Are you confused about the best way to sell yourself on paper (your resume) or in person (your appearance and demeanor)? The Wilson Group resource section is our knowledge center for sharing years of experience in the recruiting industry. Here we impart to you the advice that will assure you not only get that interview but dramatically increase your odds of receiving an employment offer as well.
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| What Employers Look For in a Resume Most hirers sort through hundreds of resumes a day and spend about 10 seconds reviewing each resume - 10 seconds is how long you have to make a powerful first impression. |
| How Not to Write a Resume You can learn a lot about how to do something right by first learning what NOT to do. Read on and learn how to write a better resume by avoiding the mistakes of others, some of them unintentionally hilarious. |
| Expert Advice on Interviewing We asked recruiters and human resource managers around the country for their interviewing tips. Based on their input, you have some work to do before the interview. |
| Four Tips For Acing Telephone Interviews Job hunters often mistakenly believe that phone interviews are less formal than face-to-face meetingsÉYet they're a critical first hurdle in landing a job. |
| How to Blow a Job Interview No longer a perfunctory chitchat session, the interview is the ultimate test of a candidate's suitability. This is where a candidate's appearance, manners, charisma, communication skills, strategic thinking and fit with the company's culture are scrutinized and evaluated. |
| Why did you leave your last job? It's one of the most common interview questions -- and one of the toughest. As employees change jobs more often, hiring managers are increasingly concerned about a candidate's reason for leaving a job carrying into the next. |
| Tell Me About Yourself The inquiry, "Tell me about yourself," is not a request for your life story. What the interviewer really wants to know is, "Why should I choose you over the next candidate?" |
| Soft Skills Deliver Hard Results ItŐs plain to see that soft skills, especially knowledge and understanding of business fundamentals, are finding increasing value in the eyes of CIOs today. |
| 10 Reasons Not to Take a Counter Offers Choosing the right clothes for an interview has always been daunting, but it's even more so today, when so many rules have been broken -- then reinstated. And then there's the issue of trying to fit into your regular workday. |
| Six Things You Should Know about Pre-Employment Testing Pre-employment testing is on the rise. In the past five years, 60% of companies have increased their use of workplace-behavior assessments, according to a survey of more than 500 human-resources professionals at U.S. companies. |
| Undercover Job Hunting and Dress Code Discretion Choosing the right clothes for an interview has always been daunting, but it's even more so today, when so many rules have been broken -- then reinstated. And then there's the issue of trying to fit into your regular workday. |
| What References Really Say About You Three fourths of companies surveyed this year say they check applicants' criminal, employment and educational histories, while nearly two-thirds contacted references, reports Human Resource Executive magazine. |