It can be frustrating when you submit resume after resume to jobs that seem perfect and yet still receive no response back. While competition is fierce in a very one-sided job market today, there are things that may be imperfect on your resume causing recruiters and hiring managers to overlook you as a candidate. Here… Read more »
Category: Job-Seekers
The Decision: Do I Take the Offer?
It may seem counter intuitive to be cautious about taking an offer when you’ve been spending the better part of this year looking for a job, but this decision isn’t something to take lightly. If you are in a position to consider more than one job offer at the same time, you need to know how to… Read more »
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Great Questions to Ask the Employer
It is time to polish up those interviewing skills once again. While it can get tiresome to hear the same advice over and over again, there is a lot of value in these suggestions. For instance, one of the best skills you can have is to know what questions to ask the employer during an… Read more »
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Simple Job Hunting Tips
Job hunting is not exactly rocket science but after you’ve been at it for a while some of the simplest things can be easily forgotten. Being creative and out of the box when it comes to searching for your next career move can make all the difference. Here are several creative but simple tips to… Read more »
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Online Job Hunt To-Do’s
Everywhere you turn on the internet there are lists of things you should or shouldn’t be doing to maximize your online job search. Some advice is good, and some is not so good. How do you determine the best ways to job hunt on line? Here are 5 things we think you should be focusing… Read more »
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How to Overcome Pre-Interview Stress
There is really no way around it: searching for a job is stressful. The interview process is probably the most challenging aspect of the job hunt. There are many tried and true techniques to reduce your sense of panic over the first meeting with a new company. Here are several methods that you can use… Read more »
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How to Lose an Employers Interest Immediately
No matter what you want to believe, you are never the only candidate a company is considering for an open position. If you go in to interview you need to put your best foot forward and be professional at every step. Only then will you will have a good shot at the jobs. However, there… Read more »
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Online Preparations for your Job Interview
Preparing for your interview starts long before you put on your navy blue suit and drive to the company to nervously meet with the hiring manager. To make the best first impression, start before the first impression even happens. Today’s social media rich world can give job seekers an advantage if they learn how to… Read more »
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How to Transition from Freelance to Full Time
While the job market faced uncertainty for the last several years many job seekers turned to freelance work to help supplement their living. Now as things are beginning to improve, what is the best way to transition back into the market as a full time employee? Here are several tips to help you along the… Read more »
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Don’t Go Down Like The Titanic
In 1912, the RMS Titanic became the most infamous ship in history as it struck an iceberg causing the unsinkable vessel to promptly sink. The deadliest disaster in the history civilian sea travel has been used as a metaphor for our own country’s economic crisis lately. There are lessons to be learned from the story… Read more »