It seems like every day on the news we hear more and more about jobs that are being lost.  Last Friday the numbers of jobs lost were the highest in years.  So many of our clients are anxious about what to expect in the job market that they aren't sure they where to start. Understand that most of the hiring right now is coming from companies who have between 53 and 300 employees (Michigan State University).  Those organizations actually reported a ...

Michigan State University just released their most recent recruiting trends report.  The results apply to all young professionals who are entering the workforce for the first time or who are looking for that next job. First, overall hiring is expected to decrease by 8% this year over last.  Not a huge surprise but what is surprising are the underlying results and stats.  Small, fast growing companies are expected to significantly increase their hiring: companies who have less than 54 employees wil increase ...

Ok.  I just wrote my last post on how to write an effective resume.  Right after I wrote that, I read on line that you can expect one interview for every 10 resumes you sent out. Not sure where those numbers came from but I am curious to hear from job seekers out there: did you get one interview from every 10 resumes you submitted?  I know I never have, especially in a market such as this.  If you did, I would love ...

We all have one and we all spend (probably) too much time writing and editing them.  That's right-- a resume.  Every career services office offers resume writing services, the internet is filled with similar services.  But I am here to tell you that a resume is a tool to screen you OUT of a job not into a job. There are many people who may disagree with me but in my 20+ years of screening resumes, I always looked for someting ...