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Carpet Research is Step One for Marketing Execs at Career Event

By John Hazard ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

John began his job search in January when he decided to leave the consumer package-goods company at which he had worked for 35 years. He gave notice that August would be his last month as director of marketing and set about to find a job much the same way he had found consumers for many [...]

Is Your Resume Too Long? Use a Resume Addendum

By John Hazard ⋅ June 16, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Your resume doesn’t need to describe everything do or did. It’s an advertisement for you, the product. But there will be times when the advertisement doesn’t dive deep enough into your role or the project that resulted.
An interviewer might want more detail on a project than your resume can offer and in more detail than [...]

New Credit Rules Good for Your Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The U.S. Senate today approved a bill to put limits on the ability of credit-card companies to make sudden changes to your account.
The bill would make it harder for credit-card providers to raise interest rates on existing balances and require notice before any changes to the terms, Reuters reported.
Other elements of interest to job seekers, [...]

Why Did the Recruiter Reject You?

By John Hazard ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

You’ve e-mailed, phoned and hounded two dozen recruiters who specialize in your field, but you’ve had little to no response. What are you doing wrong?
It might be your handshake. Or it could be your perfume… your eye contact… your tattoos… your frequent use of the word dude.
The recent surge in candidates for executive positions transformed [...]