Many professionals have a love hate relationship with LinkedIn. Some only joined because a former company suggested it was a good idea. Now is the time to leverage the website for all it is worth to get the most out of it for your job search. Here are 7 practical tips for maximizing your LinkedIn… Read more »
Category: Job-Seekers
Finding a Niche Job
Not every job search is created equal. In a perfect world hiring managers are able to select several great candidates from a pool of resumes and hire only the best. What happens when you have more specialized skills and you want to target the exact companies? When your experience is so different than so many… Read more »
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Ways to Stay Productive During the Job Search
It is hard to stay motivated on the job search when you’ve been looking for a very long time. You apply to job postings on the internet, send your resume, and attend local job fairs. These things are important but they can become frustrating after a while and your frustration can begin to show at… Read more »
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The Follow Up That Landed You The Job
You made it through the initial phone screen. You printed out copies of your resume, filed them in your portfolio, and dressed up in your most professional suit. You found your way to the office in spite of questionable directions and you aced the interview. So what happens next? Following up with the hiring manager… Read more »
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Ask These Three Questoins Before Accepting a Job
You’ve been looking for a job for a long time and you finally get that phone call. They want to hire you. What do you need to do to ensure that you have the best possible situation if you take this job? While some of these may have been mentioned in passing during the interview… Read more »
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The Most Common Resume Mistakes | Staffing Agencies in Dallas TX
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 »
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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 »