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What to Do After Leaving a Job

by Alex Rudloff on Dec 28th 2007

(Guest post by Jesus Salgueiro) So you've quit your job. What do you do next? Hopefully you have another job lined up, but that's not always the case. If you're about to gear up for a job hunt, we've prepared a short guide to help offer up some advice and a few things to think about. ... Continue reading ›

Sample Resignation Letters

by Alex Rudloff on May 23rd 2007

(or "How do I quit my job?") You have made the decision that you would like to move on, all that's left is informing your boss. Should you write a resignation letter? If so, what exactly should go into it? Resignation letters can be intimidating, even when you are fully prepared to "high tail" it out of your job. Fortunately, there isn't much to writing a resignation letter outside of a few guidelines. We've prepared this simple guide to help point you in the right ... Continue reading ›

How to Leave Your Job

by Alex Rudloff on Dec 13th 2007

(Guest post by Jesus Salguerio) What to do when leaving your job is an important aspect of your career. Whether you leave a job under your own circumstances or by the company's, you should be knowledgeable of the correct course of action to take. ... Continue reading ›

Social Media Mistakes Part Three: Corporate Policy

by Stephen Lytle on Nov 4th 2009

Company cultures are always different and have policies (some have social media policies for workers too). Some block social networking sites, while others refrain because they know that people are doing work at home, so their employment contract is different. Robert Half International found that 54% of companies prohibit use of social networking Web sites during work hours, including popular sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Another survey by ScanSafe, indicates ... Continue reading ›

Job Hunting: A Sales Approach

by Stephen Lytle on Oct 9th 2009

Chances are you know someone who is in sales. If they are currently in sales and not looking for a new job the odds are that this person must be pretty good at their job since they have not been fired, laid off, or quit because the work has become overwhelming. After all, someone has to pick up the slack for others as their fates are handed out in the job market. Nevertheless, I am sure if you asked that person what their approach to success is you would most definitely hear ... Continue reading ›

When You Need Experience to Get Experience

by Rigel Celeste on Aug 25th 2009

It's a problem many new graduates and those looking to switch careers face: you need experience to get a job, but you can't land a job without experience. Quite the dilemma. From unpaid internships to exaggerated facts and padding resumes, people handle this quandary in a variety of ways and most of them do manage to end up plodding along happily in their chosen fields. I found one particularly creative approach to dealing with 'need experience to get experience' in this ... Continue reading ›

Staffing Agencies: Is Bigger Better?

by Stephen Lytle on Jun 16th 2009

Working with a recruiter and staffing agency can be a quite daunting task. You never really know the amount of contact they have with the manager, sometimes they are vague in the requirements they have, occasionally you will hear from the recruiter in the beginning and then never again. How do you distinguish who you should work with and who would be wasting your time? ... Continue reading ›

Quick Hits

by Alex Rudloff on Sep 4th 2006

We're cooking up something big in the kitchen, but in the mean time, we knocked out some user requests. Weekly e-mail digests are now being sent early Monday mornings to users who have had folks traffic their online resume. This can of course be turned off easily, just visit the "account" link at the top of the interface. Users are also now able to change their subdomain if they didn't quite like their first choice ;) Resume Tip: When selecting a resume subdomain, make sure ... Continue reading ›

Top 5 Interview Mistakes to Avoid

by Stephen Lytle on Aug 5th 2009

Imagine you are a hiring manager for a moment. You have an interview set up and the candidate walks into your office very meekly and offers up a limp handshake with a "Please hire me, I need a job so bad" look on his/her face. Despite the lack of confidence, you pursue the interview and the candidate seems to answer your questions and then some, talks badly about his/her previous employer when asked why he/she left, and seems only concerned about his/her new compensation, ... Continue reading ›

Are Awards worth mentioning on a resume?

by Randall Bennett on Jul 14th 2009

Emurse gives users an option to add in awards and honors to their resumes, but which honors should you mention, and which are better left on the trophy shelf? As an early-to-mid career person myself, I haven't quite amassed the trophy case I'm one day aiming for, but that doesn't mean I won't mention significant honors if they apply to the job. Once again, customization is key, making sure your audience (the potential employer) sees exactly what they expect as a smart, ... Continue reading ›

Writing a Resume with No Work Experience

by Alex Rudloff on May 7th 2007

Whether you are creating your resume for college applications or you are in the midst of your very first job hunt, writing a resume without any work experience can be a daunting challenge. As an addendum to our guide on how to write an entry level resume, here are a few tips on beefing up the content of your resume when you are running short on work experience! ... Continue reading ›

Working from Home: Avoiding the Scams

by Stephen Lytle on Aug 17th 2009

If you have ever placed your resume online then you surely have received at least one email telling you that you are the perfect candidate to make nearly $4,000 a month working from home part-time. From stuffing envelopes to medical coding it seems like the opportunities are flowing in! Who mentioned a recession? They obviously never posted their resume online and saw the opportunities that are out there! It seems like such a great opportunity, however, a common rule to ... Continue reading ›

What to Wear to an Interview

by Alex Rudloff on Apr 18th 2007

A seemingly simple question, often overlooked until the morning of the big event, is deciding what to wear to an interview. It depends a lot on the industry, the city, the weather and your style. Despite these many variables, we have prepared six great tips to help you decide. ... Continue reading ›