All Entries Tagged With: "Advice"
‘Out of the Mouths of Babes’…Career Advice from a 3 Year Old
Today’s kids are growing up fast…so much so, that an enterprising parent can learn a lot from a precocious three-year-old.
The Secret to Career Success … A Clean Desk?
According to Rosalie Maggio, an organized office space may make the difference in your career, allowing you to work more efficiently and presenting a positive first-impression to clients and coworkers.
Does Your Job Search Needs Some New Ideas?
The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah E. Needleman, thinks todays’ job seekers should “become more proactive and take time to meet with contacts face-to-face.
Being Unemployed is Tough
Being unemployed is a difficult time for anyone. How we cope is, of course, dependent on the positive and negative factors.Positive factors included: support from family and friends positive thinking career changes and retraining part-time or temporary wo
Career Top 10 – Tips for Nailing a Job Interview
Good advice found by Careers.Org
By Vicky Oliver in SavvyMiss
After weeks, maybe months, of submitting resumes, following up and hearing, “We’re just not hiring right now,” landing an interview can make you feel as good as, well, landing the job. But the road doesn’t end there and that’s precisely when the nerves start to set in. [...]
Job Hunters: Blogging Can Help or Hurt
From The Wall Street Journal Like to blog or comment on blogs? The online pastime may lead to a new job — or derail your chances of getting one you want.Many corporate recruiters now search blogs, or Web journals, to vet candidates and check for digital
Job Interviews Need Not Be Nervewracking
Interviewing is the most stressful part of the job search for many people. But it doesn’t have to be. Interviews are an opportunity to show you are an enthusiastic worker who would do a job well. You can make the most of that opportunity by being prepar
Career Quote of the Day
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bounds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by [...]
Write a Great Elevator Pitch
How do you know if your Elevator Pitch is working? Do people ask you questions? Are the questions about your work, your success or processes? Do they want to learn more? Do they invite you to talk about your credentials? Do they offer to introduce you to
Ten Unexpected Interview Questions
Why haven’t you found a new position before now?I. Finding a job is the easy part but finding the right job is much more difficult. You are trying to be “selective.”II. Have you ever thought of leaving your present position before? If yes, what do yo
Remember : Your Resume Speaks for You
Think of a résumé as the most important tool you have to sell yourself to future employers. It outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see, at a glance, what you could bring that organization. A résumé has one goal: to get your foot i
10 Ways to Conquer The Resume Gap
By : Jennifer Boutell – Tacomamama.com, a locally-grown city guideReturning to the workforce after a long absence? It’s not easy. Whether you’ve been a stay at home parent, were temporarily disabled, deployed, or experienced a long period of unemployment,
Skills You Need on the Job
This list ranks specific skills and characteristics employers areseeking. Take a look at the chart and consider ways that you canacquire the most sought-after skills by employers. Communication skills (verbal and written) Honesty/integrity. Interpersonal
Harnessing the power of social networking
STEPHANIE WHITTAKER, FreelanceWord of mouth. Regardless of the service you’re seeking, the world runs on word-of-mouth recommendations and referrals. And that goes for finding the right employee.Increasingly, employers are turning to their own workforces
5 Job Hunting Tips
Network! – Think of the people you know – relatives, friends, professors, classmates, co-workers at summer jobs, and others. Make more of an effort to meet with people, and use these conversations to ask their advice, to make them aware of your job sear
Job Interview Tips – 6 essentials to do the day before the job interview
Job interviews can make you anxious! You have twenty-four hours to go before your interview and you need to know what to prepare. Following these 6 essential job interview tips the day before the interview will greatly increase your confidence and your ch
Top Interview Questions – What the Job Interviewer is Looking For
Prepare for these top interview questions. Use the interview answer guidelines to make sure that your interview responses are in line with what the interviewer is looking for.Why do you want this job?Basically the interviewer is asking “Why are you here?”
Negotiating Salary – Simple Strategies for Success
Candidates are reluctant to enter into salary negotiations with prospective employers although research shows that up to 80 percent of job offers are negotiable. The main reason given is that candidates feel ill-equipped to negotiate and as a result are i
What’s a Resume For?
Think of a résumé as the most important tool you have to sell yourself to future employers. It outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see, at a glance, what you could bring that organization. A résumé has one goal: to get your foot in
Winning Ways At Interviews
Marketing communications copywriter Charlie Trumpess takes a
humorous look at how best to tackle that age old terror, the job
interview.
