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Tom Bolt

Objective Overruled!

A book written about resume writing won’t sell if it is like every other book that has ever been written about resume writing. I’m convinced that is the reason for the existence of so many different types of resumes in vogue today. All of them are justifiable based on some unusual perspective or special circumstances and some are different just to be different. Recruiters will budget their time to sift through possibly hundreds of resumes… Read More »Objective Overruled!

Old School Re-Defined

The term “old school” was observed in no less than three Twitter chat sessions in the past few weeks. Research shows that it also appears regularly in personal blog posts as well as scholarly journals. In most cases it is apparent that people generally agree on the definition of this term, but its use is varied based on the source of the comments. Most dictionary definitions of old school acknowledge that it refers to things… Read More »Old School Re-Defined

Nail Removal

A writer’s muse picks very inopportune times to make her appearance. She never seems to be around when my fingers are on the keyboard and a blank screen stares me in the face. Ideas, topics, details, words, memories all swirl around when I least expect them. My muse also seems to be somewhat of a voyeur in that she often visits me when I am in bed or in the shower. A practical joker, she… Read More »Nail Removal

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – July 8 thru July 14, 2012

 How to Make a Bad Hire – There is a lot of talk about how to make effective staffing policies and train people to make the best hires. Recruiters and hiring managers want to do the right thing but sometimes the wrong thing just happens and it can be a very expensive proposition when it does…Many of the reasons for this are obvious when viewed from the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. [Four characteristics that guarantee… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – July 8 thru July 14, 2012

Job Seeker Crap Filters

It is hard being a job seeker in today’s economy. With all of the technological advantages we have today one would assume that nobody could get lost. We should be able to turn on some sort of cyber-jobs-GPS, plug in our destination and watch our career unfold on a high-resolution flat-screen display. However, the exact opposite is true. There is so much information available online it can be difficult to wade through it all. To… Read More »Job Seeker Crap Filters