Posts Categorized: Job Search Tips
Just Started a New Job? Start Looking for the Next One
Let’s say you received one of the top 10 best Christmas presents of all: A new job. So now it’s time to relax, drink some eggnog, get a little fat with holiday pounds and just “enjoy” this new life of yours correct? Sure! But don’t forget to start looking for your next job. It’s far Read more »
Adding to Your Value as a Potential Employee
So, you have recently graduated from college. You may have found a job, and, if so, likely one that is far from your dream job. Or, you may still be looking. Either way, you might be interested to know what you can do to increase your value to employers. The keys to adding to your Read more »
Handling Decision Bias
Decision making is not an exact science. But making good decisions is important if you are looking for work or even if you already have a job. There are many factors that influence our decisions, many of which we are unaware we have. We try to make our decisions as dispassionately as possible, relying on Read more »
Trying On a New Career
If you are looking at a new career, there are several different ways of finding out about it. You can go to the library and go online to get information, or you can talk to people who work in the career you’re considering. But even after you have done these things, you still may not Read more »
It IS Best to Think About a Job Offer Overnight
Your long hours and hard work have paid off – you have a job offer! Now you have a decision to make. The company wants to have your response quickly, and the job looks good. What should you do? Answer: Take the time you feel that you need to make the decision. Don’t rush it. Read more »
Using LinkedIn Successfully
LinkedIn is the most popular social media site among business professionals today. Almost everyone uses it. But, according to one social media expert, Tom Searcy, people are not using LinkedIn as effectively as they could. People could be getting a lot more out of it. Searcy lists a few of the things that people are Read more »
Comparing Online Job Search Sites
If you are looking for a job, you have no doubt used job boards online and other electronic job search tools. You probably have your own preferences as to which are the best. Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor conducted an online survey asking for the public’s opinion about the best job search sites online. Read more »
Find Out the Financial Health of Your Target Employer
When you are applying for a job, naturally your main focus is on selling yourself to the company you are interviewing with. But at the same time, career counselors all advise that you need to investigate the company as well, to evaluate whether it would be a good place for you to work. One of Read more »
Resume Tactics to Avoid
As you create your resume there are certain things you should make sure you do: Use action verbs Show real results (numbers, percentages, etc.) Remember that it’s a sales too, not a history of all the jobs you’ve held. And so on. Below are some things you never should put on a resume as well Read more »
Harnessing the Positive Power of Stress
Whether you’re happily – or unhappily – employed or unemployed, one constant we all have to deal with is stress. We’ve been told by those in the health professions that too much stress is not good for us, that it can lead to various ailments and actually harm our bodies. And we are constantly bombarded Read more »