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Kenny Hanson, CSP
Kenny Hanson, Boomer-Living Director, is the owner of Hanson Consulting. He specializes in working with individuals who are looking for new employment opportunities. His main focus is writing cover letters, professional resumes and working with individuals on interview techniques.
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Resume Do’s and Don’ts for Boomers
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
DO’S
DO develop a resume template that will separate your resume from everyone else’s. Most people will use a MS Word template from “Resume Wizard”. There isn’t anything wrong with these...
Tags: computer software skills, cover letter, job description, power verbs, professional work history
How to Answer the Dreaded “Salary Question”
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
One of the most dreaded questions in the interview process is "What salary are you looking for?”. At some point during the interview process, this is a question that is very likely to come up. The way...
Tags: interviewing, job, lateral move, salary reduction
If Used Right, Job Boards Can Actually Help Boomers Find A Job
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
A large percentage of individuals, including Boomers, who are unemployed spend countless hours searching job boards such as Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com, Theladders.com and Craigslist. Many people will...
Tags: hiring manager, linkedin, monster, social networking site, twitter
Seasons Greetings
Posted in: Boomer's Speak & Coffee House Blog |
Seasons Greetings from Boomer-Living.com Meet our Expert Kenny Hanson. We wish you and your family a very happy Holiday Season and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity.
Tags: holiday season, new year, peace, seasons greetings
How You Can Get the Most Out of Your Recruiter
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
There are ways to work with a recruiter that will help your job search be more effective. The following will help you overcome some of the disadvantages I spoke about in my previous post.
1) Go meet...
Tags: background check, job offer, job search, recruiter, work experiences
Should I use a Recruiter? Part II
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Disadvantages of working with a recruiting agency
You are not the client: The companies are the ones that are paying the recruiting agencies, not you. This means that they are going to focus most of...
Tags: job search, main objective, recruiting agencies, resume
Should I use a Recruiter? Part I
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
When most people lose their job or decide to look for a new job they immediately think of calling a recruiter (a person who will help market you to companies to help you find employment). After working...
Tags: background information, credibility, personality, recruiting agency, resume
Take Some Time To RELAX
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
The majority of my articles focus on actions you can take to increase the probability of you finding employment, which means putting in a normal 8 hour day. You should treat your job search as if...
Tags: depression, full time job, job search, jobs, new thoughts
What To Do When You Are Fired?
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
There are many individuals who find themselves in a situation where they are fired or their job ends on a sour note. The toughest part is moving on and figuring out how to address this with the next potential...
Tags: cover letter, job application, transition period, unemployment benefits
When Is It Time To Change Your Job Strategy?
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
Have you been unemployed for 1 month? 2 months? 6 months? It is easy to blame the economy for being unemployed, but truthfully there are many things YOU can be doing to increase your chances of getting...
Tags: cover letters, getting a job, new position, resume
Can Your Email Address Prevent You From Getting A Job?
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
Virtually everyone you know probably has an email address of some kind. Most individuals have just one email account that they use for all of their electronic communications. When searching for a new position,...
Tags: email addresses, getting a job, resume
Kenneth Hanson
Posted in: Boomer-Living's Authors & Career Authors |
Kenny Hanson, Boomer-Living Director, is the owner of Hanson Consulting. He specializes in working with individuals who are looking for new employment opportunities. His main focus is writing cover letters,...
Why You Are Not Receiving Responses From Your Resume
Posted in: Career Center & Career Management |
The number one complaint I hear from entry-level candidates to baby boomers looking for a job is that hiring managers are not contacting them back after they send their resumes. Some job seekers are sending...
Tags: baby boomers, resumes, writing a resume
