If you are looking for a job, you probably know that it would be useful to have some connections within the company you want to apply to a “sponsor”, a key person, “confidential” information that would offer your application the opportunity to stand out among the others. But you also know it’s easier said than done. If you don’t have…

I bet a beer that you have happened to read – at a certain moment in your life – that article in which the death of the curriculum vitae is decreed, its uselessness is argued, it decrees the overcoming tout court, and social networks are consecrated as its legitimate heirs. The background It happened to me a couple of days…

Larger companies are increasingly using specific software to “skim” candidates. What can you do to increase the chances of passing this filter? Selection Software When you apply for a position, you hope that someone will do you the kindness to read your resume. Since almost all applications travel online, however, you should know that companies are gradually entrusting computers with…

“Tell me about yourself” is one of the frequently asked questions that open the job interview. Okay, it’s a simple exploratory question, but it offers a great opportunity to make a good first impression and start the interview along a path that suits you. For this reason, whether you are a recent graduate or an executive, you need to prepare…

Once again I had the pleasure of speaking in Erina Martelli’s RMC Magazine broadcast on Radio Monte Carlo. We talked about foolishness during the job interview, and we gave some little (but useful!) advice on how to avoid them. A premise The crisis has discouraged many people, especially among young people leaving school or university. But many companies are operating,…

Everyone has something to say about what your resume should contain. In reality, there are a lot of things that should be eliminated: oddities, and absurdities. And also some details that you think are important. The point is this: If you want to have a shot at reaching your audience and showing them what you’re made of, every section of…

I take a cue from what I happened to read recently in an article in the Wall Street Journal, to tell how, “today”, the  keywords reported in the curriculum are needed more than “yesterday”, to determine the success of the candidacy. Whether it is evaluated by the human eye or by the machine. Yes, the machine. Because to solve the…