From the monthly archives:

October 2006

Keep your resume short

by Lance Haun on October 27, 2006

You’ve got to cut it down.
I’ve looked at quite a few resumes. And while there are some exceptions to this rule, if you are the exception, you generally don’t need to be reading this blog for resume advice. Here are the three out of the six you MUST do right now to [...]

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RecruitingBloggers.com

by Lance Haun on October 18, 2006

RecruitingBloggers.com is a brand new site that combines the efforts of some of the best bloggers out there. I am humbled to be a part of this group as well. So you will see my posts over there as well. I encourage you to bookmark it, add it to your feed list and [...]

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Terrible Job Ads

by Lance Haun on October 17, 2006

There is one employment agency in town that runs some terrible advertisements for employment and I thought I should share with you. I am not going to share the name or location but I don’t think it really matters. Ugh:
Exuberant HVAC Service Technician GOING FAST SERVICE TECHNICIANS! Clean driving record one minor infration ok if [...]

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The best boss in America

by Lance Haun on October 16, 2006

Winning Workplaces apparently has the answer.
This is actually a pretty good article if you view the gallery and see them talk about those bosses and what makes them stand out from the rest. I have posted the blurbs after the jump.
Do you have a story about a good boss? Tell me about it [...]

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The Candidate Bill of Rights

by Lance Haun on October 12, 2006

Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter (a great content filled blog by the way) talks about the Job Candidate bill of rights.  Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are up. 
It seems to me that it could be simplified greatly by saying three easy words: respect the candidate. Be fair, be attentive, and be [...]

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LinkedIn tip

by Lance Haun on October 12, 2006

Matt writes:
A tip that people should consider using for linked in. I changed my last name in the linked in profile to “Last name [email@address.com]” and include the [email@address.com] in my linked in summary. This is one way to make sure that those outside your third degree connections can still find a way to [...]

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Do you have a story to tell?

by Lance Haun on October 11, 2006

Part of the reason I moved to this to a different blogging platform is because it allows the ability for all kinds of users to contribute. Although I love sitting here and telling it like it is, many people have expressed some interest in having an anonymous stage for venting some of their frustrations. Maybe [...]

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Your HR Guy has Saved Your Ass

by Lance Haun on October 10, 2006

While HR people are all cast as these evil doers who are ready to throw you under the bus at a moment’s notice, I have found that it is not often the case. In fact, what I have found is that HR has saved more people than it has fired. 
Now that can be a [...]

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Welcome to the new yourhrguy.com

by Lance Haun on October 9, 2006

Welcome to a new design of YourHRGuy.com! I worked for a few hours this afternoon on putting the finishing touches on this and I thought I would share why I would choose to change:

WordPress is limited. That much is true. The only thing I don’t like about GeekLog is that the URL’s to my [...]

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Have you started networking yet?

by Lance Haun on October 4, 2006

If the answer is “no”, the question is “Why?”
If you are unemployed, are you spending more time submitting applications than connecting with people in your industry? If you are currently employed and seeking employment, are you spending 80% of your job seeking time networking for contacts? If you are happy with your job, are you [...]

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