So, you’re ready to try something new and shake up your career! What’s next? Before you do anything else, you must first stop and ask yourself, “What should I do with my resume?” It is a question that is critically important—and if answered correctly—will help you land the job of your dreams. As you embark
Transferable skills are something most applicants overlook when creating their resume or reading a job posting. Even though it’s important to include niche skills such as specific software proficiency, transferable skills are equally as important. Most people overlook their transferable skills because it seems redundant to mention something everyone should have. Transferable skills are skills that can
COVID 19 has impacted the job market hard. It’s probably the single most impactful event to the hiring world since the great depression. It’s easy to look at the current state of hiring in this country and see only the negatives but there are some surprising positives in the job search process that have come
With layoffs and budget cuts in the news, it might surprise you to learn that many companies are currently hiring. No matter when you are searching for a new job, there will always be roadblocks and challenges to overcome, so in any climate, it’s important to focus on what options are available. Whether you are
The following steps can help make sure your business has an effective recruitment plan:
Good office management not only ensures that workplace productivity is maintained, operations run smoothly, and employees work together as a team for the overall good of the company. It also cultivates a respectful employer employee relationship and knows how to motivate staff.
Those hours, days, and weeks between interviewing and waiting to hear back can leave even the most confident people questioning everything from their people skills to their personal hygiene habits. But how can you tell if you really bombed a job interview? For starters you can ask yourself these questions:
So you made it through the pre-screens and phone interviews, and got the call. The one that says show up at this place and this time for the big interview for the job you’ve always wanted. So on “Interview Day,” you are pumped and ready to hit the starting line and get the interview underway. But where exactly
A colleague of mine had some damage control to do when one of his staffers fired off an internal email complaining about a difficult client, and inadvertently included said client in the email distribution list. Disagreeing about feedback from the client about her work was one thing, but this staffer had also included some derogatory
It’s hard to choose a career as a teenager and young adult that you know you’re going to love for the rest of your life. Some people are lucky enough to know their calling from the get-go, but it’s not uncommon for adults to change directions and try something else midstream, even after years of
10 Resume Tips and Improvements to Create a Better Resume:
I recently came across one article on Yahoo.com describing the many reason why your resume gets tossed from the “might use” to the “never use” pile. There are some good tips in this article that touch on the following:
Getting axed, sacked, canned or fired hurts. It does nothing for your self-esteem and it doesn’t look great on your resume. You’re always better leaving your position on your own terms. But how can you tell when your job may be on the line. Here are 10 things to look for.
A professionally designed resume is an important component to any jobseeker; however, the overall effectiveness of the document depends on how and how often it’s used, marketing strategies utilized, and the relevance of the content. Concentrating on these important aspects is key to ensuring your resume produces well.
Writing a great job specification requires a little thought, because to attract great candidates you need to know what the perfect candidate looks like. A job specification should do the same job as a CV: catch the eye of great candidates and persuade them that your company – and specifically this role – is for
Your resume can get you into the company for an interview but it is up to you to be able to sell yourself as the perfect match for the job. One thing that can help you to land the job, besides being qualified skill wise, is to practice answering common interview questions. Expecting common interview
Recruiters research and learn about candidates much differently today than 10 years ago. Instead of waiting for candidates to come into the office for an interview, Recruiters now go online and do a Google search for the person’s name. Other recruiters go out and search for their profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn or find job seeker’s accounts on Twitter. They want to
When you watch movies that took place during the great depression or about unions striking, you will commonly see lines of people at the unemployment office or at a warehouse hoping that they get selected to work that day. It was a sad reality back then and remains true in some areas today. In the
One thing that many people in the recession did to help create a feeling of security was jump on the Affiliate Marketing bandwagon. They created a secondary stream of income with websites and marketing. Affiliate Marketing is in no way a get rich quick plan and takes countless hours of work and dedication to be
You have never been promoted ? If yes , then great! but if no is the case that’s unfortunate because you maybe doing some things wrongly, 5 Habits That Will get You Promoted , in your place of work is a piece that uncovers 5 secret ways to get you promoted .
