Sentences with phrase «says job seekers»

He advises against both an objective and a summary on a resume and says job seekers should dive right into experience.

Kathy Sweeney, a certified resume writer and president of the nonprofit National Resume Writers» Association (NRWA), says job seekers can benefit from getting a second opinion on their resumes.

Here are some formatting rules that Gillis says job seekers should follow to create a filtering software - friendly resume:

He says job seekers should take advantage of professional associations and other networking events that will put them in front of people that can help them get a job.

Rather than going with the flow and saying you're qualified to do tasks that you aren't, Mistal says job seekers shouldn't be afraid to acknowledge what qualities they do and don't bring to the table.

When responding to this question, Roy Cohen, career coach and author of «The Wall Street Professional's Survival Guide,» says job seekers should «offer up examples that are relevant, like managing projects, learning new skills or a specific activity that is tied directly to performing this role.»

Still, analysts say job seekers — the unemployed, the underpaid, those who desire a change — are in great shape, according to Dan North, chief economist at Euler Hermes North America, a credit insurance firm.

Blaser said job seekers should get a list of exhibitors before the fair and do research identifying employers that interest them and gathering information about their mission.

Yet, 60 percent of recruiters in the 2016 Jobvite Recruiter Nation Survey said the job seeker's resume was of high importance in their hiring decision.

The article, «Background Check Wrongly Says Job Seeker is Sex Offender,» recalls the story of an individual who was in the final hiring phase for a new job when a background check wrongly identified him as being on a national list of registered sex offenders.

Career experts say job seekers in this age category should be proactive, emphasizing the experience and work ethic that come with age, while demonstrating the flexibility and hunger to succeed that are often attributed more to younger workers.

Say a job seeker has done all this and still isn't faring any better?

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In addition, 29 percent of job seekers believe the application process should take 10 minutes or less, with 62 percent saying it should take 20 minutes at the most.

«I probably spent six months doing that,» says the Los Angeles - based entrepreneur, whose site now serves 15,000 employers and 150,000 job seekers.

«We thought Snaplications was a great way to allow us to meet job seekers where they are — their phones,» said Jez Langhorn, senior director in human resources, McDonald's USA, in a statement.

A better approach, Usher says, is to ensure job - seekers have easily accessible labour - market information to make their own decisions.

«Internships should serve as educational experiences that train young adults for their careers,» says Heather Huhman, founder of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and employers.

Melanie Whelan said it's important for young job seekers to live in the present rather than worry so much about where they're headed.

Language poses a hurdle for foreign MBA job seekers in China who don't speak good Chinese, Li says.

«I understand why job seekers that are minority or female would want to do that; it makes perfect sense based on what we know about the hiring process,» says Steve McDonald, an associate professor of sociology at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

About 82 % of the 1,000 job seekers surveyed last fall by career site Glassdoor.com said they expected to use their phones to look for jobs in the next 12 months.

Greenwalt said she rarely sees anything approaching that level of confidence from women job - seekers.

Since Twitter users are predominantly on the younger side, employment experts say companies that post all their job openings on the social networking site could be shunning job seekers over the age of 40.

Throughout the survey, employers acknowledged that their process was probably discouraging to job seekers, but many said they were attempting to improve it.

Good thing, because four out of five seekers say they would probably not consider other job openings at a company that failed to notify them of their application status the last time.

Livecareer.com says «Marketing yourself as a job - seeker means locating the people who can offer or lead you to opportunities and telling them what you are capable of, over and over.

Dan Schawbel, who is a partner and research director at Future Workplace, says, «I always urge my generation to become passive job seekers so they can gain leverage and power over their prospects.

Almost 90 percent of job seekers say they plan on using their mobile device for some job searching in the next year, according to Glassdoor.

Peter Romer - Friedman, a lead attorney on the case, said companies rely heavily on social media for job recruitment, so the targeting harms older job - seekers.

Job seekers should not just email their resume, she said.

See what employees and job seekers have to say about how they use their mobile device during their job search:

A robust 68 percent of job seekers who are millennials said an option to work remotely would greatly

Nine in 10 (89 %) job seekers report they're likely to use a mobile device during their job search in the next 12 months, up seven percentage points (82 %) from less than a year ago.2 Also, 45 % of job seekers say they use their mobile device specifically to search for jobs at least once a day, up two percentage points in less than a year.

A robust 68 percent of job seekers who are millennials said an option to work remotely would greatly increase their interest in specific employers, according to a survey by AfterCollege, a career network for college students and recent grads.

78 % of job seekers say that ratings and reviews from those on the inside (employees) are influential when deciding where to work.

Retired Army Col. H. Charles Hodges Jr., senior director of events and programs for Hiring Our Heroes and former Joint Base Lewis - McChord garrison commander, said he is expecting the hiring fair to host up to 1,000 job seekers from the local military community.

But Becky Frankiewicz, president of ManpowerGroup North America, which connected job seekers to roughly 300,000 positions last year, said growth across the economy appears strong.

If I say to my kids, «I don't know; I'm a seeker just like you,» have I fallen down on the Christian Mama job?

«What [job seekers] say they need is someone who has time, who cares about them, who is there for them.

We need this job training center to enable residents and job seekers to gain the skill they need to be competitive now and in the future, and this historic designation will help make that a reality,» Schumer said.

«Connecting job - seekers with employment opportunities in their communities is one of our administration's top priorities, and opening this new office in the Bronx is a great way to match even more of the area's residents with companies that are looking to hire,» Governor Cuomo said.

As a result more than a fifth (22 %) say they have been forced to claim job seekers allowance; nearly two thirds (64 %) of supply teachers say they do not have access to training and professional development opportunities; Nearly two thirds (64 %) of supply teachers say they do not have any access to a mentor or line manager to discuss their work; Nearly half (44 %) of supply teachers feel they are used to cover the lessons of more challenging pupils; only 31 % of supply teachers said they were always made to feel welcome when entering a new school; over a third (35 %) of supply teachers did not always have access to food and drink facilities in the schools where they worked.

Our job seekers continually expand and strengthen their skillsets and will be able to obtain employment in leading industries,» said Michelle Dolgow Cristofaro, Bronx H.I.R.E. Administrator and Bronx Chamber of Commerce Chief - of - Staff.

The speaker praised Assemblyman Keith Wright's and State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousin's 2011 bills that would prevent employers from discriminating against unemployed job seekers and said that she would work to duplicate the process in the city.

The favorable economic climate, he said, also portends well for job - seekers.

«We hear from job seekers and businesses alike how helpful Jobs Express is in their search for work or high quality job candidates,» said State Labor Commissioner Peter M. Rivera.

We're trying to give the job seeker an idea of what the local economy looks like,» said Burnell.

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce encourages job seekers to contact our office for more employment opportunities, support for certifications, help with resumes, interviews, applications, and further assistance,» said Michelle Dolgow Cristofaro, H.I.R.E. Administrator and Bronx Chamber of Commerce Chief - of - Staff.

Michelle Dolgow Cristofaro, Bronx Chamber of Commerce Chief - of - Staff and H.I.R.E. administrator said: «The Bronx Chamber of Commerce was thrilled with the response to our first Bronx H.I.R.E job fair where the enthusiasm and excitement was felt both by job seekers and potential employers.»