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Agile Story Points for Job Search

Agile Story Points for Job Search

If you are an Agile purist, you may want to look away. I’d love to get your thoughts on this new Agile process tool I built for job seekers, Since they are operating as a one-person team, assigning story points to tasks is challenging. Clearly, planning poker and other team oriented consensus decisions are not possible, and for those who don’t know what a story point is at all, it’s virtually impossible to consistently set useful values. To solve this issue, I built this quick tool below that you can try for yourself right here on this page…

A Better Birthday Wish

A Better Birthday Wish

Did LinkedIn tell you a former colleague was having a birthday? As you clicked the “Say Happy Birthday” button, ever wonder why you are doing it? They know you LinkedIn remembered the day for you, and even wrote the message for you! All you did was click the button! What does that do for either of you?? What if there was a better way to say happy birthday that DOES get results?

What is ATS Compatibility?

What is ATS Compatibility?

To be compatible with an Applicant Tracking System, or ATS, it must be able to read the content of your resume. If it cannot, then your contact information will not be available to the employer, thereby making it impossible for them to call you. Further, the ATS itself will likely delete your resume overnight as it cleans up the error submissions from the day. In this post, I will show you what recruiters see when a resume is NOT compatible.

Overqualified? NOoooo!!!

Overqualified? NOoooo!!!

Have you ever been told you’re overqualified? Don’t you hate that? Why wouldn’t they want someone who they don’t have to train, right? Well today I’ll explain WHY the employers are so hesitant, and then specifically HOW you can address…

More Keys to Networking

More Keys to Networking

This article is a continuation from our blog post with some networking essentials for you. Depending on the source you check, you’ll find that somewhere between 75% and 90% of jobs that are filled each month are NOT advertised anywhere;…

THE Key to Networking

THE Key to Networking

We all know that Networking is an essential element of any job search, but many people don’t know specifically HOW to network. So in this quick article I’ll share with you the most important element of networking, and then give…

Who is Evaluating Whom?

Who is Evaluating Whom?

The last time I posted the meme you see above, it generated lots of heated discussions across multiple forums. So I thought it deserved a more thorough explanation.  The main idea was: Employers must perceive that you are interested in the…