Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bob Gerberg, Jr. on Effective Negotiation

Advanced Career Technologies CEO Bob Gerberg, Jr. has developed a diversified background and expertise in critical business areas such as profit and loss responsibility, affiliate and online network marketing, licensing and distribution agreements, consultancy and quality control, new product development, corporate and consumer sales, human resources and recruitment, and financial management, among others. His 500-strong firm of professionals on both full and part-time basis includes divisions that specialize in e-cruiting, global professional resume writing, senior executive outplacement and job campaign management, and online job searching.


Because successful personal negotiation is very hard to pull off, many smooth talkers end up leaving out much-deserved remuneration in their favor on the table. Bob Gerberg, Jr. shares some advice for those who seek pointers on playing their cards right.


First, the applicant must make sure that the employer is sold on him or her. Once an offer is presented, the applicant must intuit the chance that the employer might offer new terms. This is where negotiations begin.


  • One must be sincere and reasonable – The best negotiators have clear ideas of what they want, and never cause irritation.
  • Premature discussions about money can lead one to get the raw end of the deal – The idea is to graciously avoid answering directly.
  • Instead of committing immediately to an offer, one must ask for some time to consider – Upon calling back, one may raise the possibility of redefining the job – with the corresponding salary to boot.



More information on Bob Gerberg, Jr. can be found at www.bobgerbergjr.com.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Job-Hunting Expert Robert Gerberg Jr. Gives Tips on How To Make a Resume Shine

As a highly-experienced Job Search Expert, Robert Gerberg Jr. attests to one of the fundamental advantages in job hunting: a stellar resume. Every day, recruitment staffs are swamped with thousands upon thousands of applications, all from prospective employees, who are represented only by the resumes upon their desks. There will always be more applicants than there will be positions, and a resume must stand out from the rest if the person it represents wants it to be given more than just a passing glance.



Striking titles will always catch a recruiter’s eye, and keywords will be what they will be looking for—searching for someone who would immediately fit a certain requirement they were looking for. Robert Gerberg Jr. also adds that usually, employers will make a five-second judgment on the resume. So keywords inside a particularly striking title that immediately describes the nature of a candidate’s experience can immediately have the resume going past a first assessment.



Legibility is also an issue. Gerberg advices the use of bullet points as time is of the essence and no employer would have time to look through long paragraphs. The font of the resume should also go no lower than eleven points, but twelve points is the safe standby for applicants to remember. The goal is always to communicate the most in the shortest period of time, so a clear font and concise pacing can increase the chances of a resume being considered.



Robert Gerberg Jr. is an expert at handling recruiting matters. More of his advice on job-searching and recruitment can be found at http://bobgerbergjr.com/.