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George Blomgren
Milwaukee, WI
Veteran guru in job hunting, career development, technology, recruiting and hiring.
Interests: e-learning, reading, technology, social media, professional development, employer branding
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I once attended a job fair where they scanned all of the resumes & distributed them to hundreds of local employers. At the time, I had a very creative resume, with complex formatting. I later saw what happened to my resume once it had been scanned and "OCR'd." Not pretty. Yet another reason to follow Louise's good advice!
Commented Aug 23, 2007 on How Creative Can You Be With Your Resume? at Career Hub
How Creative Can You Be With Your Resume?
One of the most frequent questions I hear from potential clients is "Can you make my resume look really different from all the others?" Generally the question isn't related to resume content, but to layout and typography. It's an understandable question - it's certainly tough to get noticed wh...
Working for a national network of local employment web sites, I get to see which job postings work. This is a great example of an effective job posting!
Commented Dec 4, 2006 on The Best Job Posting in St Louis at Social Media Headhunter
The Best Job Posting in St Louis
If you're a recruiter in St Louis, you ought to take a look at this, a job posting written by Sandra Hubert of Elite IT Services. Durbin Media helped Elite IT set up their blog, and when they mentioned they were looking for a recruiter, I suggested they rewrite their job description to match wh...
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Commented Jul 14, 2006 on Big Bad Recruiting Blog Swap at Blog Swap
Big Bad Recruiting Blog Swap
When you finally meet your blog friends in person, you never know what you are gonna get. Thankfully, meeting up with Jason Davis over at Recruiting.com was a pretty cool experience. Even better, over a really questionable dinner and a great view, a new idea was born: a blog swap. What is it ...
This is so clearly true, yet I talk to so many job seekers who don't believe it, or just don't pursue networking as a job hunting strategy. I guess it's more comfortable to sit at home, applying to jobs online.
Commented Jun 29, 2006 on Networking nets jobs - 46% to 63% of them! at Career Hub
Networking nets jobs - 46% to 63% of them!
This from today's The Executive Insider newsletter (published by ExecuNet). According to the survey of 1,483 professionals with an average salary of $193,000, the top three sources for job interviews include: Networking contacts (46%); Internet job listings (24%); and Unsolicited contact from a...
Dead on. Safe in your current job? Dangerous waters!
Commented Jun 28, 2006 on Time to Leave? Seth's Right at Career Hub
Time to Leave? Seth's Right
Seth Godin had lunch with a friend today who's successful and happy in his job - and told him to leave as soon as possible. Sounds insane? It's not. Read the story and you'll see what I mean.
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