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Sunday, May 10, 2009

ResumeSlam! in Milwaukee



Over 20 hiring professionals volunteered at last Thursday's ResumeSlam at the Iron Horse Hotel. The event was a follow-up event for the Milwaukee JobCamp earlier this year and was geared to put job seekers in the company of multiple recruiters who could review their resumes in a speed-dating style fashion. Within a span of about two hours, participants were able to get substantial feedback on their resume from at least eight recruiters.

A picture from the event appears in the Journal Sentinel story about job losses slowing by Joel Dresang.

Of course, a major component of the morning's workshop was...

I know that amped up the energy of the room considerably, especially since the coffee at the Iron Horse Hotel is, as far as I can tell, caffeinated using a process involving heavy uranium. In all seriousness, though, the Iron Horse was a great venue and the participants I spoke with seemed to have a great time and found value from the format of the event.
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