Who’s Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 10-29-10. For the past week manufacturing, government, health care, aerospace, retail and financial service employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers and others who are interested in [...]

During the Q & A part of my Resume Revolution Webinar, a client asked me if she should ask a reference to rewrite a recommendation. If you give your references the open-to-interpretation question “Would you write a recommendation for me?”, you might end up in a similar dilemma. My response might surprise you … Job [...]

How often do candidates treat their job search like it’s Halloween? Do you dress up your resume to appear like you are someone other than you? Not only is it unethical, it’s impractical. It wastes the employers’ time, but even worse … IT WASTES YOUR TIME as a candidate. Take your kids Trick or Treating, [...]

At the end of September 2010, the major job sites released hiring data and analysis for the month, indicating results that unemployment was even with August, but edged up slightly compared to July. Today’s article summarizes job reports from Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and CareerBuilder.com. Not only is this data valuable for job seekers, but for business [...]

Candidates often have difficulties estimating on their resumes. Even analytical job seekers have difficulty. I find it interesting that job seekers who estimate in their careers often have difficulty estimating on their resume. Learn how and learn what to estimate on your resume … Why is estimating so tough? Candidates, especially in finance and technology, [...]

Who’s Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 10/25/10. The business service, telecommunications, health care, retail, transportation, banking and hospitality are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards. Not only is this valuable for [...]

Who’s Firing summarizes weekly research of companies announcing and rumoring layoffs for the week ended 10-22-10. For the past week technology, government, entertainment, manufacturing and agricultural employers announced the largest layoffs. This information is intended for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers and others who are interested in companies that are [...]

What’s happening in the Job Market? Employment Trends knows all. You don’t need a crystal ball these days to know what’s happening in the job market. Is the market for Controllers better than for Finance Managers? Are there more jobs for Project Managers in Java, .net, or Ruby? What’s happening with the job market overall? [...]

Tamar Weinberg is a blogger for about a billion blogs (including Mashable), social media expert and author of “The New Community Rules”, a book about marketing using Web 2.0 tools. It’s written as a noobie guide for small business – so it’s perfect for job seekers looking to learn how to create their Job Search [...]

I don’t even have to see your resume to know that it stinks. How can I know this? Because it’s a resume, and resumes stink. Learn more about why your resume stinks … Resumes don’t work well in today’s world because they only work one direction … you to the employer. Resumes seldom grab the [...]