Resources
Directions for Writing a Winning Resume
Smartphone navigation enables us to travel confidently from point A to B, suggesting lane changes, ways to avoid traffic back-ups and accidents, and pointing out landmarks. Have you ever wished for a similar tool to use to create a resume? Today we’re sharing turn-by-turn directions to help you navigate from a blank page to writing a winning resume.
Improving Employee Experience
in the Recruitment Process
There’s a lot of focus these days on the employee experience. But what does the employee experience mean? What can we do to improve the employee experience? And what does it mean to enhance the experience of someone who is a candidate and not yet an employee? Employee experience, sometimes abbreviated as EX,... see more
Networking to Find Local Government Jobs
Job seekers often tell us that they don’t network. They think that public sector recruitment practices prevent them from doing so. This is not correct, but there is an important key to successful networking in the public sector: ask for help, not for a job.
Meeting People Where They Are With Outdoor Recruitment Advertising
Good advertising involves meeting people where they are. That’s because when we understand where someone is emotionally, mentally, and physically, our messages have a better chance of reaching them. Mentally and emotionally, job seekers may wish to develop or enhance skills, experience new challenges, or make an impact in their community. But where physically... see more
Tips to Help You Plan Your Endgame, Reduce Stress, and Exit Gracefully
Does the thought of leaving your job fill you with dread? Are you confused about what to say and to whom? What’s the appropriate amount of notice to give? Here are the steps to help you plan your endgame, reduce stress, and exit gracefully.
Helpful Tips for Creating a Recruitment Plan
On a recent road trip to a small, idyllic town, our car’s navigation system directed us to turn right at the stop light, take a right at the first stop sign, go right at the next intersection, and finally, take a right at the light. We arrived back to exactly where we started! We... see more
How to Build Trust in Your Agency as an Employer of Choice
Does recruitment advertising on your agency’s jobs website, via email, print, or social media become less effective over time? There are two schools of thought on this phenomenon. One is that humans pay attention to novel stimuli and that advertising grabs our attention when it is unique, creative, or delivered via a new channel... see more
Recruiting Older Workers
Is your agency looking for employees who will provide a high level of experience, performance, attendance, flexibility, and problem-solving skills? You may want to implement age-friendly recruitment strategies to include older workers. Here are some tips to help you get started.
The Benefits of Applying for a Job (Even if You Don’t Think You’ll Get the Job)
There is one action that we engage in throughout our working lives that has a great deal of risk and the potential for big payoffs regardless of the outcome...