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Interview with a Recruiter, Jo Weech, Red Alpha
Jo tell us about yourself and Red Alpha Prior to working for Red Alpha, I had my own management consulting firm. A little over a year ago I started working with Red Alpha as a consultant. The company was growing and we focused our strategies on recruiting and retention. In May… more
A Resume Only a Mother Could Love
At our recent Cleared Job Fair we had a cleared job seeker register with a 13-page resume. 13 pages? Did we discover the long-lost resume of Leonardo da Vinci? Albert Einstein? Other than perhaps your mother - and my mother likely wouldn’t make it past page one - who woul… more
120 Powerful Resume Words to Get A Cleared Job
Some of the issues I encounter when reviewing job seekers’ resumes are descriptions loaded with subjective language, misleading inclusivity, or passive language. Examples are: Performed flawlessly - subjective, provide results instead of an adjective. Responsible for t… more
How to Fail Your Military Transition
Want to ensure you have trouble finding a civilian job? Looking forward to months without a job? Ready to go through 3-4 job searches in your first few years after the military? Probably NOT! But those problems are quite common. Failure 1: Defining a Specific Career/Job Y… more
For Job Seekers Guilty of Having a 3+ Page Resume
If you're guilty as charged, think of your resume as a sales brochure. Way too often we still see candidates for jobs submitting resumes that go on and on. Six or seven pages is not uncommon. These lengthy resumes often also contain big blocks of paragraphs, filled with te… more