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Don’t Take A Vacation from Your Job Search This Summer

Posted on June 5, 2019July 6, 2023 by caitlinhoward

There’s a common misconception that companies don’t hire during the summer. Sure, more employees take vacations in these warmer months and companies tend to slow down over the summer, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get hired. Employers are looking to hire talented professionals at all times of the year, especially during a tight labor market. In fact, savvy job seekers can use the...

When Changing Jobs Is the Right Move for Sales Reps

Posted on July 24, 2015January 7, 2021 by caitlinhoward

The job market is no longer employer-driven and the power has shifted to the candidate. According to the Pew Research Center, since the recession’s end, fewer Americans are unemployed and there are more job openings available. While this is great news for sales reps actively seeking a new position, what does it mean for passive sales professionals? When should they take advantage of this hot marke...

3 Ways Candidates Can Prepare for a Video Interview

Posted on May 8, 2015June 21, 2022 by caitlinhoward

Life in most parts of the world has returned to normal after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom grew by 2900%, making it one of the fastest-growing applications in 2020 and 2021. Video interviewing is one of the changes that are here to stay. So before you get on that zoom, be sure to prep so there are no problems with your technology. ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS The best...

5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask

Posted on September 25, 2012April 4, 2023 by KathleenSteffey

By Jeff Haden, INC.com Be honest. Raise your hand if you feel the part of the job interview where you ask the candidate, "Do you have any questions for me?" is almost always a waste of time. Thought so. The problem is most candidates don't actually care about your answers; they just hope to make themselves look good by asking "smart" questions. To them, what they ask is more impo...

Seven Tips for Reentering the Workforce

Posted on December 7, 2010January 8, 2021 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: By NicoleWilliams.com staff Reentering the workforce can be a challenge no matter how good your excuse is: volunteering, working or studying abroad, starting a family, caring for a sick relative or coping with your own illness, or investing in your future by completing a graduate degree. Your search can be made more difficult by the poor economy and a bias against people who have la...

The Power of a Simple Thank-You Note

Posted on November 9, 2010January 8, 2021 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: Peter Vogt, Monster Senior Contributing Writer When my wife was hired for her first real job after graduating from college, she was remembered and saluted by her new supervisor for one seemingly small step she had taken during the interviewing process: She was the only applicant of several interviewed who had sent a thank-you note after her interview. It seems amazing, but it's true...

Don’t Let a Bad Attitude Ruin Your Job Search

Posted on November 4, 2010December 28, 2022 by KathleenSteffey

While a lengthy job search might be unpleasant, expressing negative thoughts to a recruiter or hiring manager about the search process or a past company can cost you the position. Businesses look for individuals with a positive outlook and a high level of excitement. People want to collaborate with others who are optimistic and enthusiastic about their work and exhibit these qualities visibly...

Use The Holidays To Find A Job

Posted on November 2, 2010January 8, 2021 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: Susan Adams, Forbes.com, 10/19/10 You can and should. One reason: You'll have less competition then. When my friend Matthew turned down an offer for a lucrative marketing position two weeks ago (it conflicted with the noncompete agreement from his old employer), he told me he couldn't find another job until the new year. That's just the way it is in his business, he said. Once the h...

Top 10 Online Job Search Tips

Posted on October 12, 2010January 8, 2021 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: CareerBuilder.com While the popularity of online job boards puts millions of jobs at one's fingertips, it has also made the job applicant pool that much bigger. For this reason, national job search sites and the Internet as a whole have gotten a bad rap from some industry professionals as an ineffective job seeker tool; on the contrary, the Internet actually can be a great re...

Are You Getting Interviews, But Not the Job?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by KathleenSteffey

Original Post: How to Diagnose Where You Might Be Going Wrong By John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer Your resume has earned you interviews with several employers over the past year. That's impressive, especially in this economy. But none of those interviews has yielded a job offer. You've done the standard interview preparation. You've shown up on time and dressed in appropriate in...

Can Recruiters Find YOU? 5 Online Methods to Borrow

Posted on May 25, 2010 by KathleenSteffey

Joe Turner was a recruiter for more than 15 years, so job seekers often ask him for advice on how to meet recruiters and how to make working with recruiters a beneficial experience. His reply is not always what they want to hear: Top recruiters don't want to meet you. They don't want you to call them, and they don't want you to send your resume to them. They are already wired into their own netwo...

LinkedIn Profiles: Avoid the Most Common Mistakes

Posted on April 20, 2010May 12, 2022 by KathleenSteffey

By C.G. LynchPublication: CIO.com In the midst of the recession, many job seekers have spent more time on LinkedIn to connect with colleagues, customers and partners in an effort to land a new gig. Unfortunately, many people commit common errors in their LinkedIn profiles that cost them new opportunities, says Jason Alba, CEO of JibberJobber , a company that provides web-based tools for managing ...

Where Does Your Resume Really Go When You Apply Online?

Posted on March 12, 2010June 23, 2022 by KathleenSteffey

By Barbara Safani We'd all like to believe that when we send our resume via a job board or a company Web site that there is someone eagerly waiting on the other side ready to read every word of it. But these days, job applicants are lucky if an actual person is reading any of it, at least on the initial screening. As companies continue to be inundated with resumes, more and more employers are tu...