With the current economic meltdown forcing companies across the country to rethink their future hiring plans, your current resume and the way you use it may no longer be serving your needs.If you're making any of these four mistakes, it might be time to sharpen your resume or your approach.1. Lack of FocusThe first step in a successful job search begins with identifying your goals. Clarify specifically what you want in your...

I recently received a letter from a job seeker indicating that she had been called for an interview but didn't have all of the qualifications. “Carey” wanted to know what advice I could give her, adding that she really “needs this job.”My response to “Carey” applies to most job seekers who don’t have all of the qualifications listed in the job description. Consider this a wish list from the employer. Know that, even in toda...

The current economic meltdown is just the tip of a much larger iceberg that will have far reaching economic implications for all of us here in the U.S. Tens of thousands of layoffs in and beyond the financial industry will only be the start of more sober times as companies across the country will be forced to rethink their future hiring plans.One fact seems certain. All of these circumstances will combine to have huge ramif...

A recent report from ExecuNet lists the top 11 executive job functions in most demand now, according to a recent survey of over 250 employer organizations. ExecuNet, a private network linking C-level talent with recruiting firms, gave top honors to Business Development (14.8%), Sales (12.9%), Operations Management (12.9%), General Management (10.3%), Finance (9.1%), Engineering (9.1%), Marketing (8.7%), MIS/IT (6.2%), Consu...

The recent Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch sell-off are just tips of a much larger iceberg that will have far reaching economic implications for all of us in the U.S. Tens of thousands of layoffs in and beyond the financial industry will signal more sober times as companies across the country will be forced into rethinking their future hiring plans.Investors are primed for even more bad news. For example, how t...

Does age-bias exist in the hiring process today? That's a tricky question as it's often hard to prove yet many mature workers seem to face more of an uphill battle when competing against Gen-Xer's and Yer's today.Here are five pointers for those job hunters who may have a few years under their belts.1. Change Your MindsetRemind yourself that you’re experienced, not old. You’re seasoned, not over-the-hill. You’re here-and-n...

The job market is tough and it's getting tougher. Your resume is your number one marketing tool and it may not be doing its job - getting you an interview. One reason may be lack of time. With the increased competition for jobs, there is very little time spent reading any one resume. It's been estimated that today's resume is only getting about 20 seconds of "eyeball time." That's not much time to score. In fact, most resu...

The nation’s most popular TV show this summer is “America’s Got Talent”, according to the Nielsen ratings. Watching this show offers a great opportunity to see extreme job interviews in action. Often humorous, sometimes touching, these televised talent auditions take place in front of a live audience and three judges. They demonstrate how you can win (or lose) at your next job interview.Here are six important pointers that...

The job market has tightened, the economy is down, and you’ve got to find a job, now. You have a job interview coming up and you need every possible advantage to win that job. What do you do? Recent studies have shown that employers will form an opinion of you within the first 10 minutes of the interview. But here's the kicker, it's not always based on what you actually say, but it's on something we term "body language". Fo...

“So You Think You Can Dance” is currently a top ten TV hit drawing both millions of viewers as well as votes for America's favorite dancer. Today’s job hunter can learn a lot from the dancers on this show. After watching both the winners and losers, here are five lessons you can use to help “dance” your way to a winning job.1) Dance for Your LifeBriefly, this is "do or die" where audience votes determine the bottom six da...