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Top 10 Features You Must Include in Your Resume Have you ever considered what a hiring manager or an HR representative is really looking for when trawling through and screening hundreds of resumes daily? It will be a combination of things but some of them recur for every position they recruit for. It’s easy to miss the basics so here is a list of the top 10 traits that will get you on the radar of the reader. 1. Communication skills are hugely important for anyone dealing with people on a daily basis. 2. This means openness to new ideas, new processes, new people and so on. 3. This is your ability to engage in non-linear thinking or thinking outside the box to use a nice cliché. 4. Denotes what experiences you have had with people from other countries and cultures. 5. Everyone wants a force of positivity on their team. 6. This is your chance to show how you get involved in the corporate culture and really try to live and breathe what your company is all about. 7. 8. 9. 10. Jörgen Sundberg

Secrets to Being Likable in Interviews 10 Things Recruiters Won't Tell You Recruiters have one job: Find the right person for the position. Their performance is evaluated on how efficiently and effectively they match top talent to job requirements. Ironically, in the current economy, recruiters are finding their jobs harder than ever. I’m serious. There’s too much talent for them to weed through. As a result, recruiters have to determine a candidate’s marketability much quicker. Translation: Candidates must pay even more attention to the power of the first impression factor. People skills, attire, etc. all become more important when competition amongst talent is this fierce. Reality check: Those who are failing to make a good first impression get put in the “no” pile and are never contacted again. Now, most recruiters won’t tell you what you did wrong. Why? For one reason, they aren’t paid to give you the bad news. And yet, how are you going to fix the problem if you don’t know it exists? I’ve put together the most common reasons why a recruiter writes a candidate off.

15 Easy Tips For Scoring Your Dream Job 8 Ultimate Opening Lines for Fearless Networking For many people, simply walking into a room full of strangers can be terrifying—let alone one packed with potentially valuable work contacts … and maybe even a future boss. But since savvy networking can be one of the best moves you can make for your career, it’s time to learn how to fearlessly bust through the doors of any work event—and own it. That’s why we challenged three networking veterans to divulge the clever opening lines that will enable you to strike up a conversation with just about anyone, whether you’re mingling with hundreds of people at a convention center or a more intimate group at an after-work mixer. Conversation Starter #1: “I just tried a slider from the buffet table, and I think I’m going to grab another. Hey, a networker’s gotta eat, right? The best part about this opening line? Conversation Starter #2: “I was just on LinkedIn and saw that we went to the same college.” Conversation Starter #3: “How long have you been a member of this organization?”

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