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Artices Tagged ‘resumes’

Survey Says: Help Write a Book About Resumes

by Elaine Rigoli December 17th, 2009
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Paul Hawkinson once called Anthony Beshara “a legendary multimillion-dollar biller who does more placing than searching,” and now the long-time Fordyce contributor has a little survey he’d like you to take. Beshara, who serves as president of Babich & Associates, is writing his third book on resumes, and he’s reaching out to his network of recruiters, [...]

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The Value-Add of ‘Supplementals’

by Nancy Keene October 2nd, 2009

In a tight market, why not encourage candidates to go beyond the traditional resume to showcase their backgrounds and the kind of deliverables they could bring to a new position? Supplementals provide a key advantage. Consider: News articles about projects and initiatives Examples of “dashboard” metrics they created to track results Case studies that highlight situation/analysis/results New product pitches Research projects “Get started” [...]

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Verbal Summary: Just Another ATS or More?

by Elaine Rigoli August 1st, 2008

We’ve all been suffering from ATS overload for a few years now, and hearing about yet another product that promises a “unique twist” on candidate presentation is enough to leave us dizzy. And mention “video resume” and many recruiters start running for the hills. But what about adding a less-threatening audio clip to accompany your candidates’ [...]

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