DON’T Believe These Job Search Myths!
5 Job Search Myths Costing You The Job by Peter Yang Your job search strategy may need a tweak or two if you are believing and following these myths: [Read more…]
Interviewing with a Start Up?
Have you been bit by the entrepreneur bug and want to work for a start-up? We found a great article that provides excellent questions for you to ask when interviewing with companies at various start-ups stages. 4 Questions to Ask (And 4 Not to Ask) When Interviewing at a Startup By Dana Levin-Robinson A job […]
Career Advancement in the New Year
2019 is here and many if us take stock of the last 12 months and make plans for the next 12 months. Even though this post refers to the ‘holidays’, there are some wonderful suggestions to consider as you think about your career in 2019. 5 Ways to Boost Your Career This Holiday Season by […]
Job Search on Hold During The Holidays? A Big No No!
We’re hearing from many of you that “no one hires over the holidays” and “I’m not going to do any job searching in December – you know, because of the holidays.” Don’t believe the myth that companies are not interviewing and hiring over the holidays! Here are some sound tips for job seeking during the […]
Simple Steps to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search
Now, you know that we are not suggesting that you forgo face-to-face networking (which has an 85% success rate) as a primary job search strategy . We are suggesting some easy tips for you to use LinkedIn as part of your job search strategy. How to Use LinkedIn To Get a Job by Kate Lopaze […]
Interview Advice: Love Work & Land Job
A recent study states that recruiters want to hear interviewees talk about how much they love their work. Enthusiastically expressing your work in terms of intrinsic value has a greater influence on recruiters than most seekers realize. [Read more] To Land a Job, Say How Much You Love the Work by Alice G. Walton […]
Plan for a Successful Transition to a New Position
Don’t be thrown off by the title of this article, How Can I Be Impressive When I Replaced a Workaholic?. This article provides some valuable tips and to do’s when transitioning to a new position: How Can I Be Impressive When I Replaced a Workaholic?
Openings vs. Opportunities
Are you creating opportunities for yourself in your career and in your job search? Learn the difference between “openings” and “opportunities” and create more options for yourself in job search. Interview Openings? Or Interview Opportunities? by Susan Whitcomb More interviews mean more options. Too often, people in career transition pin all their hopes on just […]
Applicant Tracking Systems: Resume Tips
We’ve all heard about the resume reading robots that companies use to screen resumes. In the article below, Ross MacPherson, Founder of Career Quest, gives some valuable information on Applicant Tracking Systems. ATS Systems: 10 Things You Don’t Know We all know that ATS (Applicant Tracking Software) systems scan your MBAs’ resumes for keywords as […]
What Could Sabotage Your Interview
Now these may seem obvious – but if they are in a list of results surveyed by 850 hiring managers, we ought to pay attention: This is the No. 1 Thing That Can Sabotage Your Interview from Simply Hired Now is a great time to be looking for a new job. Unemployment is at 4.1 […]