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Will Your Resume Pass The Parser?
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Using a ‘one size fits all’ resume never really was the best way to make yourself stand out from the job hunting crowd, but back in the days when your document was read by a real human being and the number of applicants was much lower, even a generic resume might still have been just enough to get you an interview. Nowadays, however, you are up against resume parsing systems and applicant tracking systems and goodness knows what other kinds of technological jiggery pokery. Unlike the human reader who can put your words into context and read between the lines, these computer programs just do as they are told, and if your resume doesn’t contain the precise information that they are looking for, then you won’t get a look in.
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Job Searching – Tracking Your Progress and Being Accountable
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Especially if your job search is a protracted one, it can be extremely hard to keep yourself motivated along the way. This is even more true when you either have no specific end goal in sight or if each day, week and month leaves you with no sense of getting anywhere or achieving anything.
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Considering A Career Switch? Don’t Fall Into The Investment Trap!
Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
As career traps go, the Investment Trap, is a pretty deep one. What do I mean by the Investment Trap? Just this. Many people feel that after having invested various amounts of time, energy and possibly money too, in a particular career direction, it would be a waste to switch to something new. Instead, they simply stay put. While in some ways that seems like a perfectly logical conclusion, should it really be a consideration if you are unhappy in what you are doing?
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Who Says Careers Have To Go In A Straight Line?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Even up until a few years ago, anything other than a solid straight line career progression was frowned upon by employers. When they looked at a resume, they wanted to see a work history which contained no gaps and which demonstrated that the candidate had moved steadily up the ladder. Horizontal or ‘backwards’ moves raised eyebrows and suspicions.
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Pink Slip Party Networking – Getting a job over drinks.
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Networking is an essential tool in today’s job market. That’s why we continue to host our Pink Slip Parties – so that jobseekers and recruiters can connect and hopefully, get some folks back to work. Last night we hosted a sensational party in Cherry Hill, NJ that attracted about 200 candidates and recruiters from both the local area and Pennsylvania.
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Should I Go Or Should I Stay? – The Dilemma Of The Counter Offer
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Matt Shelly.
So, you have been offered that new job and you have maneuvered your way through the salary negotiations and reached an agreement. What happens though if your current employer comes back with a counter offer?
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Pink Slip Party Success!
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Last night we kicked off our 2009 Pink Slip Parties in Conshohocken, PA and in a nutshell, it was HUGE – over 300 people. The buzz in the air made it evident that everyone was excited about making new contacts, meeting new people and getting back to work.
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JobCircle Brings Back Pink Slip Parties for 2009
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
The unemployed will soon have a new way to find their next job. JobCircle.com, the mid-Atlantic’s largest regional job board, is bringing back their Pink Slip Parties for 2009. JobCircle, who originally hosted these parties back in 2001 after the technology bubble had burst, has revived the idea due to the slumping economy.
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