder, or other online job boards. Instead, they’re using resources like niche job boards and social media to reach out to both active and passive candidates and LinkedIn is quickly becoming a go-to resource for recruiters looking to hire top sales pe...

5 Avoidable Job Interview Mistakes

Posted on April 11, 2014January 8, 2021 by caitlinhoward

You only have one chance to make a good first impression in an interview. You are being evaluated on the way you talk, dress, and even smell from the second you enter the room. What you do, and even what you don't do, can be the difference between landing a new job or heading back to the job boards. Before you schedule your next interview, consider these 5 common mistakes job seekers make in...

Keys to Researching Your Next Employer

Posted on September 14, 2010December 2, 2024 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: By Beth Braccio Hering, CareerBuilder Writer "I know right away when a candidate doesn't know the current news about our company," says Chris Brabec, director of leadership talent acquisition for Western Union. "If you don't know the CEO is retiring, or if a company made a big acquisition recently, that's not a good sign. If a candidate can't tell me what the company does (or think...

LinkedIn Profiles: Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

Posted on April 20, 2010July 15, 2024 by KathleenSteffey

By C.G. LynchPublication: CIO.com In the midst of the recession, many job seekers have spent more time on LinkedIn to connect with colleagues, customers and partners in an effort to land a new gig. Unfortunately, many people commit common errors in their LinkedIn profiles that cost them new opportunities, says Jason Alba, CEO of JibberJobber , a company that provides web-based tools for managing ...

Where Does Your Resume Really Go When You Apply Online?

Posted on March 12, 2010June 23, 2022 by KathleenSteffey

By Barbara Safani We'd all like to believe that when we send our resume via a job board or a company Web site that there is someone eagerly waiting on the other side ready to read every word of it. But these days, job applicants are lucky if an actual person is reading any of it, at least on the initial screening. As companies continue to be inundated with resumes, more and more employers are tu...

Secrets Buried In a Sales Person’s Resume

Posted on November 17, 2009May 11, 2022 by KathleenSteffey

The vehicle that introduces sales people to companies is a resume, but there are secrets hidden in the resume that hiring managers should know before they interview a candidate. In Lee Salz's sales management career, he would bet that he's seen about 5,000 resumes for sales people. Yet, he still hasn’t seen one that shows someone who has achieved 40% of quota. Every single resume shows 100%, 200%...

Cultivating a Great Recruiter Relationship

Posted on August 28, 2009 by KathleenSteffey

In today’s bleak employment market, many job seekers are turning to professional recruitment firms for help. It’s a smart move, unless the candidate goes into the relationship thinking that their sole responsibility is to provide the recruiter with a resume and an idea of the job they’d most like to have. To be effective, the recruiter-candidate relationship is one that must be cultivated and pro...