The Water Cooler
Tips, tricks and advice to move job seekers and employers forward.
Hiring managers and recruiters sort through dozens if not hundreds of resumes every day to find job candidates who have the right mix of skill, experience, on-paper personality and potential to be called in for an interview. Care to take[...]
For many hiring managers and recruiters, the hunt for quality talent to add to their workforce is time, resource and budget intensive—and they’re usually under pressure to have made the hire yesterday. Typically, many hiring managers and recruiters are working[...]
For every company, branding is an incredibly important business initiative. A company's brand is how they create awareness, recognition and customer loyalty. But one key initiative that’s often overlooked is building your employment brand. Simply put, your employment brand is[...]
Modern manufacturing has a new look—and the makeover is driving significant economic growth for the manufacturing sector and opportunities for job seekers. Manufacturing is thriving in large part because of technological innovations and growing demand for their products. And while[...]
Do you want to instantly appear more professional, thoughtful and intelligent than 57% of job seekers? It’s easy. Just send a thank-you letter within 24 hours of your phone or in-person interview. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 57% of[...]
The job hunt can be a grind. It’s time-intensive, daunting and frustrating at times. As a result, it can be easy to get discouraged when things aren’t going as you hoped. Grind, daunting, frustrating—these are certainly feelings many athletes and[...]
