Who thinks sending out your resume to a list of hiring managers is a good idea? Has that ever worked before and if so who is the lucky person? Everyone knows that you are just blanketing your resume like throwing mud on a wall and hopefully some of it will stick.
In today’s market we all know finding a job is NOT easy. Too many hiring managers and HR personnel are axing resumes like a lumberjack. Take the time and do it right or don’t do it at all! Listen you’re probably doing fine with the hand out that this administration has been giving everyone. They seem to be steadfast with keeping everyone under their wings so perhaps that’s where you would rather be?
For the ones out there that believe that they can take care of themselves and make it happen, here are some great tips that I came across from a CEO who gets it. It’s nice to read it from the hiring side. We are always telling our job candidates how to conduct themselves from resume tips to interviewing skills and so on. As you read some of these comments you always get someone that disagrees about job hopping but I can tell you that it’s the number one dis-qualifier.
So before you email blast your resume take the time and locate opportunities that fit “your background” and if it’s a stretch understand that the hiring authority knows it’s a stretch.