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Not every word is created equal. Some words plink like a spoon across a broken bell while others explode with a force that levels trees and resonates with the reader far beyond the first glance. With a resume or cover letter, you don’t need to write the next great American novel but you can’t afford to leave hiring managers with a wishy washy first impression. If you use the following words, you risk missing the mark or giving the wrong…
12 Words Not to Use in Job Applications:View
Studies have shown that a person’s personality doesn’t affect his/her skills relating to job functions. However, certain personality types are conducive to certain industries, companies, management styles, and job tasks. Ask any manager or employee and they can even give you a list of the types of personality traits they want to see in a future employee or coworker. Below are some examples of commonly found personality traits in…
Can Your Personality Determine Your Job?:View
Your cover letter is the single most important part of the pre-interview job hunt. While your resume has all your technical specs and qualifications, your cover letter will demonstrate to employers how you will employ those skills on the job. Furthermore, it allows you to add personal experiences that will set you apart from the group. Following these tips will help you write a cover letter that will impress any hiring manager.
Less is…
Write a Cover Letter That Managers Will Actually Read:View
As the month of October comes to a close, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of the happenings in the Ohio manufacturing sector. Here are some of the big stories for the month.
• Nestlé is relocating its frozen pizza division from its current home in Illinois to the Cleveland suburbs. Nestle has 2,500 Ohioans in its workforce but expects to add about 250 jobs after the move takes place. The decision was made to coincide with the…
Big News For Ohio Manufacturing:View
Resume writing can be tedious, especially for those who aren’t a walking thesaurus. Not everyone has the innate ability to scatter lavish words across their resume like bits of garnish on a 5 star restaurant’s dinner plate. But the verbs you use on your resume to demonstrate your skills can make or break your chances in the job hunt. Make sure you are using the most powerful action verbs possible in order to effectively demonstrate…
25 Verbs To Improve Your Resume:View
Most interview questions aren’t designed to break the mold. A job interview is usually meant to extract traditional answers from whoever is in the hot seat. So, unless you’re applying for an eccentric company where employees are expected to bring a certain breed of off-kilter thinking to the table, you can expect your interviewer to rely on a relatively traditional script. That’s why you should always have an answer prepared for…
Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?:View
Unless you have never worked a day in your life, it is safe to say that you have encountered a rough situation at a place of employment. We are all different and we all react to each situation differently. However, most can agree that if we have a great working environment and manager it is easier to come to work each day. Having great management lead you makes your environment and actual work (papers, reports, meetings, statistics,…
What Great Managers Do Differently:View
The American Auto Industry was once the backbone of manufacturing in the United States and, in many ways, it still plays a huge part in the overall state of American manufacturing today. But are people buying American made cars still? And what constitutes an American made car?
As of the most recent reports in 2013, the top 10 most American-made automobiles are:
10. Toyota Sienna Assembled in: Princeton, IN Percentage Made in USA: 75%
9.…
The Top Cars Manufactured and Purchased by Americans:View
18 days after their regular release date, the Department of Labor released the September jobs report. The information, primarily compiled before the October government shutdown, provides the economists, investors, and business leaders watching the numbers with an uncertain forecast. Unemployment decreased to levels not seen since November 2008 while only a relatively paltry number of new jobs were added compared to the month before. Let’s…
September Jobs Report:View
Whether you are for or against the concept of video job interviews, they are not going anywhere any time soon. More companies are adopting the video interview format rather than spending the money to fly remote candidates out to their offices. While the expectations are similar to what you would get from an in-person interview, there are a few differences that should be noted. Follow these tips to lock down your next job without ever…
Tips for the Video Job Interview:View
