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Accountemps, the world’s largest temporary staffing company for accounting, finance, and bookkeping professionals, recently published the results of a poll of 150 senior executives (HR, finance, and marketing) from the nation’s 1,000 largest companies - “Resumes Inching Up“. The executives were asked “What is the preferable length of a resume […]

CAREER HACK: If you are in an area where Security Clearance positions are in demand consider applying for these positions and gaining clearance. If you are able to receive Security Clearance it can boost your salary by 25% on average while providing stronger job security.
Would getting a security clearance be better than getting an MBA […]

Tens of millions of VC dollars went into building video interview/resumes website’s during the late 1990s. It seems that this idea is becoming popular in the grassroots with job seekers now making their own career videos and posting them online.
Anjali Athavaley, of the Wall Street Journal Online, writes:
Though the practice is still in its early […]

A CareerXRoads study presents information on how employers are finding candidates to fill their jobs. The chart below shows that Employee Referrals and the Internet make up over 50% of all hires. College hires are gaining momentum as is Direct Sourcing from competitors and other companies.
From this information one can see that networking online (through social […]

From ‘Able Seaman’ to ‘Zoologist’, CareerPlanner.com has over 12,000 job descriptions you can search for free. Why is this valuable to you? You might use this information to:

 Enhance your resume by adding some of the skills mentioned in CareerPlanner.com job descriptions to the previous or current position(s) listed on your resume.
Understand better what it will skills […]

First impressions can be critical. Often a potential employer’s first impression of you can be the email you send them that includes your resume. Sure the cover letter and resume are important but what about the things that are often forgotten such as the email address itself? Dr. Jerry Bills, a professional resume and career consultant,
 Don’t […]

DICE is the largest Information Technology niche recruiting site on the Internet. One of the questions on the DICE 2006 IT Recruiting Trend Survey (sent to IT Hiring Managers) is:
 “How are you dealing with the tight tech labor market?”
The checkbox answers provided are:

Increasing social networking activities
Buying more online job board services
Attending more job fairs
Placing more newspaper ads
Offering bigger […]