5 Smartt Tips for College Students
5 SMARTT TIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Getting the right job when you’re done with college starts during college. You’re competing against your college grads for those jobs! How do you secure the job you want and beat the competition? Here are my top 5 recommendations to get that job offer. SMARTT TIPS!
During college, work!…Are You Looking for a Job?
At times, I am amazed at people in transition who approach the job search the way we used to in the past. Looking for a job nowadays puts job seekers into extremely tough competitions unlike those of the past, and job seekers who do not both understand and apply the rules of the game will …
How to Benefit from the Positive Job Market Outlook
Based on a recent survey by economists, the job market outlook is projecting steady growth in employment. Recruiting consultant CareerXroads reports that new companies find 28 percent of their hires via referrals. Job boards represent one in five applicants, or 20 percent. And career Web sites, about 10 percent. For job seekers or those who …
5 Tips for the Executive Level Resume
There’s a lot of misinformation when it comes to resume writing and, as a top executive, you can’t afford mistakes. So how do you make sure your resume stands out without taking an unnecessary risk? The following guidelines will keep you on track to develop the perfect executive level resume.
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How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview
So, finally the phone rings and the caller ID displays the name of a company you sent your résumé to. The caller is from the company’s human resources department and wants to schedule you for an in-person interview. Fantastic, this is music to your ears, but what now? Are you prepared? Do you have time …
6 Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out
Over the last few months, my daughter has been working hard on college applications to set herself apart from other applicants. It had me thinking that in some ways, applying to college is much like applying to jobs, except the traditional resume submission method doesn’t offer much in the way of standing out compared to …
‘BeerGuy’ Need Not Apply; ‘PartyGirl’ Won’t Get a Whirl
Like most important things in life, during a job search the devil certainly can be in the details. Take the email address you choose to use—or even accidentally use!—in your job search correspondence, for example. Don’t think it really matters all that much which one you use, as long as you just use one? Think …
Professionally Edited Résumé Adds Huge Value
There are two steps to take before you’ll get that job offer. The first is to create a résumé. An attractive and intriguing résumé will generate an invitation for an interview. The second step is to convince the interviewer you’re the ideal candidate. Unfortunately, though, most people fail in the first step. The reason is …
How Diversity in Your Career Can Get You Hired
In today’s economy, workers often switch jobs frequently, and even re-invent entire careers. But if your resume includes jobs in a number of industries or professions, does that signal to potential employers that you’re good at many things—or good at none? A jack of all trades or a dilettante? Employers often say they want flexible …
My Resume Is Ready. What Now?
People in transition or those who contemplate making a job change should not start dispersing their résumés all over the place before those résumés are up to snuff. I know that people in transition are very eager to get back in the game, to restore their (temporarily) lost identity, and to restart the flow of …