Here is an interesting poll conducted by Jobweb. 150 executives from the human resources, finance and marketing industry from top employers in the USA, where asked , “In your opinion, which of the following is the single most common mistake job seekers make on their resumes?”
Here are the results:

Typos or grammatical errors—34 [...]

Would a student submit a sub-par term paper to a professor? or would a CEO approach the Board of Directors with an average project proposal? Then why do so many job seekers submit poorly written resumes to employers? Over the years, the team at HRinmotion have received thousands of resumes that get passed over due [...]

“How would you describe yourself?” or “Tell me about yourself” are both classic job interview questions. And while the question is a bit “old school”, it is still often used in many job interviews. So if you are asked this question, how would you respond?
To start, you should be honest. And while [...]

Over the past few years, HRinmotion has facilitated numerous employment workshops with job seekers of all levels on the topics of job interview and resume preparation. Although the in-person workshops have been very successful and the feedback positive; we received a lot of requests about providing job preparation training online.
Taking the attendees feedback into [...]

A while we posted a funny job interview story shared with us by one of our recruitment and staffing partners, called Flushing the Interview Down the Toilet (which has been very very popular).
Below is a link to a great article on the top ten wackiest job interview stories. This article cites, a survey conducted [...]

Never before have workers changed careers as much as they do today. A study, conducted over 25 years by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, tracked the employment histories of 9,964 workers who were 14 to 22 when first interviewed and 39 to 48 when interviewed last. It found that the average [...]

Recap:
In part 1 of How to Answer Any Interview, I discussed an article on job interview techniques suggested by professionals with media and public relations expertise. On the one hand, there are benefits of using the technique suggested that include a job seeker’s ability to transition their response to reinforce their qualifications. Also using this [...]

Job Interviews Tips from Public Relations Experts
I am always interested in different opinions when it comes to job interviews, resume writing and so on. Today, I came across an interesting article titled, “How to Answer Any Interview Question“. In this article, media consultants who coach executives and politicians on how to handle [...]

What Do Candidates Say About Your Staffing Company?
In business, isn’t it common sense to focus on paying customers? And so in staffing and recruitment, doesn’t it simply make sense to focus on the candidates that you place. After all, these are the candidates that your clients pay you to find. And [...]

Resumes can tell a hiring manager much about your employment qualifications, work experience and so on. Unfortunately, it does not easily portray key job attributes like passion, confidence, patience and so on which are essential to job success.
Recently, I read an interesting employment article the use of blogs in recruitment and staffing. [...]