The world (and I) can’t shut up about all the brand-new things artificial intelligence (AI) can do. But it’s not exactly new in the HR and hiring world. In fact, a 2019 study shows three of four resumes were never even seen by a person.
A whopping 99% of Fortune 500 companies use bot job application filters — that’s about 83% across all businesses.
The million-dollar question: How can you keep yours out of the AI black hole? Don’t make these mistakes.
Finding a new job can be challenging enough on its own. Don’t hinder the process by making these resume blunders.
True story. The HR manager at a big company I once worked for had a stack of resumes, took half and threw them in the trash. I said, “Why would you do that?” He said, “I don’t want to hire unlucky people.”
Searching for a job or maybe you know someone who is? Pass along these tips and I bet you’ll make their day.
If you’re a small business owner, you know that standing out can be one of your most challenging tasks. Attracting new clients often comes down to your presentation. You can have the best product in the world, but if your logo is sloppy and unprofessional, customers will flock to your better-prepared competitors.
Pro printer tip: If you run out of black ink right before you need to print a doc, change the font color to dark gray or blue. You probably won’t even be able to tell! OK, now order some ink.
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Do you prefer Times New Roman, Arial, or even Comic Sans? Here’s a surprise: The font you choose could actually affect your wallet.
You have my Word: Now, any text you copy and paste in Microsoft Word will automatically match the font, size and color of your existing document. Nice! Prefer the old way? Go to File > Options > Advanced > Cut, copy, and paste > Pasting from other programs, and choose Keep Source Formatting.
What is considered the world’s most awful, unattractive font? Is it … A.) Times New Roman, B.) Comic Sans, C.) Papyrus or D.) Arial?
Not long before my mother passed away, she needed medical tests in another state. She asked me to carry her COVID-19 vaccination card and said, “Be sure to put the card in a safe place where we can find it quickly.” There’s a much better way to have proof of that fragile card.
The award for “Best Font for Saving Printer Ink” goes to … Times New Roman! When it comes to ink, you’ll get almost 30% more pages printed with it over Arial. The smaller, the better; use a font size of 10 points or lower if you can read it.
Out of black ink? Before you print, change the color to #010101. It’ll look black, but it’s really 99% gray. While you’re at it, knock down the font size and switch the typeface to Courier New or Garamond. They use the least ink.
Wipeout: Paste text without copying all the extra formatting like size, font and color. Hit Ctrl + Shift + V on Windows or Cmd + Shift + V on Mac. This tip alone was worth the cost of the subscription to this newsletter. Oh, right — it’s free.
Printer pro tip: If you run out of black ink right before you need to print a doc, don’t panic — just change the font color to dark gray or blue. You probably won’t even be able to tell! OK, now order some ink.
Is it Comic Sans, Times New Roman or Arial? I reveal the answer, in 60 seconds.
