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Is it a Good or Bad Time to Look for Jobs?
BullsEyeResumes.com | October 10th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
In addition to doing daily tracking polls to see the state of the political race is between John McCain and Barack Obama, the Gallup polling organization also looks at how Americans feel about domestic employment issues. The results? Eighty two pe read more
Returning to the Job Hunt - Bracing for Job Re-Entry
BullsEyeResumes - Career Reentry | October 10th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Source - Jennifer Huget, The Washington PostTuesday, February 13, 2007The job search, when you are 40 or over can be particularly daunting, shares Huget in this article. Some concerns are practical - Should I list all 20 years of experience on my e- read more
Making Video Resumes for Vocational Students
BullsEyeResumes - Vocational | October 5th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
A Video Resume is a short video created by a jobseeker to showcase their skills and qualifications to potential employers. Many job boards including Career Builder, Jobster and MyWorkster, allow jobseekers the ability to add Video Resumes to their on read more
Considering Career ReEntry in a Scary Economy
BullsEyeResumes - Career Reentry | September 30th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
With the unemployment rate of 6.1% and the much publicized job losses on Wall Street, it is a scary time for people who are considering going back to work. Over the last few months job seekers have increasingly shared their concern that more layoffs read more
How College Grads Turn Off Employers
BullsEyeResumes - College | September 26th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
With unemployment rate at 6.1%, the highest in five years, unemployed college grads need to think seriously about what employers are observing from them in the job search. When asked to identify the biggest mistakes recent college graduates make dur read more
Time is of the Essence if you are Job Hunting Online
BullsEyeResumes.com | September 18th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Risesmart commissioned Kelton Research to conduct a survey on the amount of time jobseekers spend job hunting online. Here are the survey highlights:*Among jobseekers who use the Internet in their job search, 58 percent of respondents searched onlin read more
Career Re-Entry Resume Tips
BullsEyeResumes - Career Reentry | September 14th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
As you continue to strategize for an effective job search to your encore career, you should consider seriously what you want employers to know and think about you. Your resume and job interview are two good places where you get the chance to show a c read more
Looking for Work? Dust off Your Online Persona
BullsEyeResumes.com | September 12th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Who doesn't know yet that employers peruse social networking sites to find out more about potential new hires? Some jobseekers apparently still don't. I did a career session today for a lively group of athletes. A quick, show-of-hands indicated th read more
Politicians Don't Get Understand; We are in a Recession!
BullsEyeResumes.com | September 9th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Sometimes I think I am not paying enough attention to the media or I am not listening to enough talk radio since I don't hear a lot of talk about the recession in which I think we are mired. Since I am in the career development profession, I am meet read more
Build College Resumes With Volunteer Work
BullsEyeResumes - College | September 5th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
College students who want to build their college resumes this year should think about meaningful volunteer assignments this fall. With the Presidential elections scheduled for November 4th, both the Democratic Party, Republican Party and community g read more
Best RSS Feeds for Jobseekers
BullsEyeResumes.com | September 3rd 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Kelly Kilpatrick sent me an email today and wanted to know if we would be willing for her to write an article for the BullsEyeResumes college blog. Of course I happily accepted and can't wait to see what she comes up with for us. In the meantime, I read more
Technical Education and Vocational Training Has Value
BullsEyeResumes - College | August 28th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
BullsEyeResumes is a member of the The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). ACTE is the largest professional national education organization that is dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for career read more
5 Good Reasons to Meet Employers This Fall
BullsEyeResumes - College | August 14th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Many college students overlook opportunities to meet employers on campus. Many are not aware that the fall is probably the busiest time in a college career centers with employers doing interviews with students for summer internship positions and entr read more
Show Career Training Benefits on Your Resume
BullsEyeResumes - Vocational | August 12th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Career colleges offering career training and vocational training specialize in hands-on job training programs to prepare you for a career. They can quickly help you build on current job skills, acquire new job skills and draft a successful job search read more
Follow up on the Interview Weakness Question
BullsEyeResumes.com | August 3rd 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
A few weeks ago I made a reference to a posting about handling the weakness question in the interview. I also addressed the issue in my blog at Secrets of the Job Hunt where Judy Smyer shared the following comment; Comment by Judy Smyer *********** read more
What Do Recruiters Do in a Slow Economy?
