My Dog Ate My Resume

Please, if you are going to use a generic template for a cover letter or resume, please recheck before applying for jobs! Dennis ...

It's that time of year when the weather gets colder and people start missing work because of illness. Or because of bats in the hair. O...

We have an online application, and we have just implemented a new system that takes information from this application for paychecks as well....

I had a person referred to me, I asked who referred him to me. He says,  "I can’t remember."    I said, "Well, send me a res...

Surprise! Illinois Employers May Give Out Bad References about Former Employees! Wessels Sherman July 2011 Yes, under Illinois law, ...

I have qualification that represents me as an eligible candidate for this position.  Also had an experience, which I can use for company...

Well, you might have read my blog from a couple weeks ago of us reflecting a resume that was almost completely phonically written. With a b...

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We, here at Apvantage, and Jobco Staffing Professionals received a resume this morning, that I wanted to share with you. I believe he was t...

Guess I will have to learn to accept "R U Hiring?" The Oxford English Dictionary on Thursday added abbreviations popularly used in...

Fifty-six percent of those polled in a Workplace Options survey feel that more than a quarter of the nation’s youth do not have the skills t...

Yes. Straight from my recruiter this morning. Another fun and telling example of what we really see and hear every day! Mother Hen? It is y...

This video is a from my client, Walgreens. In my line of work, it becomes easy to focus on the people that don't seem to want to...

Home Depot will be hiring 2,000 seasonal workers in the Chicago area in advance of what the Atlanta-based retailer calls its “Spring Black F...

Got a call this morning; "Hello I talked to someone yesterday." And I asked, "Who did you speak to?" She replied, ...

I got a call from an old friend that was recently laid off. He found out that I run a staffing firm. His first question is how much does it ...

Resolve to Be Employable! For the unemployed, many of you have settled in to new routines over the past months or years. I want you to thin...

Question from Job Seeker: Should you jump on the first job offer you receive? I say NO, absolutely not, because people are stressed & an...

Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Save February, with twenty-eight da...