Job search and resume tips

My name is James Collins,
I,am 43years old ,live in jackson most of my life,and worked in property maintenance,construction,work also operator forklift drive, for over(26)years. here my problem is now my my job that i was work for have been complet.
Looking for a job need too work.

james collins in Jackson, Mississippi said: My name is James Collins,
I,am 43years old ,live in jackson most of my life,and worked in property maintenance,construction,work also operator forklift drive, for over(26)years. here my problem is now my job that i was work for have been complet.
Looking for a job need too work.

Henry:

I have created a blog that offers answers to some commonly asked questions regarding resume preparation and the job search process. You may find some of the information helpful.

www.tandemresumes.com/Resumes/Blog/Blog.html

You can also feel free to drop me an email and I will be glad to answer your questions - in fact, I might even highlight your question on my next blog entry. There is an email link at the bottom of each post, or you can find my email address on the Contact page.

Best of luck!
K.C.

Henry in Excelsior, Minnesota said: Does anyone know any good websites to find resume tips and job search hints. I have found one good one but am looking for more advice.

Here it is: tipsforjobhunters.blogspot.com/

Hi All,

I want to make everyone aware of the Aflac scheme. If you are offered an "opportunity" to become an Aflac "agent" BE AWARE!!!! This supposed job is merely a cover for a ponzi. Here's how it works: You are interviewed and told what a great candidate you are, come back for a second interview. Second & third interviews; "if you don't have your insurance licenses we will train you to pass the insurance exams." Lie. I am already a licensed agent, and I know how extensive the training for these insurance exams are, and the cost of the exams. (It took me 4 tries to get my Property and Casualty, and I lucked out and passed my life and Health on the 1st try....but I had studued for it for 6 months.) Aflac will not even cover the cost of your "training" to become an "agent" with their company as well as they will make you pay at least 3K for their laptop that they require...so why would they pay for you to try to get your insurance license??? In addition, they do tell you up front that your training is not paid by the company, which sounds ok at first b/c you think to yourself "well, it's a shot a running my own business" but, they do not tell you that you must attend their Sales School for a month and must travel vast distances, sometimes nearly across state lines. So, unless you are willing to spend literally $100.00 per week in gas money just for this training (which if you have already been in the insurance field or are licensed this is nothing but a recap of insurance law 101, which you can study on your own) and you have 3K for a laptop...then please WATCH OUT. I am considering contacting my State's Attorney General in regards to this company.

Kris M in Newington, Connecticut said: Hi All,

I want to make everyone aware of the Aflac scheme. If you are offered an "opportunity" to become an Aflac "agent" BE AWARE!!!! This supposed job is merely a cover for a ponzi. Here's how it works: You are interviewed and told what a great candidate you are, come back for a second interview. Second & third interviews; "if you don't have your insurance licenses we will train you to pass the insurance exams." Lie. I am already a licensed agent, and I know how extensive the training for these insurance exams are, and the cost of the exams. (It took me 4 tries to get my Property and Casualty, and I lucked out and passed my life and Health on the 1st try....but I had studued for it for 6 months.) Aflac will not even cover the cost of your "training" to become an "agent" with their company as well as they will make you pay at least 3K for their laptop that they require...so why would they pay for you to try to get your insurance license??? In addition, they do tell you up front that your training is not paid by the company, which sounds ok at first b/c you think to yourself "well, it's a shot a running my own business" but, they do not tell you that you must attend their Sales School for a month and must travel vast distances, sometimes nearly across state lines. So, unless you are willing to spend literally $100.00 per week in gas money just for this training (which if you have already been in the insurance field or are licensed this is nothing but a recap of insurance law 101, which you can study on your own) and you have 3K for a laptop...then please WATCH OUT. I am considering contacting my State's Attorney General in regards to this company.

LOL, These comments are getting funnier with each time I check in. So AFLAC didn't hold your hand through the process - grow up and move on!! The licensing isn't extensive, it IS at your cost, what's the investment if you started your own business from scratch?

I have a good article on resume and interview tips. 'Want to get over the toughest interviews? This is what you should do…'resources.jobsbridge.com/?p=14

Wow! A web site that gives us the perfect resume. No fuss, no worries, just plug in the magic 5 or 20 words and it will spit out the perfect resume.

Maybe I'm too old to understand, but so far, the only things I've seen work in creating a good resume all rhyme with "work". If I work at it, I can make my resume stand out, but you can't (I'm using "can't" as in "not able") do it for me.

The likelyhood is your web site will provide value, but it will also be directly tied to the work done by the applicant.

The other part is that there simply is not one perfect resume or resume format.... Actually, the perfect resume is any resume that a new employer asks you to bring in on your first day of work. Yeah, I have a resume, and I am proud of it, but I also know that no one hires a resume, they hire a person, and the vast majority of jobs worth having are being filled through networking, heck, the vast majority of jobs not worth having are being filled through networking.

At Notes From the Job Search, we only promise to give people feedback that will help them present themselves in the best possible light.

Caveat emptor

Steve
www.notesfromthejobsearchseattle.blogspot.com

I personally know people who have gotten hired without meeting their prospective employer in person first. Granted, it's not common, but if you have an exceptional resume that stands out from everyone else's - and you are able to carry yourself professionally and confidently in the phone interiew, you CAN land a job without first meeting the employer. It HAS been done, so it can be done again.

Also, if you decide to seek out professional writing services, I never recommend going to a company where you have to fill out any sort of application to get your resume crafted. The writer should interview you - personally. He/she should not ask for or require your old resume in order to create your new resume "from scratch" (you may want to forward it to the writer just to expedite the process of identifying the basics, but the end result should not be a rewrite of your old resume unless that is what you ordered).

So, yes, while you know yourself best, an experienced resume writer will:

1) Interview you personally (via phone or in person) - should take about an hour.

2) Create the work product from S-C-R-A-T-C-H.

3) Give you the opportunity to read it and proof it several times so that you can request changes, additions, etc.

4) Go over any areas on it you don't understand or are not quite comfortable with initially - so that when you go on your interviews, you are confident and know that your resume represents you and are able to prove that when you discuss it with the potential employer.

If your current resume is working (getting you phone and in-person interviews for jobs you are qualified for) - then you've got a winner!
But if you resume doesn't spark any response from jobs where you KNOW you are qualified and they are hiring - YOUR RESUME SUCKS. Period. It is getting lost in the shuffle.

These days, you NEED a resume. It sets you free. Who wants to drive around town all day knocking on doors for a job and filling out applications?

I never recommend a "fill-in-the-blank" resume format.

You need ONE resume in your professional career - ONE. It isn't something you invest in once a week, once a month, or once a year. YOU GET ONE AMAZING resume to represent you and then you send it out, with confidence, to the universe, and see the results your uniquness and your unique resume brings back around to you.

So - go ahead - fill in the blank and force your background, your skills, your education, your uniqueness to fit into someone else's idea of what must be on a resume for everyone. Send it out. After a month goes by and you don't hear from anyone, surf over to my spot in the vast ocean and let me help you not only with the ride itself, but also with making it to the shore safely.

I can't scream it loud enough from the mountaintops - S-T-O-P wasting time sending out C-R-A-P to represent you and then wondering why no one is acknowledging your existence.