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Isn't it ironic that the people who think it's their job to look at resumes (i.e., recruiters) try their hardest to not look at resumes?It feels almost sacrilegious to start calling out resumes because of how dependent we are on them – employers and employees alike – but they've been an obstacle in the hiring process for too long.An Ineffective Tool for a Complex ProblemThe resume started as a basic solution to a complex question that employers didn't even know they needed to ask: How do I hire the right person for the job?Unfortunately, despite its ubiquity, the resume was never up to this task.But I'm probably telling you something you already knew, or at least expected.

Ahh, pay day – that wonderful feeling that comes when a direct deposit hits your dwindling checking account.

People fortunate enough to get their degrees are likely to end up with good careers, but not all majors are equal.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Have you had multiple interviews and no job offers?

Employees quit and start new jobs all the time.

Patrick Cournoyer, vice president of people and training at FlightCar, knows what it's like to manage a millennial workforce: A significant number of his company's employees are millennials.This wasn't exactly a conscious decision – FlightCar has nothing against non-millennial workers – but, rather, a natural result of the kind of work FlightCar does.FlightCar is sort of like Uber meets Airbnb: It allows users to rent out their cars when they're away on vacation."We are part of the sharing economy, which is new and very cutting-edge, and we in particular are in a very specific part of the sharing economy," Cournoyer says.

Does anyone out there wish it were easier to attract and retain top performers?

No employer wants to find themselves desperately trying to retain a superstar who is being lured away by the competition.

A friend called me recently with a question I was not expecting.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Learn how to use your workplace to teach your kids valuable lessons about money on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

Successful recruiting projects are essential to all growing companies, regardless of size or industry sector.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, HR manager, or recruiting leader, you know the importance of creating successful presentations.

You'll need plenty of school and preparation. If you can hack that, these jobs pay well.