In general, you should NOT include salary information on your resume. Sometimes your prospective employers may ask for your salary requirements or salary history, but unless there is a penalty for omission, such as your resume will be rejected, do not include the information. By including salary requirements on your resume, you could convey a false impression or create…
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Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
A resume is a tool for you to sell yourself as a valuable employee. It provides an opportunity for you to let your prospective employers learn more about you, and highlighting your previous achievements on your resume is a good way to demonstrate the value that you could bring to their organisations. But what if you don’t think you…
How would your LinkedIn profile sound if someone were to recite it out loud? Is it something that you would feel proud of, or perhaps make you feel a little bit silly? Well that’s exactly what LinkedIn Out Loud have done! They have created a hilarious video series and Tumblr page using genuine LinkedIn summaries from…
Social media is a huge aspect of our lives. Particularly in recruitment and job hunting. Social media is on the rise and is now being used as a new way of hunting for future employees and tracking employee activity. LinkedIn is especially important for job seekers, recruiters and business owners as you can connect to people…
There is nothing wrong about having multiple positions in one company but the question arises when you have to list them on your resume. How can you list them on your resume without wasting valuable space or worse, confuse your prospective employers? Here are two ways you can handle this to stay calm and keep your resume impressive:…
The job market is incredibly competitive and making your CV stand out from other applicants’ isn’t an easy task. Although it is unlikely that video CVs are going to replace the traditional written CV any time soon, they might just be what it takes to catch an employers eye. A video CV gives you the opportunity…
Graduation is upon many, as this years final year students sit their final exams and prepare to enter the real world. So, where will this years’ graduates work and what kind of areas of study are in demand from big companies? When will they start their new jobs and how are companies finding fresh talent…
Many recruiters find LinkedIn invaluable. According to data collected in 2013, 89% of recruiters have used the professional network to fill a position. One of the things that recruiters look at on LinkedIn is the recommendations section of a prospective job candidate. Unlike the one-click skills endorsements on LinkedIn, a recommendation is a written statement…
“If you were a candy bar, what kind would you be?” As useless as this question sounds, don’t be surprised if you get asked something like this during a job interview. Though you have no control over the questions you’ll be asked during the interview, you have complete control over how you answer them. Some interview questions will…