Between the Lines: This is How to Read a Job Description
How you read and interpret a job posting has a huge impact on your perception of how qualified you are, how you'll customize your resume and, ultimately, your ability to get the interview. Often job...
View ArticleYour First Interview Today May Be The Recruiter’s Sixth
Do you ever think about your job search from the employers’ perspective? Most job seekers don’t… understandably so. They are most focused on looking for an opportunity and presenting themselves in the...
View ArticleJob Seekers: Stop Looking for “Easy”
It's appealing to think that there may be "easy", "no-hassle", "pain-free" ways to do your job search. Put your quarter in the top and the gumball pops out of the bottom! Unfortunately, an "easy job...
View ArticleJob Search Fail: Sending a Resume First
Many job seekers measure ob search productivity by how many resumes they send. They seem to believe,"If I get my resume to enough employers, someone will surely hire me!" In their quest for hitting...
View ArticleHow Recruiters Really Read Your Resume: 7 Steps in 7 Seconds
Job seekers like to believe that when they send a resume to an employer, someone on the receiving end reads the whole document and thinks… “How can we best use this person in our organization?” Wrong....
View Article“We’re Hiring ASAP” is Rarely Soon or Possible
One great frustration for job seekers is the time it takes to get feedback, or next steps from potential employers. Based on their "I need a job now" sense of urgency, they want a first interview...
View ArticleDo I Really Have to Network to Get a Job?
Like it or not, we’re in a tough job market. I spoke to someone recently that was downright angry that what they did in the past just doesn’t seem to work anymore. In two previous job searches (in 1998...
View ArticleJob Seekers: LinkedIn Is NOT Facebook
LinkedIn is an outstanding professional networking tool, and invaluable to job seekers. It’s the best place to find, and be found by prospective employers. While Facebook is primarily a social...
View ArticleHow Job Seekers Can Overcome “Analysis Paralysis”
Too many job seekers accomplish very little from day to day because they believe they have to have everything perfect before they make a call, submit a resume, pursue a job lead, or set a meeting. They...
View Article7 Ways You’re Making the Job Search Even Harder
Finding a new job today requires much more creativity and initiative than in the past. Unfortunately, many job seekers are trying to apply what worked in the past in a new set of circumstances. Much...
View ArticleBetween the Lines: This is How to Read a Job Description
How you read and interpret a job posting has a huge impact on your perception of how qualified you are, how you'll customize your resume and, ultimately, your ability to get the interview. Often job...
View ArticleYour First Interview Today May Be The Recruiter’s Sixth
Do you ever think about your job search from the employers’ perspective? Most job seekers don’t… understandably so. They are most focused on looking for an opportunity and presenting themselves in the...
View ArticleJob Seekers: Stop Looking for “Easy”
It's appealing to think that there may be "easy", "no-hassle", "pain-free" ways to do your job search. Put your quarter in the top and the gumball pops out of the bottom! Unfortunately, an "easy job...
View ArticleJob Search Fail: Sending a Resume First
Many job seekers measure ob search productivity by how many resumes they send. They seem to believe,"If I get my resume to enough employers, someone will surely hire me!" In their quest for hitting...
View ArticleHow Recruiters Really Read Your Resume: 7 Steps in 7 Seconds
Job seekers like to believe that when they send a resume to an employer, someone on the receiving end reads the whole document and thinks… “How can we best use this person in our organization?” Wrong....
View Article“We’re Hiring ASAP” is Rarely Soon or Possible
One great frustration for job seekers is the time it takes to get feedback, or next steps from potential employers. Based on their "I need a job now" sense of urgency, they want a first interview...
View ArticleDo I Really Have to Network to Get a Job?
Like it or not, we’re in a tough job market. I spoke to someone recently that was downright angry that what they did in the past just doesn’t seem to work anymore. In two previous job searches (in 1998...
View ArticleJob Seekers: LinkedIn Is NOT Facebook
LinkedIn is an outstanding professional networking tool, and invaluable to job seekers. It’s the best place to find, and be found by prospective employers. While Facebook is primarily a social...
View ArticleHow Job Seekers Can Overcome “Analysis Paralysis”
Too many job seekers accomplish very little from day to day because they believe they have to have everything perfect before they make a call, submit a resume, pursue a job lead, or set a meeting. They...
View Article7 Ways You’re Making the Job Search Even Harder
Finding a new job today requires much more creativity and initiative than in the past. Unfortunately, many job seekers are trying to apply what worked in the past in a new set of circumstances. Much...
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