HotJobs has provided their Top 100 list of companies that are hiring. I thought it would be a great source to begin searching these companies’ career sites.
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/HotJobs100/index.html;_ylt=AlxNimd0kytpypWN1ToUVQvDRaIX
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Find great jobs from Top 100 companies, hiring now
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Better Resumes Writing Tips
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Hello all. Here are some resume tips that will help you during any economic conditions.
•Select the best format. A format that makes sense for someone else may be a big mistake for you. Use the format that fits your own history and goals. If you’ve worked in three positions for five years each and have no gaps, the traditional chronological résumé is perfect for you. If your work history is less straightforward, a format that emphasizes skills or accomplishments may work better. And if you’re just out of school, your work experience may be less important than the details of your education.
•Use an appropriate design. Your résumé should look good on the page, be easy to read, and bring the eye to the most important points.
•Make certain your document is error free. Check it carefully. Run the spelling checker. Inspect the grammar of every sentence. Read the résumé aloud to make sure you didn’t miss a few words. And get some friends to look it over too.
•Find a balance between wordiness and lack of detail.
•Do not use personal pronouns.
•Think “accomplishments” rather than “job duties.”
•Think like an employer. If you were receiving a 100’s of résumés for the opening you’d like to apply for, what characteristics would you want in an employee? These same characteristics should be highlighted on your résumé.
•Is one résumé enough? If you have multiple interests and careers, it may make sense to do several versions, rather than trying to cram it all into one unwieldy document. Customize as needed to each position.
•Always tell the truth. You may leave out information that hurts your chances, but anything on your résumé should be true — and you should be able to document all or most of it. Imagie, if a potential employer checks your information and discovers a lie, do you think you’re going to be offered a job? And more and more companies do check. In fact, if you’re not sure of any figures, it’s better to estimate too low than too high.
•Have your résumé reviewed by a professional! It’s very hard to be objective about your own résumé. A professional résumé writer can see very quickly if there are major problems or omissions that you hadn’t noticed. With their knowledge of the job market and current résumé trends, a few minutes’ review by a professional could be the difference between success and failure
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Protect Your ID during your Job Search
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009This was excellent article and shocking to read. We all need to protect our identity. Good lessons for all of us in the hunt for jobs.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/news/economy/id.theft.fortune/index.htm
1. Don’t put personal data on your resume. “Some information should never be disclosed on a resume, particularly if you intend to post it online,” says Miller. Do not list your date of birth, Social Security number, or home address. Likewise, if any of these, or a driver’s license number, is requested on a job application, says Miller: “You might consider writing ‘prefer to provide this during the interview.’ ” Employers don’t need to know this information until they’re ready to hire you, he notes — and in fact, asking your age is not legal anyway – and you should be suspicious of anyone who insists you disclose it before then.
2. Proceed cautiously with online job boards. “Not all job-posting sites are created equal,” says Miller. “Make sure you review the privacy policy and user terms and agreements before you post your resume.” When in doubt about a job site, Miller recommends checking it out with online resources such as the World Privacy Forum’s Consumer’s Guide to Online Job Sites.
Look for sites whose privacy policies, which are legally binding documents, state that the site won’t give or sell your resume or other information about you to third parties. The WPF also recommends checking to see if the site will let you “opt out” of tracking cookies (sometimes called profiling cookies or persistent cookies), which are tiny files some job sites allow advertisers to put on your computer so they can follow you everywhere you go on the Internet. Over time, this allows them to accumulate lots of information about you that you may prefer they didn’t have.
3. Know how to spot bogus job ads. “Despite the best screening efforts on the part of job sites, scammers always find a way in,” says Miller. You are probably looking at a fake job ad if it offers considerable pay with few or no duties; promises payment of wages in cash; includes no physical address or contact person; and/or requires you to open a new bank account or accept company checks to “test” a wire transfer service.
4. Keep a detailed record of your job search activity. Maintaining good records will not only help you track the progress of your search, it will also provide a paper trail if someone steals your identity. “Record where and when you distribute your resume, maintain lists of contact information for businesses and recruiters or hiring managers you come in contact with, and keep a record of any additional information such as job applications that you’ve provided to employers,” Miller says.
