Online media is growing and with it so is the opportunity to apply for jobs online. Many companies now opt to advertise their job vacancies online as they know it will reach a massive range of people and they have every chance of finding someone perfect for the job–and much quicker than old-fashioned methods of …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Pitfalls That Will Tank Your Odds of Getting the Job
With several thousands of Americans still unemployed and many overworked professionals contemplating the pursuit of greener pastures, it’s easy to see why competition for jobs is fierce in most industries. Hiring managers and human resource professionals are looking for the best of the best in the resumes they receive and the job interviews they conduct. …
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How to Explain Your Return to the Job Market
Some people’s lives begin to sound like a Soap Opera because there have been so many extenuating circumstances. Nobody’s perfect. But nobody wants to hear about your problems and baggage either. Especially in the job interview. The following is some advice to handle those tricky situations when interviewing that may be difficult to talk about …
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5 Possible Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Job
The process of getting a job at a company for which you’d like to work can be grueling, cruel, and full of questions and uncertainties; but I don’t need to tell you this if you’ve been conducting a rigorous job search. A job seeker who attended a number of my workshops and sat with me …
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4 Ways to Improve Your Attitude About Job Interviews
Have you been on more job interviews than you care to think about lately? Do you feel that you are interviewing worse with each meeting? Well, that perception may not just be in your head. Interviewing gets old after a while, and just like the salesperson who hasn’t gotten a “yes” since he can’t remember …
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4 Secrets to a More Strategic Job Search
Spring came early this year to parts of the country, including my home state of Michigan. Now the job market looks to be warming up, too. Almost every week, I receive or read two or three reports showing hiring momentum is increasing. Manpower’s second-quarter Employment Outlook Survey showed “growing optimism” on hiring, with nine in …