Feedback from 9/27 meeting

I will begin to attempt to answer some of the questions from the evaluations last night:

I will be inviting Mike Mailman to visit with us very shortly.
No response from employers - When a recruiter (at a company) receives resumes, they can only respond to (due to sheer volume) those who meet the entire "shopping list" without a flaw. That phrase is, of course, open to interpretation. The "black hole" is created mainly due to highly unqualified job seekers applying.
MB, contact me about your resume....let's get it going.
SB Let's get you signed up for LinkedIn. I will also get a new class going very soon.
BD I will be doing a mock interview with you shortly. Email me and I'll begin the process.

More shortly.

Hint #2 - Quantitative Information

Have you ever felt that a competitor may have more experience?

You can prove that out by putting plenty of numbers on your resume. At the top? (your field) with 20+ years experience....yes leave the word "of" out. Type numeric values in....don't spell them out. Phrases like "surpassed monthly revenues of $13k by reaching $20k consistently for 24 months straight" will put you nearer to the top of the pile.

How many people did you supervise? How many classes did you instruct (not "teach", "instruct" is a "classier" word). How many took your course or how many did you train.

If I'm a hiring manager and I see that you trained 30 people in one class and your competition taught 10, guess who gets the telephone screening?

Hope that helps....stay tuned for many, many more hints.

If you want individualized attention, email me at hra246@gmail.com with your resume and we'll talk.

Part-Time job in Sanford

Just found out about a part-time position in Sanford. If you're looking for a way to get "out of the house" and make some cash for 10 or so hours during the week working with the public as a server, email me at hra246@gmail.com for details. It pays minimum wage and is in the "heart" of downtown Sanford. The owners are personal friends of ours and they are well aware of the "power" of ProNet Career Resources.

Resume Hints!

Starting today I will be giving you resume hints that MAY get you that next interview. Some will be "red flag" issues, others will be common sense (yes, to some :)).

Hint #1: Typos- read your resume over a second time and check for typos. Spellcheck does NOT catch everything! Somebody worked for "Bank of America" and they typed "Band of America". The word "band" is a valid word, not for this resume, but a valid word!

More hints coming in upcoming blogs. Stay tuned. Hope to see you on Sept 27th at the Library in Casselberry. Meeting starts promptly at 5:30. Please bring "a buck" so we can continue our tradition of giving away a gas card. Bring notebook, bring 2 copies of your resume. See our web site at www.pronetcareerresources.org for details.

Our Next Meeting

Welcome to the newest addition to our family, the blog. Our first reaction to this new media is the announcement of our upcoming meeting on September 27th. A lot will be covered in both this blog as well as on our web site at www.pronetcareerresources.org. We will be discussing resumes as well as other job search strategies on this blog. Hope you like it....and away we go!!!