Author RSSUnusual Interview Help
Here's a true story of how the craft of interviewing reaches beyond just qualifications and requirements. It's about perception and it can start sooner than you think.
A woman arrived at the office buiding where her interview was being held and parked ...
Are You Suffering From Job Search Insanity?
Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." That is especially relevant to your job search. There is no one tactic, method or approach that works for every job seeker every time...
Happy Networking Holidays
More people get together during the holidays than any other time of the year. Whether it's a neighborhood shindig, a company party, an event for an organization, a fund-raiser or a family outing, people see others they may not get to see all year or maybe...
Do Companies Hire During The Holidays? Yes!
Companies do hire during the holiday season. The myth that they don't has been around for so long that it discourages job searchers from staying active. This is a great time to look even harder for that new position.
• Use it or lose it: Companies may...
7 Interview Mistakes To Avoid
Are you ready for your interview? You practiced your interview answers - even for the tough questions like "Tell me about yourself." and "What are some of your weaknesses/" That's not all it's going to take to make it a successful interview.
What you...
How To Deal With A Layoff
People's reaction to the news that they've been let go vary although the most common is shock. Even if you had a feeling it was coming, the reality can still be overwhelming.
Your first reaction is denial. You can't believe they laid you off. Why di...
Starting Your New Job The Right Way
You've landed your new job. All the hard work of waging a job search campaign paid off. Now, how do you get started in your new position? Are you ready? Here are some great tips:
TAKE TIME TO SETTLE IN: The urge to change the world the first week ...
Best Career Fair Secret: Stop Looking For A Job!
It's so easy just to wander around a career fair throwing your resumes like Frisbees instead of using the opportunity to expand you brand and market exposure by showing potential employers how you can solve their problems.
- As the #1 employer-generate...
Career Change? Get The Job You WANT...Faster.
Most career transitions are built on past moves that affect future career progress. The career track of many professionals and executives often results in getting stuck in a rut without definable goals. Ideally, when seeking a change in career direction...
7 Ways to Secure a Job in a Recessionary Marketplace
Though recent labor statistics about the country's unemployment are frightening, they are potentially great news for the job searcher who can courageously tunnel deeply where competitors fear to tread. If you're currently unemployed, a solution to the u...
There is a secret to making career fairs work for you
Stop looking for a job. Strategically use career fairs to expand your market exposure and branding. Think of it as a way to increase your personal publicity while covertly uncovering specific business challenges where you can be the hero that provides rea...
Start your new job the right way
You have landed a new job and all the time and energy you spent running a well-planned, well-organized, and targeted job quest has paid off. You've significantly improved your compensation package by using beneficial counter-negotiation strategies.
The...
career search
Remember the last time you looked for a job? You faithfully scanned the Internet or maybe you picked up the Sunday paper each week, spread the "Want Ads" over the dining room table and read each advertisement until you found the perfect position, the one ...
Tight market gives job seekers and advantage
In today's tight labor market and strong economy, job seekers have a distinct advantage when negotiating salary and benefits.
Companies realize that job seekers have many opportunities, and that other companies are offering such enticements as signing ...
Go for what you're worth when accepting a new job
OK! Let's have a show of hands. How many of you have actually tried to negotiate your salary when accepting a new job? Don't fib, tell the truth. Yep, just as I thought.
After many years in career development I can honestly say I have become somewhat o...
1 2