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The Job Search Triad: 3 Components of a First Impression by Cathy Eng - Dec, 2012 When you are job searching, you want to be prepared from all angles. Once you apply for a job, the microscope zooms in and you must be prepared to be examined. Putting your best foot forward when you are being so closely inspected involves more than presenting an error-free resume and wearing a nice smile. Here are the three pieces that fit together to shape how employers see you. Are you lacking in any of these areas? ... |
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‘Tis The Season For Hiring by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2012 If you’re thinking about suspending your job search because you think the holiday season reduces your chance for success, think again. Many job seekers feel employers are too busy wrapping gifts and wrapping up the year to consider hiring duties in the mix. They couldn’t be more wrong in their thinking, and listed here are a few reasons why this truly is “the most wonderful time of the year” for asking for the gift of a new jo... |
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3 things that will get you blacklisted with recruiters by Louise Garver - Dec, 2012 Executives beware! Recruiters are speaking out about what irritates them and what could possibly get you blacklisted. A survey of 1,500 recruiters by Bullhorn, a recruiting software company, recently shared its results: 1. Applying to positions you are clearly not qualified for. 43% of recruiters might blacklist a candidate for continually sending resumes in for dissimilar positions. They will pull an executive’s n... |
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New Job Market – Are You Prepared? by Louise Garver - Dec, 2012 As an executive you may have experienced many changes in the job market over the years. Predictions have been formulating for some time now about big changes in careers and the traditional workforce. The experts forecast an exponential growth in the number of self-employed, independent service firms, solopreneuers, and temporary workers by 2020 with 40% or 65 million people who will not work in traditional jobs as we know the... |
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No College Degree? Job Search Tip by Georgia Adamson - Dec, 2012 If you currently lack a college degree and are finding your job search a challenge as a result, you are probably not alone. You might also not find that fact particularly comforting! “Misery loves company” is a well-known saying, but its usefulness in your job search is zero. Knowing you are not alone in a sinking boat won’t improve your odds of surviving, much less thriving. Job Search Tip for Determined Job Seekers I... |
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Came in 2nd Again? by Sherri Edwards - Dec, 2012 How many times have you really knocked yourself out with extensive preparation for an interview or a proposal and learned you came in “Number 2”? It may only have been because the other candidate or company had a desired credential or specific experience you couldn’t match and the employer was forced to choose. Don’t let all your effort go to waste, especially if your research tells you that you really are a great fit for a ... |
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Does Your Brand Match the Promise? by Sherri Edwards - Dec, 2012 Many people seem to believe networking is only about visibility, i.e., the more people that know of you, the more successful you are. Visibility to a targeted audience may come through a dressed up LinkedIn profile, personal website, Facebook page, resume or through conversation (blog, group post or in person), but it doesn’t automatically result in “relationship”. Nor does visibility necessarily lead to an accurate represent... |
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I Don't Know What I Want, But This Ain't Doing It by Thomas J. Denham - Dec, 2012 Are you getting what you want out of life? Do you really know what you want? Are you so caught up in the “busy”-ness of mere day to day living that you sometimes feel you are achieving empty victories? Have you ever asked yourself whether or not you have a clear sense of direction and purpose that inspires and energizes you? Or are you uncertain about what you really want out of life and a career? You are not alone. Un... |
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When Routines Replace Common Sense by Sherri Edwards - Dec, 2012 Every couple of years, my husband and I get in a debate about the term “common sense”. I believe common sense is something people either have or don’t, and he believes that it revolves around skills that are learned. Regardless of wherever it comes from, the question still remains: why don’t more people use it? Each week I receive communications from people that are in dire straits financially. Most have waited more than ... |
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5 Steps to SuperCharging Your Job Search by John Crant - Dec, 2012 It’s going to be a tough Job Market for the foreseeable future, so we can’t just ‘do the same thing’ and expect different results: We Have To Change! In my Self-Recruiter® Lecture Series on Job Search and Career Management, I often ask those in the audience about the challenges that they are facing; the results that they are getting (or not); and about how it leaves them feeling. No surprise in the results categories. Many ... |
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