5. Limit the amount of information you post on social networking sites. A recent poll of Facebook users, by consumer research firm NextAdvisor.com, found that 27% listed their full name, date of birth, phone number, and e-mail address on their Facebook profile. An additional 8% revealed all that plus their physical address
Why Use a Headhunter?”
Friday, May 8th, 2009My first response is “Why not?”
“I can get a job on my own,” you say, “through all the Internet
resources available: job-posting sites, various resume “blasting”
services, as well as direct company contact through corporate job boards.”
“Go for it!” I say. “Yet that still doesn’t answer my question: “Why not?”
“Because I don’t need a recruiter” you reply. “I just told you-I can get
a job on my own.”
“Right! You might, and with all those resources at your disposal, what
does it cost to have yet another avenue working for you? It’s a free
service.”
“Because sometimes they’re pushy, only thinking about their fee, and
I’ve heard from people who’ve had bad experiences with recruiters.”
“OK, so don’t work with those recruiters. But what about the rest?”
“To heck with the rest. What can a headhunter do for me that I can’t do
for myself?”
“So glad you asked! Let’s talk”
You may or may not relate to this dialogue but, regardless of your
personal experience with recruiters (aka headhunters), this article
contains some ideas worth pondering. Consider that there are both short-
and long-term benefits to managing your career through recruiters. I
emphasize the word “managing” because most of us have lived life from
job to job with no left-over consciousness at the end of the day to
maneuver ourselves into the next step. However, when you look at
Hollywood actors (both “stars” and strugglers) and sports figures, what
common denominators stand out in their career process? Personal
Managers. Agents. Individuals responsible for their “clients” attaining
and expressing their highest potential. Yes, more money, but also those
“quality of life” intangibles that can’t always be monetized: creative
fulfillment, personal growth and expansion, enjoyment of what they do, etc.
“So,” you say, “that’s great for them. It’s the way that business works.
But I’m just an employee.”
Look, recruiters can help you in the short-term, for sure. What you get
through them that you don’t get through your own e-effort is:
Noticed:
a recruiter presenting you to a client company makes you stand out from
the crowd of other resumes/e-mails and ascribes to you a certain energy
of “this person is good enough to have representation for his/her career”
Presented:
you get heard about rather than your information only seen by a hiring
company, with many good feelings (from the recruiter) attached
Financial Security:
a company paying money for you is, generally, financially strong
Insurance:
a company paying money for you is more committed to your success than to
that of someone they get for free-they have an investment on the line
Hidden Job Leads:
even in today’s wild e-world, for many reasons, many positions are still
assigned as “confidential” to search firms
Interview Preparation:
yes, you think you know how to interview, but a recruiter’s income
depends on having you land the job. So, they offer not only an inside
view of the hiring company but a feel for the people you’ll meet-more
than you’ll discover on the net!
Negotiation:
the headhunter’s compensation depends on your compensation, so they’re
out for your (and their) best good. Plus, all but few professionals can
feel at ease dealing with this very personal area: your paycheck!
Buffering:
through the interview and hiring process, as well as the initial period
on the job, a recruiter serves as a useful information channel between
you and the company-sometimes a critical factor of success (e.g., “What
she meant was…”; “Their impression of you was…”; “What we want to
emphasize more on the next interview is…”; etc.)
Perhaps just as important as these short-term benefits, however, are the
long-term rewards from affiliating with a few recruiters for life! Just
as the Hollywood and sports types can focus on what they do best by
having someone else manage their movement, a few chosen career partners
can support your long-term goals and desires. This only happens when you
stay connected with your recruiters…not by waiting until you need to
make an emergency move. So my advice is to always, always, always keep
your eyes and ears open. Keep your contact information current and your
resume and “wish list” continually updated.
I respect your loyalty to a company that continues to provide the
opportunities and compensation you deserve. Respect yourself enough to
always have a secret agent informing you of whether they are doing so-or
not. It never hurts to hear what’s going on out there. When you find
those headhunters you can hold as family career doctors, stay tuned in.
You may be very surprised at what they might uncover for you over the
long run.
“OK,” you say, “you win.”
“Correction,” I reply. “You win!”
Darrell W. Gurney (CPC), is Principal of A Permanent Success National
Career/Search Partners and author of Headhunters Revealed! Career
Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters”