HereComesTheReignAgain Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 After 8 years in my current position, I am looking for a new job. I am in the employee benefits field and I'm looking for a non-sales job. I have my series 6 and 63 financial licenses and insurance licenses. Has anyone had good experiences using a headhunting firm or resume building site that is geared toward financial/benefits type jobs? Any tips or tricks for tweaking my resume would be appreciated too.
Richmond_Bills Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 After 8 years in my current position, I am looking for a new job. I am in the employee benefits field and I'm looking for a non-sales job. I have my series 6 and 63 financial licenses and insurance licenses. Has anyone had good experiences using a headhunting firm or resume building site that is geared toward financial/benefits type jobs? Any tips or tricks for tweaking my resume would be appreciated too. Wing - I worked as a "Recruiter" (Accounting and Finance) for about 4 months at the end of 2008/beginning of 2009. Obviously all Staffing Firms have job orders that they fill, otherwise they wouldn't be in business. However, especially in this economy, the supply is much greater than the demand. If you call a firm, they will no doubt call you in for and interview and then just pump the ever-loving crap out of you for leads, give you hope that they have something for you and then forget about you in 3 weeks. As an example, when in the business, if we filled one job order every 2 weeks that was a lot, but we would bring in a minimum of 25 candidates for interviews weekly. My advice would be to network, search the job boards (www.indeed.com is the best) and post your resume on Careerbuilder, Monster, etc. Also check out Craigslist as many employers are going the free route to post jobs. Good luck in your search! As for your resume - there are lots of good examples on the internet. Focus on accomplishments, not duties.
BuffOrange Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Wing - I worked as a "Recruiter" (Accounting and Finance) for about 4 months at the end of 2008/beginning of 2009. Obviously all Staffing Firms have job orders that they fill, otherwise they wouldn't be in business. However, especially in this economy, the supply is much greater than the demand. If you call a firm, they will no doubt call you in for and interview and then just pump the ever-loving crap out of you for leads, give you hope that they have something for you and then forget about you in 3 weeks. As an example, when in the business, if we filled one job order every 2 weeks that was a lot, but we would bring in a minimum of 25 candidates for interviews weekly. My advice would be to network, search the job boards (www.indeed.com is the best) and post your resume on Careerbuilder, Monster, etc. Also check out Craigslist as many employers are going the free route to post jobs. Good luck in your search! As for your resume - there are lots of good examples on the internet. Focus on accomplishments, not duties. That about covers it. lolrecruiters.
bbb Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 Wing - I worked as a "Recruiter" (Accounting and Finance) for about 4 months at the end of 2008/beginning of 2009. Obviously all Staffing Firms have job orders that they fill, otherwise they wouldn't be in business. However, especially in this economy, the supply is much greater than the demand. If you call a firm, they will no doubt call you in for and interview and then just pump the ever-loving crap out of you for leads, give you hope that they have something for you and then forget about you in 3 weeks. As an example, when in the business, if we filled one job order every 2 weeks that was a lot, but we would bring in a minimum of 25 candidates for interviews weekly. My advice would be to network, search the job boards (www.indeed.com is the best) and post your resume on Careerbuilder, Monster, etc. Also check out Craigslist as many employers are going the free route to post jobs. Good luck in your search! As for your resume - there are lots of good examples on the internet. Focus on accomplishments, not duties. I recruit physicians. Wondering if you have found this - the longer the resume (CV for docs), the worse the candidate? Not only are they worse candidates, but they also lessen their chances because nobody has time to read more than a page or two.
Richmond_Bills Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 I recruit physicians. Wondering if you have found this - the longer the resume (CV for docs), the worse the candidate? Not only are they worse candidates, but they also lessen their chances because nobody has time to read more than a page or two. My experiences showed that the people with the best resumes were the worst candidates. And the best candidates didn't always have a good resume. Again - hightlight accomplishments, not duties...
KD in CA Posted May 6, 2010 Posted May 6, 2010 Again - hightlight accomplishments, not duties... +1 A resume should never be longer than 2 pages, and for most people one page is sufficient. People make the mistake of not paring down the older job experience. I don't need ten bullet points telling me what you did 15 years ago. As for headhunter advice, make sure your Linked-In profile is complete and let them find you. I get calls from headhunters in LA, Houston, etc all the time. Don't just focus on local people.
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