4 Things on Resume Presentation from Monster

Just read an article on Monster on the 4 things that resumes must have. In a nutshell, they are:

1. Have a compelling title and a clear objective in seeking employment
2. Use standard fonts/typefaces for the entire resume
3. While the recommended resume length is 1-page short, the rule of thumb is that resumes “should be long enough to sell you properly without overstating your accomplishments.”
4. Check for typos and grammatical mistakes

Recruit in Asia

For US/Europe-based workers who have a desire to work in Asia or for Asians who want to move around the region, here is an interesting job search engine for you– Recruit.net. It’s an “Indeed” or “Simplyhired” with an Australasia focus. It aggregates postings from its partner sites as well as serves up syndicated results for other sites. The company already has a presence in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, and will soon launch portals for Vietnam and the Philippines.

I expect the company to be around for some time given its keen focus on hot (growing economic powers of the region) yet under-served markets as opposed to the hyper-competitive and saturated US market. Moreover, according to a Wharton MBA friend of mine, the advice that he got from their career services department is that this is definitely the time to work in Asia if you want to ride the growth curve (read: big potential returns in terms of value and experience). So demand will only increase for these more international job search players.