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Category Archives: Articles and Advice
6 Tips For Avoiding The Resume Black Hole
From Forbes.com (2/4/2013)
Many job seekers spend countless hours writing, polishing and blasting their resumes to dozens of companies. Then they wait, and wait, and never hear a thing. That’s because human resources people and hiring managers receive heaps of resumes for any given job opening, and they end up missing, skipping or tossing a lot of them.
However, it turns out there are things you can do to help ensure your resume is seen. Read the full article from Forbes.com…
6 Job Hunting Tips For Older Workers
From MarketWatch.com (1/31/2013)
Whether it’s for personal satisfaction or financial need, many retirees and future retirees want to work in retirement. In a poll of over 3,000 business professionals conducted by RetiredBrains.com in 2010, more than 86% said they plan to continue working once they are retired. Read the full article from MarketWatch.com…
Hidden Secrets Of A Young Professional
From Early Careerist (2/7/2013) – By Chrisina Kach
Have you ever wondered if there is more behind successful individuals than the typical advice you see in most publications on developing your brand and career. The answer is yes; successful individuals have figured out tangible actions to supplement those pieces of advice and supplement their work performance.
Today I am going to share a few of the less obvious pieces of advice I’ve accrued over the years as a young professional that have helped me gain traction in my career. Read the full article from EarlyCareerist.com…
Job Applications Require Your Best Efforts
From FederalTimes.com (2/4/2013)
The 17th-century French scientist and mathematician Blaise Pascal said, “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” The principle that writing concise documents takes more time than writing long-winded ones applies to just about every type of document, including reports, fact sheets, websites, letters, presentations and applications.
Instead of leaving the preparation of documents to the last minute, take time to: Read the full article from FederalTimes.com…
College Seniors: The Time To Find A Job Is Now!
From LinkedIn.com (2/4/2013)
It’s only early February, but if this is your (or your son’s or daughter’s) last year of college, it’s time to get the job search in full gear. Here are ways to increase your odds of success.
First, let’s be clear. Your goal isn’t to get a job this month, but rather to lay the groundwork so that you’ll have a great job when you graduate. Start conversations, not interviews: Before you get interviews or offers, you need to start interacting with people who are already in the workforce. Reach out and have intelligent conversations with them. Read the full article from LinkedIn…
How To Cover Up Your Lack Of Work Experience
From Early Careerist (1/23/2013)
Cover-ups happen all the time. For years, people have been trying to conceal the truth about alien encounters, square planets, and dinosaur amusement parks. But the greatest smokescreen of all time has nothing to do with grassy knolls or UFOs.
No, it’s that you can cover up your lack of work experience and actually get a job, make money, and get some of that pesky experience that’s been causing you so much grief. Read on to learn the best ways to overcome your inexperience and get that job you’ve been hoping for. Read the full article from EarlyCareerist.com…
Three Things That Will Get Your Resume Thrown In The Trash
From TheDailyMuse.com (1/20/2013)
You know all about getting your resume noticed. (Clean layout! Accomplishments, not duties!) But do you know what’s on the flipside? What you might be doing that could cause recruiters to overlook your resume—or worse, toss it in the trash? Gasp! The trash? I know what you’re thinking, but the truth is, recruiters have dozens, even hundreds, of resumes to comb through every day.
So, in an effort to cull them down to a reasonable amount, they’ll simply toss any that don’t meet what they’re looking for. To learn more, I sat down with a few recruiters and asked them about the resumes that make the cut and those that get tossed. Here are three of their deal-breakers. Read the full article from TheDailyMuse.com…
Employers Increasingly Rely on Internal Referrals In Hiring
From NYtimes.com (1/28/2013)
Riju Parakh wasn’t even looking for a new job. But when a friend at Ernst & Young recommended her, Ms. Parakh’s résumé was quickly separated from the thousands the firm receives every week because she was referred by a current employee, and within three weeks she was hired. “You know how long this usually takes,” she said. “It was miraculous.”
While whom you know has always counted in hiring, Ms. Parakh’s experience underscores a fundamental shift in the job market. Big companies like Ernst & Young are increasingly using their own workers to find new hires, saving time and money but lengthening the odds for job seekers without connections, especially among the long-term unemployed. Read the full article from NYtimes.com…
Four Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Job…And What To Do About It
From Early Careerist (1/23/2013)
You kicked BUTT at the interview (or so you thought!) and were CERTAIN you’d get the job…but surprisingly, you DIDN’T!? So what happened?? It’s easy to feel bad or get upset, or take it personally…but DON’T! Various reasons at hand could have been the deciding factors, and they might not have even been in your control.
Hiring Managers and Recruiters/HR Professionals are usually under a lot of pressure to consider MANY candidates within a rather small time period, ensuring that the chosen candidate is the person who is unquestionably THE best FIT for the job, who brings the most potential for results, and whom is the company’s best value in their investment (i.e. the Hiree will stick around for a while and not ‘jump ship’). And this FIT can be one of several “dimensions”. Specifically, it is usually one of these FOUR: Read the full article from EarlyCareerist.com…