BullsEyeResumes - Vocational | July 31st 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Since the beginning of year over 500,000 working Americans have lost their jobs. In a slowing economy when recruiters aren't busy recruiting, they spend time building their pipeline of talent. The blog at Research Secrets share this list of resource read more
7 Deadly Sins of Resume Writing
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 29th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
If your resume is not getting the attention you want, maybe you are committing one of these seven deadly sins of resume writing. Remember that recruiters and hiring managers will scan your resume for about 20-30 seconds to decide if it should be in t read more
Time to Reconnect
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 26th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
If you are actively job hunting or just thinking about making a career change or switching jobs, it might be time to rekindle and rejuvenate some of your contacts. Set aside some time this week to reconnect with an old boss, a former colleague or fe read more
Handling the "Weakness" Question in the Job Interview
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 22nd 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Discovered a great blog today - The Career Encouragement Blog - where an HR professional offers tips on handling the "weakness" question in the interview. My favorite from her list of tips to handle this in the job interview:1. Expect to be asked t read more
Do More than Read Job Descriptions Carefully!
BullsEyeResumes - Vocational | July 22nd 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Too many job seekers get attached to job titles and overlook the actual work involved in a particular job. Online job databases do an awesome job of making it easy for people to find employers who are looking for them. However, uploading a resume in read more
A Summary of Qualifications Can Enhance Your Resume
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 18th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
The main purpose of your resume as a job seeker should be to market your skills, experience and education to potential employers. Showcase your brand, so to speak. One way to quickly engage a hiring manager and maximize the success of your resume i read more
Summer Reading Recommendation - Ramen Noodles, Rent & Resumes
BullsEyeResumes - College | July 18th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
What would summer be without a little light reading. Here is a new book that college graduates should add to their shelves - Ramen Noodles, Rent and Resumes - An After College Guide to Life by Kristen Fischer!One of the bits of career advice Fischer read more
The Best Places to Work in the Government
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 5th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
The Best-Places-to-Work-in-Government report was first completed in 2003 and every two years since then. If you are looking for employment with the Federal Government, this report is a good place to start. Of course no one measurement offers overwh read more
The Ailing, Failing US Economy hits City and State Employees
BullsEyeResumes.com | July 5th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
Always considered "safe employment", state and city employees could get caught in the next round of layoffs. Falling revenues from sales tax, income tax and and real estate taxes led Bob Brusca, Economist with FAO Economics in NY to say in a CNN Mon read more
Scaring Employers With Personal Technology
BullsEyeResumes.com | June 26th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
We discuss the use of technology in the job search on this blog all the time. Some of the blog entries written include: -Tips for Job Search Email Success -Blogging Your Way to Career Change -Register with Employment Websites -Online Writing Lab Now read more
Start a Career with The Federal Government
BullsEyeResumes.com | June 24th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
The Federal Goverment is the largest employer in the US with 2,698,989employees in September 2007. Jobs with the Federal Government are categorized into six major clusters - Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other White Collar and Bl read more
Start a Career with the Federal Government
BullsEyeResumes - College | June 19th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
If you are looking to start a career after college, you should know the Federal Government continues to be the largest employer in the United States. For example in 2006, over 230,000 people started new careers with the federal government. Regardle read more
Where to Find Jobs Paying $100K and more...
BullsEyeResumes.com | June 16th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
More and more job search resources are available to serve the needs of specific groups of people. One such niche where some job sites are focusing their attention, is job seekers who want to earn $100K or more. Based on the attached data from the C read more
Gas Prices Affecting Manufacturing in a Good Way?
BullsEyeResumes - Vocational | June 13th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
As gas prices reach record levels, a recent Wall Street Journal article focused on some manufacturing companies that were bring jobs back to the US in order to reduce costs. The report states, "The rising cost of shipping everything from industrial- read more
Strange Job Interview Questions
BullsEyeResumes.com | June 12th 2008 by BullsEyeResumes
I was listening to one of my favorite radio talk show hosts, Michael Smerconish, this morning on The Big Talker 1210 in Philadelphia. I got a kick out of the conversation about strange job interview questions and what the answers could say about a jo read more
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