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In today’s market, hiring managers are flooded with hundreds and sometimes thousands of resumes. Few companies have the human resources teams needed to process all of these resumes. To get around this issue, most companies use Applicant Tracking Systems. These systems, also called ATS, automate the process of filtering out resumes that don’t quite fit the needs of the company. With a little bit of tweaking, your resume can make it through these automated systems and still catch the eye of the hiring manager.
To make sure your resume gets read, …

Most people think the hard part is over once they have completed their interview. You will soon find out that the wait after the job interview can be just as bad, if not worse. People will often question their responses to the interviewer’s questions and second-guess just about everything else.
First, do not second-guess or dwell on your interview. Remember that you did the best you could during the interview. Now that the interview is over, the decision is entirely in the interviewer’s hands. All you can do now is keep …

At the national level, the Feds are talking about the potential of a market recovery. Earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke even stated that the recession is “very likely over”. The federal government may just be right. On local levels, this potential is already taking root. Across the country small pockets of local businesses are recovering and actually hiring or re-hiring employees.
These small pockets are showing up all over the country. Employees are being recalled in specific areas throughout the Midwest and the South East. For the third …

Congratulations on your upcoming job interview! You have jumped through all the different hoops to land a job interview. Now it is time to put you’re “A” game on. Once the excitement of landing a job interview fades, you might start wondering what you need to do in order to get the job. This is normal. Just about everyone goes through this.
Tips for Job Interviews:
Research – You should research and learn about the current position and the company that you are interviewing with. This can include looking at the job …

In today’s society, professional people are expected to have a professional social media presence. Often times, human resources and recruiters will use social media sites to perform a first round “interview” of potential candidates. The things you say on the internet can help you move on to the next round or they can help move your resume to the trash heap faster. In some job fields, like sales, marketing, and technology, employers may even pass on candidates who do not have some form of internet presence.
Social networking sites are the …