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Dwindling Perks and Benefits to Return?
Dwindling Perks and Benefits to Return?

With an increasingly competitive employment market developing that requires employers to vie for the best talent, some of those perks have already begun to return. Even unusual benefits such as concierge services and pet care programs have begun a resurgence.

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View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Market Trends, Salary Trends & StrategyLaurie SmithCareer Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Market Trends
Does Your Resume Reveal More About You Than You Thought?
Does Your Resume Reveal More About You Than You Thought?

Would you be comfortable knowing that companies and recruiters who receive your resume are viewing your previous markups and comments on the document? All those comments and redlines/markups that you thought you’d removed from your Word document are very likely still there for viewing by anyone who cares to, with the execution of a simple menu command.

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View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume WritingLaurie SmithCareer Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Executive Resume Writing, Executive Resumes
Holding the Salary Card Close to the Vest
Holding the Salary Card Close to the Vest

Career and compensation experts en masse advise against revealing your salary requirements too early in the game, despite veiled (or not so veiled) threats that candidates will be disqualified from consideration if they do not comply.

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View All Posts, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Job Change Etiquette, Recruiters and HR, Salary Trends & StrategyLaurie SmithCareer Advice, Career Management, Executive Job Search, Salary Negotiation