Advice From a Recruiter: Three reasons why your resume is actually hurting your job search By Jeff Herzog, President, FPC National   As recruiters, we see countless resumes come across our inboxes daily, most of which are lacking – not only in substance, but in strategy, presentation, and value. Your resume is often your introduction…

Job Seekers: It’s All in the Messaging What’s the best way to make a job seeker squirm? Ask him why he should be hired for the position he is seeking. After some hemming and hawing, stuttering, and sweating, he likely will respond with a vague and ineffective answer that fails to position him in a…

by Jeff Herzog, President – FPC National/F-O-R-T-U-N-E Franchise Corp. Entrepreneurship Job security—everyone wants it, but does it actually exist? For a broad range of reasons, employees tend to switch jobs every three to five years. And for specific groups, like older adults, job searching can be a challenging and disheartening experience, due to rampant ageism…

Launched in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft in 2016, LinkedIn has emerged as a leading platform for job seekers and those who are looking to further their careers. As of the end of 2018, LinkedIn boasted almost 600 million users worldwide, with approximately 150 million in the United States alone. With robust networking and publishing…

Focus on the Why by Jeff Herzog Reading through the job description, you couldn’t help but notice that you were a perfect fit for the opportunity. In fact, the requirements of the position matched your qualifications so closely, you felt like you were reading a personal invitation. And because your resume fit the description so…