The Anatomy Of A Great Resume

What HR managers looking for in candidates

You’ve Got Some Competition, Honey! 1 in 4 HR managers receive 50 resumes/job listing 1 in 10 receive 100/job listing The Anatomy Of A Great Resume What are HR managers looking for in candidates — 77% say: relevant experience — 48% say: specific accomplishments — 41% say: whether or not the resume was customized to […]

Does the Pope Get Severance Pay?

Talent management loss crisis

Somewhere in the Vatican right now, a frantic HR clerk is searching through dusty record boxes trying to find the information on how to do the retirement benefits for a Pope.   Nobody has used those specific policies since Gregory XII left the office in 1415. That’s right, Pope Benedict has given his two week resignation notice.   […]

The One Question Your Resume Must Answer

Creating an attention-grabbing resume

  Resumes are a dime a dozen, so making yours stand out is of great importance. You may think that filling your resume with a head shot, industry buzz words or graphics will capture a recruiter’s attention, but in reality, it may just get your resume thrown to the bottom of the pile. Creating an attention-grabbing […]

Manufacturing Jobs Key in Economic Recovery

Manufacturing Sector Key in Economic Recovery

Over the last decade, the United States has lost more than a third of its manufacturing jobs, 5.73 million, to lower cost, offshore competitors. Nevertheless, the US remains the world’s largest manufacturing economy, producing 18.2 percent of global manufactured products. Manufacturing Jobs Key in Economic Recovery I strongly believe that diversity in the economy is […]