Remember when the unemployment rate was over 9%? Seems like a long time ago but it was not. Back then (2008, 2009, 2010) there were very few jobs but everyone was looking for work. After about 5 or 6 years, the economy started to slowly recover and those looking for work were finding jobs. Some […]
Spoiler Alert: I am a man. I consider my self to be sympathetic and empathetic to the struggles of women, universally, and if you follow me on social media, my history proves that (not only social media, my real life). BUT at the end of the day, I am a man and I know what […]
I hope you are a regular reader of the ResumeCrusade because if you are you already know I try to do things a little different than most resume writers. I really try to get a feel of what my clients are going through today. One such client was so frustrated with the job search experience […]
Dear Job Seekers, I feel your pain. Looking for a job totally sucks. I wish I knew why the process takes so long. I wish I had the magic answer to help you get past the black hole aka the online job board aka the applicant tracking system. I wish I knew why a company […]
There is something horribly wrong with the entire job search process these days, but what is it? Answers vary depending upon who you ask but if you ask me, it’s not just one thing, there several things afoot and it’s not the job seekers fault. Okay, I know you have heard of the Skill Gap […]
Sometimes you have to sit yourself down and get real with yourself. If you have sent hundreds of resumes and no one is calling you back so you need to think about a few things before sending your resume out some more. 1) Does your resume suck? Probably so, most do. I know a recruiter […]
The new jobs report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the Department of Labor will be out shortly and expectations are that over 180,000 jobs will have been added to the U.S. economy. It is also predicted that the unemployment rate will stay at 4.1% which is very low and quite healthy for […]
Well as you may know, in America, we have just elected a new President, who will be taking over January 20th 2017. No matter how you feel about the President-Elect and his future administration, one thing remains constant – you want more in 2017. Many of you plan to stick it out for 2016, until after the holidays […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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