To catch a recruiter’s eye, an application must be well presented,
easy-to-read and complete but that’s not all! The right, catchy words
are needed to underscore skills and experience.
Words to avoid
Whether
in the resume or cover letter, some words make recruiters cross you
right off their list. A CareerBuilder survey shows that HR professionals
abhor certain terms like "the ...
Each cohort conceives of work in its own way. Generation Y, the
people born between the end of the 70s and the mid-90s, broke the work
conventions of their elders by seeking out more flexibility and freedom.
But the tables are already beginning to turn! We are talking about
Generation Z: the individuals born after 1995, who are now entering the
job market.
But how do these young peopl...
May was a good month for Swiss industry. Purchasing increased by 4
points, climbing to 51 from 46.7 points in the previous month. However,
the Swiss Federal Statistical Office and the unions predict job losses
by the end of the year, connected to the abolition of the exchange rate
cap against the euro in January.
Swiss industry must therefore
think to the future and reinvent itself to...
Being sedentary is dangerous for your health
and, in Western countries, it’s happening more and more. In Switzerland, a
recent study by the Federal Statistics Office has shown that people between the
ages of 15 and 74 years old sit for 4-5 hours a day. One sixth of people
interviewed sit for more than 8.5 hours a day.
Sitting too long can cause many issues: back
pain, heart problems, muscu...
Nowadays, there is no single approach to finding a new employee.
Career speed dating, interactive recruitment, talent matchmaking – there
are many effective ways of finding the ideal profile. Nevertheless, one
trend is becoming increasingly apparent: the importance of social
networks in the job market. This not only applies to professional
networks like LinkedIn and Viadéo, but ...