18 Jan

What is an Open House?

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What is an Open House?

It is open house time again! This time of year we always get so busy with open houses! The holidays are over and companies are looking to hire, hire, hire! Now you may be wondering…what is an open house? HireLive’s open houses are a national service we produce for companies looking to fill multiple positions immediately. A lot of companies choose to conduct interviews and make hires this way to consolidate the hiring process and fill their job openings much quicker, which is a huge benefit for job seekers. Companies will schedule a block of time on one day to meet with numerous qualified candidates in an effort to fill their open positions as quickly as possible. This is a great opportunity for you to get an interview with hiring managers, which you otherwise might not have been able to get and to be considered for a variety of positions within a company. Your resume can only say so much about you, but candidates who are looking for a change in industry or type of position really benefit from these face to face meetings and are able to really sell themselves to the hiring managers. Some of our most popular clients such as Nike, Avis Budget Group, Verizon Wireless, Staples and more have all used our Open Houses and filled an array of entry level to senior level positions with candidates from HireLive.

If you are looking for a job, attending an open house can be one of the best ways to utilize your time. You are getting direct access with these hiring managers who are looking to hire! Even if they may not be hiring for a position that necessarily appeals to you, I would still suggest attending, as it never hurts to circulate your resume, and who knows they may have other positions available that weren’t being advertised for!

Over the next month we will be working with these great companies with our Open Houses and Interview Days!

Management Resource Solutions – Thousand Oaks, Ca

Nike – Chatham, IL

Coverall Health-Based Cleaning Services – Boston, MA   Gaithersburg, MD   Virginia Beach, VA   Pittsburg, PA    Houston, TX    Richmond, VA

tw Telecom – Indianapolis, IN

Cintas – San Jose, CA

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group – New York, NY

To be considered for positions with any of these companies please visit HireLive’s Job Database!

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12 Oct

How to Write a Razor-Edge Resume

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How to Write a Razor-Edge Resume

Job seekers should pay attention on making a resume that stands out over the others because it is your ticket to landing to a job.

Neoli Marcos

Hmmm.. Razor-edge and résumé in the same sentence. Sounds promising eh?

But really, not too many people who apply for a job write résumés that really has the edge over the others. A résumé, after all, is your marketing device for yourself. It is your billboard in the busy highway of the online job market, lost in a flurry of many other rival-billboards hoping to catch the attention of hiring managers gone discriminating and choosy.

So it makes sense if your job résumé really hits them in the eye, makes them stop in their tracks, and forces them to declare to themselves, hmmm, this person is worth the try. Edgy is good, it stands out from the rest, and goes a stride closer to that golden job opportunity. Blunt and dull, well, they’re bad. You do the math.

Ockham’s Razor. No, we’re not going to ask you to decorate your résumé with glitters or attach a musical greeting card in the interest of being edgy. We’re talking Ockham’s Razor-edgy here.

In science and philosophy, Ockham’s Razor is a rule that can be summed up as “no multiplicity if not necessary.” This means that when there are two competing theories to a phenomenon, we should choose the simplest of the two, since the simplest solution is often the best one. No multiplicity if not necessary.

Okay, okay, before you cry bloody razor and yell what in edge’s name has this got to do with a job résumé and job application, we are getting there. In writing that résumé, nothing beats simple. Short and simple is edgy. Razor-sharp, if you will. After all, if you’re a hiring manager who has to sift through dozens and dozens of babbling job résumés declaring this and that skills and achievements, you will want something refreshing for a change. You want edgy.

Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?

Use standard fonts. Like Arial, Times New Roman. No fancy fonts please. Don’t worry about looking like everybody else’s résumé. You can express your creativity through some other venue. Like your answers during the job interview. But that’s for later.

Use keywords. Such as technologies you are fluent in like C++, Correl, Java, XML, Adobe, Flash, DreamWeaver. Hiring managers are on the lookout for keywords, so highlight and capitalise if you must–whatever makes your résumé easier to read in a glimpse.

List jobs in reverse chronological order. Starting from the most recent.

Use a formal-sounding email address. Preferably with your name in it. It’s not reassuring for hiring managers to receive online job applications from emails like icybabylicious@yahoo.com, or imsuchahottie@gmail.com.

Try sending out your résumé to yourself first. Of course, you’ll need another email address for this. Go send that job application to yourself. This is so that you’ll have an idea of how your résumé will arrive at the hiring manager’s inbox. This way, you can edit it again.

Don’t send your résumé as an attachment. Instead, paste it on the email’s body. You want the hiring manager to immediately see your résumé and give you that job opportunity. Spare them the trouble of downloading attachments.

Name-drop References. Of course, choose relevant people, like past co-employees or former bosses, who can vouch for you and your work attitudes. Sadly, this rules out people like neighbors, bowling buddies, cousins, your kid’s friend’s parent, etc, even if you’re very good friends with them.

Lastly, whatever you do, don’t send a résumé that you’ve created from one of those just-fill-in-the-blanks résumé template. Not only is it cheesy, but it sends a message to the company that you just don’t care or have the time at all.

Of course, let’s not get carried away with just the résumé. So what if you’ve got a razor-edge online job résumé. Sure, it’s the first step, but certainly not the last in securing that online job opportunity. Your résumé is your ticket, so use it well later in the interview.

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Neoli Marcos is an article contributor for http://jobs.ozfreeonline.com
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03 Aug

Why Social Media Should be Your New Best Friend When Job Hunting

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These days Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube etc. are the go-to marketing tools for most of the worlds companies in every industry imaginable. It is so huge that most companies are hiring on people to run all of their social media websites and stay current on the social trends. These sites are used to network business to business, business to client and vice versa, market products, people and places and most importantly for the unemployed, connect job seekers to employers.

If you haven’t jumped on the social networking train yet, I would have to admit you’re a little bit behind on your game. Every major job board website has multiple Facebook pages and different twitter accounts, that if being followed can update you in an instance on job openings and opportunities in the area. Here at HireLive we keep our followers informed with information on our career fairs, open houses, interview days, clients we are working with, and we post helpful articles and tips all through our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and more. Facebook is even branching out (no pun intended) to accommodate job seekers with hosting new applications “BranchOut” and “Beknown” that enables career networking between you and your friends.

Another good tip is following a company you are interested in working for through their social media websites. An example is the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, who we are working with in our next career fair, following them on their Twitter and Facebook can keep you informed with important information on the company, what they are working on at the particular time and if they have any job openings. It is one thing to send your resume to a company via Monster or CareerBuilder it is another to send them a personal message on Facebook or a tweet on Twitter, you never know what might come of it.

Some of the Major Social Networking Sites:

  • Facebook – Giving people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
  • Twitter – Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting.
  • YouTube – Place where you can watch, upload and share videos.
  • LinkedIn – Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.
  • BranchOut – BranchOut allows you to expand your career network through all of your friends on Facebook.
  • BeKnown – Now you can connect professionally on Facebook without mixing friends and business.
  • Monster – Find the job that’s right for you. Use Monster’s resources to create a killer resume, search for jobs, prepare for interviews, and launch your career.
  • CareerBuilder – Search 1.6 million Jobs on CareerBuilder.com. Find new employment or work. Fresh job listings posted daily. Have jobs emailed to you.

HireLive’s Top Clients Get Social…Check Out Their Pages:

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