Quotations by Richard N. Bolles

Some employers play despicable tricks on job-hunters, whereby they invite you in for an interview despite the fact that they have already hired someone for the position in question, and they know from the beginning that they have absolutely no intention of hiring you. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Always write a thank-you note the same evening as the interview, and mail it at the latest by early next morning. You may also e-mail it. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Be sure your resume is nicely laid out or formatted, using a decent-sized font, size 12 or even 14, etc. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

The number of interviews employers need to conduct to find a hire, stays pretty constant--around 5.4. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

If employers post their vacancy on a job-board such as Career-Builder.com or Monster.com, they have to look through 219 resumes from job-hunters who respond. The number of resumes comes down to 116 on social media sites such as LinkedIn or Facebook, 33 on their own website, 32 if the employee finds them, and 10 through referrals. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

The employer prejudice that is getting increasing scrutiny now is age. Millions of baby boomers (the 76 million people born 1946-1964) are beginning to enter the so-called "retirement years." A lot of them are not going to find generous pensions waiting, but are going to have to keep working long. They will think you're too old for them to hire. Prejudices are often not about age but about money. Given all your years of experience, many of them think you will expect a high salary. Or you may cost them too much if age does bring with it more medical problems, and they are mandated to have a medical plan. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Whoever mentions a salary figure first, generally loses salary negotiation, at the end. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

In researching salaries, you should also take note of the fact that most governmental agencies have civil service positions paralleling those in private industry--and government job descriptions and pay ranges are available to the public. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Fringe benefits such as life insurance, health benefits or health plans, vacation or holiday plans, and retirement programs typically add anywhere from 15 to 28 percent to many workers' salaries. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles