It’s 3pm on a Friday afternoon, and just when you think you can’t submit any more resumes or write anymore cover letters, the phone rings. It’s the company you’ve been waiting to hear from for weeks. They want to schedule an interview for Monday at 10am; you happily agree. You now have approximately two days to prepare for your big day. However, before you leave home on Monday morning you might want to take a few minutes to consider the things that you absolutely, under no circumstances, should ever do during an interview.

Looking for a new way to show your interviewer or potential employer that you’re a cut above the rest? Thinking about sending in a video resume to prove your point? Before you press “RECORD” you might want to hear what recruiters and employers really think about the onset of video resumes and how effective they are at landing you that dream job. While there are many different opinions regarding the use of video resumes, (especially after
many job posting websites such as CareerBuilder have removed these applications from their sites, stating it was because the market was not yet ready for them) most recruiters seem to agree that there are a few issues one should consider before setting up the camcorder.

Out on the job hunt? We know that printing resumes can start to get expensive when you factor in all that fancy resume paper. That’s why FedEx Office is stepping in and running an in-store promotion today — March 10th — to provide customers with free resume printing.

New searches show that with the onset of job hunting online, a new way for identity thieves to procure your personal information has been born. Many online identity thieves have started setting up fake operations posing as recruiters and other companies looking to hire in order to squeeze personal information from job applicants.

Jumping back into the job pool? Whether it’s your first job after college or a career change, you’ll realize pretty early on that it’s an extremely time consuming process. But don’t get overwhelmed! Diving into what can seem like the abyss of the job pool can really be quite navigable. Here are 6 tips to help you on the job hunt: