From MySalary.com: Not only are jobs scarce these days, but those that do exist are highly competitive. Whether you are just entering the workforce and trying to land your first job, or whether you want to continue to successfully climb the ladder, successful job search networking can give you a leg up on your competitors….Continue Reading Turbo Charge Your Job Search with 12 Easy Networking Tips
Seven Stupid Interview Questions…and What They Really Mean
From GovCentral.com: If you’ve been in the workforce long enough, the same inane questions will continue to creep up in interview after interview. What is your greatest weakness? Where do you see yourself in five years? You know, the small-talk questions that fill up just enough time between the really important questions. But all those…Continue Reading Seven Stupid Interview Questions…and What They Really Mean
10 Job-Search Mistakes of New College Grads
by: Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs From JobBound.com Newsletter Although this year’s college graduates are facing a tough job market (and the smart ones are facing it now, rather than waiting until after graduation), they have an advantage over other job seekers…but no matter how well-positioned these young people are, they–and all job seekers–will have a…Continue Reading 10 Job-Search Mistakes of New College Grads
The Importance of Optimism in Your Job Search
From JobsJournal.com By Monisha Bhat As someone who is looking for a job, you are undoubtedly in the process of updating and editing your resume. However, there is another aspect to the job search: the attitude of the job seeker. Job searches are not always about creating your documents, sending them out, and getting set…Continue Reading The Importance of Optimism in Your Job Search
When Students Can’t Find A Summer Job
by Bob Roth The “College & Career Success” Coach http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1822647 When you can’t find a summer job, it’s time to rethink your strategy. Although there are many things that students can do, most of them involve hard work. Unfortunately, for some students, that very fact will turn them off. However, you should know that…Continue Reading When Students Can’t Find A Summer Job
Young job-seekers hiding their Facebook pages
From CNN.com: A great article that highlights the importance (and real-life examples) of job searching students who are examining, re-evaluating or adapting the content of their Facebook and other social media sites for potential employers. The article also focuses on the reality that employers are now researching potential candidates online as a screening and evaluation tool for…Continue Reading Young job-seekers hiding their Facebook pages
The Best Entry Level Government Jobs
From GovCentral: There is a lot of discussion about how government-sector jobs are more stable than others in our faltering economy and about how government hiring trends are predicted to be more resistant to the economic downturn than other sectors. Unfortunately, this doesn’t do you a whole lot of good, if you’ve got no idea…Continue Reading The Best Entry Level Government Jobs
Mastering the Phone Interview
CNN’s Stephanie Elam and Money’s Donna Rosato discuss how to make your next job interview a success. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/03/11/elam.state.of.your.job.cnn?hpt=T2…Continue Reading Mastering the Phone Interview
9 Things that Seal the Deal for Hiring Managers
From CNN Living: One thing about the hiring process is true: It leaves much room for speculation. Whether you got the job — or you didn’t — most job seekers want to know why. Why were you chosen over the next guy? Or, better yet, why weren’t you? Was it your experience, your attitude, your…Continue Reading 9 Things that Seal the Deal for Hiring Managers
5 Signs Your Resume is Passé
From GovCentral: The workplace is not what it was five years ago. Neither is the job hunt. The most successful candidates are those who are ready and willing to adapt to a changing landscape. But it doesn’t matter how ready you are for the modern workplace if your resume’s straight out of 1994. And sometimes,…Continue Reading 5 Signs Your Resume is Passé