Here is a list of the words usually titled: "Top 100 Power Resume Words" or similar. One can think that the usage of certain words can not affect the effectiveness of the Resume. For those, and I was the one here, here is a test. Read the 100 words below... read more →
Apr
08
Sep
13
When a LinkedIn connection request email lands in your mailbox, the worst thing you can do is to click Accept. That is, if you just click Accept button and do nothing else! Why is that? In social media you actually have to behave quite social By just accepting a connection... read more →
May
09
May
04
Some time ago I wrote an article titled “You Lie on Your Resume!”. The article got a lot of mileage and was commented a lot in the recruitment and HR circles in the social media. Some agreed and others agreed to disagree. Some on the other hand have been completely... read more →
Apr
30
Mar
21
Add a blog to a recruitment site resulted in: 20% more traffic, 5 new clients and 3 placements in first 6 weeks: bit.ly/GDtpCZ— Ivan Irish Recruiter (@IrishRecruiter) March 20, 2012 Number of recruiters started experimenting with the blogging. A small number actually. Most of them do not keep it up... read more →
Feb
09
Oracle buys Taleo – this might be the best thing that happened to job seekers. Ever. Why? Taleo runs the back end of tons of career sites. And in all fairness does a poor job doing it. Here is where Taleo fails: Taleo is slow Taleo makes it complex to... read more →
Feb
06
The current model of advertising jobs online when introduced what the best thing after sliced bread. It was dirt cheap compared to the print media used before. All of the sudden a recruiter could reach ‘indefinite’ masses of interested applicants. The job advertisement would reach ‘The World’ instead of just... read more →
Jan
07
Giving recommendations is an important part of your web footprint. When people look at who you are on the web, one thing that speaks a lot about you is who do you recommend. Actually your recommendations show your true values, something that your CV will never show. You can recommend... read more →
Jan
05
Undoubtedly, the past 12 months has been a turbulent period for Ireland. A new government was formed, a harsh austerity Budget was unveiled and shockwaves from the eurozone crisis affected decision making domestically and abroad. The outlook for 2012 remains clouded and cautious. The European Commission has lowered its growth... read more →