All Posts Tagged With: "Monster"
10 Things Job Seekers should do while things are slow
The job search slows down at the end of the year, but this is a great time to do some cleanup work on some of your job search tools. Get everything spruced up and ready to go when the new year starts.
1. Is your LinkedIn profile completely filled out? If not, get on it!
2. When [...]
The importance of keywords in your resume
I realized that my last couple of articles on resume content did not discuss the importance of keywords. Keywords are vital in today’s online resumes. What is a keyword? The simplest definition of a keyword is any word that a recruiter may type in a search box to find your resume whether it be on [...]
4. Your Resume Headline
If you would like to read this series of articles from the start, here are the links below:
http://www.hireaustin.org/2009/05/1-why-you-should-post-your-resume-online/
http://www.hireaustin.org/2009/06/2-how-a-recruiter-finds-your-online-resume/
http://www.hireaustin.org/2009/06/3-help-your-online-resume-be-found/
In my previous articles, I have been discussing the importance of keeping your online resumes current and how a recruiter searches for resumes.
In this article, I am going to discuss your resume headline. This is the information that [...]
3. Help your online resume be found
In the last post (How a recruiter finds your resume online), I discussed the importance of keeping your resume modification date current. Below are the steps to doing this in Monster.
When you login to Monster, there should be a tab for My Resumes. Click that tab and you should see all your resumes that you [...]
2. How a recruiter finds your online resume
To keep things simple, I am going to refer to anyone that is looking at resumes on a job board as a recruiter. They could be a sourcing consultant (like me), a hiring manager, a HR person helping to fill jobs, a staffing recruiter, or other possibilities.
When looking for a candidate on one of the [...]


