RJ and Makay

As a lifelong, through and through optimist I'm easily lured in with an article that begins with: If you're inclined toward optimism, there are certainly a few economic trends that will soothe your frontal lobe. For one, it was written by Rick Newman at U.S. News & World Report and I read many of his articles. But it also just so happens, I do try to get my frontal lobe soothed by economic trends every chance I can get. But after reading the first paragraph I realized I skipped ahead as I often do and didn't exactly catch the title of the article which is, Why Business Leaders Remain Gloomy. Mr. Newman created a 10 top worry list from business leaders he quotes.

The top 10 worries list breaks down like this:

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There are job seekers with good attitudes, those with bad attitudes, and those that are down right ugly. Preparing yourself to have the right attitude towards your job search and everyone you will be interacting with throughout the process is the most important thing to properly prepare. It’s the most significant because it really doesn’t matter how good your resume is (or anything else) if you have the wrong attitude.

In this highly competitive job market, hiring managers, recruiters and HR are overwhelmed with candidates’ resumes.  While we would like to think that each resume will be thoroughly reviewed, printed out and truly READ, the cold reality is that every resume will first  be scanned by software, with those having the relevant keywords then given a 20 second review at best.