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Are you embellishing your resume or just plain lying?: Most people embellish their resumes. In fact, there's quite an art to wording accomplishments so that they appear better than they actually were. But if you're not exactly forthright about your education or dates of employment at previous companies-facts that are easy to check--you could be cutting...; Tags: Hiring, Fraud, Hiring Manager, Recruitment & Selection, Litigation, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Toni Bowers; Blog posts 2008-01-07
10 tips for writing a job-winning developer resume: As seasoned job hunters know, the first step on the road to finding work is to write a resume that gets you the interview. Unfortunately, some of the traditional resume writing rules just do not work well in the software development industry. Here are 10 tips for writing a programmer...; Tags: Hiring, Job, Developer, Problem, Programming, Hiring Manager, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Justin James; Blog posts 2007-11-28
10 questions you shouldn't ask when you're being interviewed for a job: This information is also available as a PDF download.At the end of an interview, most interviewers like to throw out the question, "Do you have any questions for me?" Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions, so be prepared to ask something. If you've done your research,...; Tags: Hiring, Job, Question, Hiring Manager, Suzanne Thornberry; Blog posts 2007-08-13
Hiring practices that can frustrate job seekers and hurt a company: Here are my two least favorite hiring practices.1. Jobs that are posted even though there's already a clear candidate in mind. This happens in situations when a company is required to post positions under the guise of being fair and equitable even though the hiring manager already has his or...; Tags: toni bowers, Job Candidates, Interviews, Hiring; Blog posts 2007-07-10
Site offers tricks for getting an interview: So I came across this site (HowtoWriteAResume.org, no less) that boasts some tricks for getting past the resume stage and getting your foot in the interviewers door. Most of the tips refer to those who are sending out paper resumes -- choose a color other than white or beige for...; Tags: toni bowers, Interviews, Humor, Hiring, Career Development, Career; Blog posts 2007-05-14

Inteview and acceptance dilemma: I applied for a higher level position in my company three months ago. After three weeks I went to the hiring manager and asked what was up with the position. He told me I had made the cut and he had 15 candidates to interview but he was...; Tags: job, job search etiquette, interviews, job search, it management, career, feedback, madtechgirl, new job, hiring manager, hiring; Discussion threads 2006-10-30
Are these questions fair game in the interview?: Are these questions fair game in the interview?Here are some questions or a variation therof I am thinking of asking next time I interview. I am mainly thinking of contract software development work.Do you all feel they are inappropiate for contracting interviews? How about FT interviews?1. How would you describe...; Tags: career, game, hiring, hiring manager, interview questions career, silvergreen; Discussion threads 2006-06-14
DOWNLOAD: Assess new employees' computer skills with this evaluation form: http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-1035-729008.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Content Teammy way is much more fun.I hand them a live cd of linux from scratch and the 200 page manual for installing it.tell them to build their...; Tags: computer, end user, evaluation, hardware, JodyGilbert, support; Discussion threads 2006-02-06
Should my resume include Community Involvement: I am currently in the process of changing careers from US Navy to the IT industry. I have rewritten my resume at least 45 times. Each version is slightly to extremely different from the other based on outside input. I thought I was finally finished rewriting it...; Tags: career, community service, job, job search, mcelhineycs@...; Discussion threads 2005-06-06
Project Management: I've been in IT Management for over 15 years and want to transition into IT Project Management. It seems the hundreds of successful IT & Telecom projects aren't good enough for the hiring managers. Most of my project were under $10M in scope - another "problem". How...; Tags: career, hiring, hiring manager, landoflost, Like James, project management; Discussion threads 2005-05-25
Choose your words carefully when crafting a resume: Lists of action words are stock items in resume how-to books, along with the advice that you should pack your resume full of as many verbs, adjectives, and adverbs as you can.But if you’ve taken that advice to heart, you could be turning off more prospective employers than you are...; Tags: hiring, hiring manager, Molly Joss; Technical articles 2003-12-02
Six degrees of separation: A smarter plan for career networking: So, there's this job that you really want. But, to get it, you'd have to find a way to get yourself in a direct dialogue with the hiring manager—the one person who can decide that you are precisely the right person for the job.Initially, though, the outlook is grim because...; Tags: Abbi F. Perets, career, hiring, hiring manager, job; Technical articles 2003-10-09
Get a severance promise before accepting a job offer: It may seem bizarre, but given today’s job market instability more and more employees are wondering about future severance packages while interviewing for a job. After all, the days of working five years, 10 years, or more for a company are pretty much gone. Just look back over your own...; Tags: Abbi F. Perets, hiring manager, job, Myron Harmon; Technical articles 2003-08-22
Avert the 'overqualified' label in job interviews by facing it head-on: Consultants searching for jobs, especially those with solid experience and varied backgrounds, sometimes hear, "I'm sorry, but you're overqualified for this position." Being told you're overqualified is frustrating, but it doesn't always mean you're out of the running. It means you have to understand, and then allay, the fears of...; Tags: job, salary, Terryn Barill, hiring manager; Technical articles 2003-07-21
Hiring manager's indecisiveness isn't a reflection on consultant: Tim Heard is a technical recruiter for JC Malone, a career placement service. Tim shares his career advice by answering questions from TechRepublic members or commenting on employment trends.QuestionLast December, I was laid off after six years with a consulting firm as a senior IT consultant. Since I have been...; Tags: hiring, Human Resources, Tim Heard; Technical articles 2003-01-14
Protect your resume from previous employers going belly up: QuestionIn the mid 1990s, I worked several years for a Big 6 consulting firm, which now—through various mergers—has been reduced to one of the Big 4. I feel that listing the Big 6 experience both dates and dilutes my resume, plus most people today only relate to the current set...; Tags: Big 4, Big 6, hiring, hiring manager, hunter, job, job hunter, Molly Joss; Technical articles 2003-06-11
SkillsVillage.com offers enhanced hiring and job-search functions: There are plenty of online resources for finding IT talent and job searching. But if you're looking for one that offers specialized services and personal attention, try SkillsVillage.com.Lots of employment-oriented Web sites simply provide resume databases and job boards for IT professionals. But others, like SkillsVillage.com, are trying to reinvent...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Thomas Pack, Xchange Inc., hiring, SkillsVillage.com, SkillsVillage, hiring manager; Technical articles 2000-12-13
A history of contract work can make it a challenge to land a permanent position: If you have a history of contract work on your resume, you may be jeopardizing your chances at a permanent position. InfoWorld's Margaret Steen examines the issue in her Career Currents column, reprinted here with permission.Will contracting now hurt your chances of getting a full-time job later?When I explored the...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Margaret Steen, permanent position, hiring manager, hiring, job; Technical articles 1999-08-30

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IT Hiring Kit: IT Manager: All new version! The IT Hiring Kit for IT Managers has been updated with new questions, answers, and a revised candidate assessment spreadsheet! The IT Hiring Kit for IT Managers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a new IT Manager...; Tags: Information Technology, IT Manager, Strategy, Management; Download resources 2008-04-11
IT Hiring Kit: Project Manager (old): Our IT Hiring Kit for Project Managers will help you interview, evaluate, and select suitable candidates for a project manager position. This kit comes with a detailed job description, interview questions, a candidate assessment spreadsheet, classified ad text, and offer and rejection letters. Each document is customizable so you can...; Tags: Information Technology, Project Manager, Productivity, Strategy, Management; Download resources 2006-02-21

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