Tag Archives: Hiring Manager

5 Ways to Show “Works Well with Others” on Your Resume

5 Ways to Show “Works Well with Others” on Your Resume

A recent Center for Creative Leadership survey reveals that 86 percent of senior executives believe it’s extremely important to be able to work across organizational boundaries. What does that mean? CCL identifies five categories of organizational boundaries: Vertical: Across levels and hierarchy. Horizontal: Across functions and expertise. Stakeholder: Beyond the boundaries of the organization with external [...]

How to Find that Perfect Company

How to Find that Perfect Company

One major mistake that job hunters commonly make is failing to take the time to evaluate whether the company is really a right fit for them. Since pounding the pavement itself is such a time-consuming and painstaking task, sometimes it’s easy to forget to dedicate a decent amount of time to research each of the [...]

Do You “Brown-Nose” The Boss?

Do You “Brown-Nose” The Boss?

We will not deny that some people get ahead by sucking up.  Some bosses love that sort of behavior and reward it accordingly.  If your boss is someone like that and you wish to stay working for this boss then you need to do what the boss likes, i.e. suck up. It’s utterly ridiculous when [...]

Boss, Co-worker Hitting on You? Feeling Uncomfortable?

Boss, Co-worker Hitting on You? Feeling Uncomfortable?

As an individual, you do not have to stand for being hit on. You don’t have to endure any sort of harassment in hopes of getting that next raise or keeping your job. Most companies have strict policies that try their best to keep relationships completely out of the workplace – where they belong. Some [...]

Five More Resume Blunders That Will Land You in The Trash

Five More Resume Blunders That Will Land You in The Trash

At ResumeBear we take pride in the quality of our sources and rely on their experience and expert guidance to help job seekers get ahead. Our goal is to help keep America working to their fullest potential. We all know the consequences of presenting a poorly cra­­­fted resume, especially loosing the ability to create the vital positive first impression to help you stand out from your competition.

Need a Job? Go Where the Employers Are Looking

Need a Job? Go Where the Employers Are Looking

With the dawn of 2010, countless optimistic job seekers either began, or renewed their resolutions to find their great new job.  With layoff numbers and the unemployment count still growing throughout the United States, many of these diligent and hopeful applicants have become discouraged.  What guidance can we offer to the thousands of qualified, though [...]

Personal Recommendations: Your Most Valuable Asset

Personal Recommendations: Your Most Valuable Asset

Personal employee recommendations are widely considered to be the single best way for employers to find reliable new hires in the vastly oversaturated job market. With so many potentially qualified job seekers looking for work, many managers strongly prefer considering applicants who have been previously recommended by a trusted colleague, or valued employee. Scoring the [...]

Optimize Your Resume – Write a Convincing Summary

Optimize Your Resume – Write a Convincing Summary

The Summary section of your resume is extremely important, as this may be the only part of your resume that’s read all the way through. Make it strong, compelling and convincing. A well-written Summary will entice the prospective employer to read through the rest of your resume. Use concise statements in your resume Summary that [...]

Embarrassing Interview Moments and How to Avoid Them

Embarrassing Interview Moments and How to Avoid Them

Most people are on their best behavior when meeting with hiring managers during a job interview, but sometimes, interviewing applicants do things which are nothing short of bizarre. Executives were asked to recount the most embarrassing job interview moments they had heard about or witnessed themselves. Here are some of their strangest, embarrassing, amusing, and [...]

Thank You For Selecting Someone Else. Wait… What?

How to make yourself memorable when someone else gets the job. Rejected again. The problem is that this time you were SO sure you were going to get the job. You had three call backs, and two interviews with top management. But the rejection letter is in your hand. Now what? You have several choices. [...]