Former Amazon recruiter Lindsay Mustain has several key pieces of advice she gives to job candidates. First, "nobody hires you to sit there and keep the seat warm," she says. So when crafting your ...

She compares these to "Miss America answers" that don't highlight specific achievements. It's best to quantify your achievements, she said. A former Amazon recruiter says there’s one mistake that she ...

An ex-Amazon recruiter reveals the top résumé mistake that leaves employers underwhelmed by job candidates. A former recruiter for mega-corporation Amazon shared that providing vague statements is the ...

Lindsay Mustain has looked at a lot of resumes in her more than a decade in talent acquisition. "Literally a million," she says. The former Amazon recruiter is now the CEO of career coaching company ...

Some job interview faux pas are obvious. Showing up late or badmouthing your former employer are almost guaranteed to ruin a first impression. But there's one sneaky interview mistake that can cost ...

In 2007, Lindsay Mustain was working as a recruiter at Comcast looking to fill a fairly entry level call center role. The job attracted "a variety of level of candidates," she says, adding that ...

An ex-Amazon recruiter says a key mistake job candidates make is writing vague statements in résumés. She compares these to "Miss America answers" that don't highlight specific achievements. It's best ...