An Amazon Top 100 Job Hunting Book How to Dress for an Interview, & What NOT to Wear if You Really Want the Job! By Tonya Wells – Have you been going to interview after interview, but you never get that elusive job offer? It might not be your lack ...

Ear Gauges, Ear Tunnels, and Ear Spikes By Tonya Wells – There is a huge growing trend among the 15 to the 30-something year old crowd to stretch their ear lobes so that they have huge holes in them. Called ear gauging, the holes in the ear lobes are stretched a ...

By Tonya Wells -Two of the biggest search terms that job candidates search for according to Google are “resume builder” and “resume samples”. A resume is one of those things that most job hunters MUST HAVE in order to get employed. The only exception to this might be non-professional jobs, ...

First Impressions Are Made in 5 Seconds By Tonya Wells – It’s an unconscious thing that we all do, but everyone makes automatic assumptions about someone within the first 5 seconds that we see them. It’s not intentional. It’s just automatic. There is something within our subconscious that takes in ...

By Tonya Wells -If you are currently working on revamping your resume, you might want to consider using resume builder software to speed up your efforts and improve the overall quality of your final resume. Below you will find a comparison chart of the Resume Builder Software that I recently ...

By Tonya Wells – Today is Promotion Day. You’ve been counting down the days for months now fully expecting to finally get that promotion to Manager, Sr. Manager, Director, Vice President, up to ‘fill in the blank’ job title. But, an hour ago, you were told that it’s just not happening this year. Your company overlooked ...

By Tonya Wells – If you are one of the following individuals, this list will give you a solid list of Headhunter Recommended books that you should check out: Managers getting ready to conduct their first interview to hire an employee College students beginning the post-college career search Experienced professionals ...

Charisma – Do You Need It? By Tonya Wells – Charisma is one of the primary traits needed to influence others. In future articles, we will be taking a look at other traits required to influence others, but this article will focus strictly on charisma. What is it? How do ...

What is Charisma? By Tonya Wells – We all know it when we see it. It is instantaneous personal magnetism that some individuals seem to possess as a natural born gift. They draw others to them, are fun to be around, and they make you feel like you are instantly ...

Christmas Gift Ideas & Guidelines for Client Gifts By Tonya Wells – Need Christmas gift ideas for your client – FAST? Then, this is your article. I’ve got some gift-giving guidelines as well as some gift ideas listed below. One of the best times of the year to show your ...

Why Give Out a Christmas Bonus? By Tonya Wells – Op Ed. – Each year my family and I enjoy watching Chevy Chase in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and my favorite part every year is when Clark’s cousin Eddy kidnaps his company’s CEO and delivers him to his family wrapped ...

How to Prepare for a Technical Interview By Tonya Wells – Preparing for a technical interview can be very stressful. You have no idea what questions are going to get asked from the vast array of software development concepts that are part of the possible interview question pool. This article ...

By Tonya Wells – BlogAboutJobs.com recently conducted a survey with over 200 recruiters and hiring managers worldwide. We received a lot of feedback, and the results are published here. These recruiters and hiring managers were asked to submit their Top 10 Things That Irritate Them the Most About a Candidate ...

By Tonya Wells – Part of the resume service that I provide includes sending out several checklists and questionnaires such as the one below to candidates prior to assembling their resume. I can provide guidance for how to make a resume, but only the candidate knows what experience, accomplishment, and ...

By Tonya Wells – You’ve been searching for a job for months! You’re so sick of your current job. You’re underappreciated, underpaid, your boss is a jerk, and there are a couple of coworkers you will be glad you never have to see again. And (you lucky dog, you), you ...

By Tonya Wells – Finding a job is often an exhaustive process of searching corporate job boards, job search engines, and classifieds for available job openings. And to make matters worse, you are one of thousands of people who are also looking for a job in the exact same market. ...

Resume Builder Series By Tonya Wells -One of the corporations who has produced the most options for resume builder / resume software is Individual Software, Inc. They are the makers of ResumeMaker Professional 15, available in a PC download version from Amazon.com here. Version 15 was released August 7, 2009, ...

Resume Builder Series By Tonya Wells – One of the corporations who has produced the most options for resume builder / resume software is Individual Software, Inc. They are the makers of ResumeMaker Professional Ultimate 4, available in a PC download version from Amazon.com here. ResumeMaker Professional Ultimate 4 was ...

Resume Builder Series By Tonya Wells -One of the resume builder / resume software applications that is consistently mentioned in the #1 spot by other reviews is Nova Development US’ application, WinWay Resume Deluxe. This version comes with a CD, as it is not available for immediate download. The current ...

Resume Builder Series By Tonya Wells – One of the corporations who has produced the most options for resume builder / resume software is Individual Software, Inc. They are the makers of ResumeMaker Professional Deluxe 17, available in a PC download version from Amazon.com here. Version 17 was released September ...

Resume Builder Series By Tonya Wells -One of the corporations who has produced the most options for resume builder / resume software is Individual Software, Inc. They are the makers of ResumeMaker Ultimate 6, available in a PC download version from Amazon.com here. It is an upgrade from Ultimate 4, ...

By Tonya Wells – During an interview at some point, you will inevitably be asked if you have any questions for the interviewer. At this point, if you have not brought a list of interview questions to ask your interviewer with you on your iPad or on a notepad in ...

By Tonya Wells – Can your employer’s dress code ban you from showing your tattoos at work or force you to wear cover-up make-up over them? To make a long story short, yes they can, as long as the tattoos are not worn for religious or cultural reasons. A long ...

By Tonya Wells – I get asked all the time for a list of interview questions that are illegal for companies to ask during a job interview. Some interview questions are just in poor taste, and some are not EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) compliant and are not legal to ask a potential ...

By Tonya Wells – In an attempt to get hired, sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. However, there are some things that even to a recruiter just scream of desperation. And, desperation is a turn-off to everyone, so try not to go overboard in your attempt to get hired. 1) ...

The #1 Resume Format Question I Get Asked! By Tonya Wells – One of the most common questions I receive from job seekers is about their resume format – specifically, how long their resume should be. How many pages a resume should be really depends on how long you have ...

Top 10 Job Search Engines List By Tonya Wells – With the dizzying amount of job search engines that are available on the Internet today, you could spend weeks, even months, and still not get to all of them. Some job search engines are specific to certain job types or ...

Interview Shoes By Tonya Wells – I have been in the recruiting business for many years now, and I can’t tell you how many people have lost me the minute I walked out to the lobby to bring them back to our conference room for their interview. The interview starts ...

Personal Hygiene Issues By Tonya Wells – I don’t care what culture you are from, if you have a medical condition, or if you just don’t like wearing it –nobody wants to have to deal with sitting next to or in meetings with a stinky employee. As a recruiter of ...