“Pain Letters” & Sob Stories: Old Tactics, New Results So a few weeks ago I read this article about “Pain Letters”. Have you ever heard of them? Basically, the article told a story about a young lady who was having one hell of a time in the job market. She was applying online and not […]
Month: October 2016
FollowDon’t Believe the Hype! Now Is An Excellent Time To Find a Job
Don’t Believe the Hype! Now Is an Excellent Time to Find a New Job Back in the day, companies slowed down on hiring or would implement a hiring freeze. I remember as a young man hearing people say, “It’s the holidays and nobody is hiring.” And here’s the reasoning behind some of that: Companies felt […]
Avoid Resume Bias
Avoid Resume Bias The other day, I listened to a podcast from my friend Chris Russell and his guest, Pete Radloff about Resume Bias. Pete is a Recruiter and had written an article on Resume Bias which resulted in the podcast. You can listen to it here (click here). Here’s what I loved about the […]