Posts Categorized: Job Search Tips
Innovation in the Job Hunt
In today’s economy, the time to innovate isn’t when you begin your new job, it’ when you want to create an effective job search. The first way to innovate is with the kinds of questions you ask, because they set the course for the direction you are going to take, according to business analysts Jeff Read more »
Nailing the Behavioral Interview
As you make your way through the interview process, you’ll undoubtedly find yourself going through what is known as a “behavioral interview” at least once. A behavioral interview simply is an interview strategy in which the interviewer/hiring manager works to find out how you behaved in certain workplace situations in the past. The premise – Read more »
Working with Recruiters in Your Job Search
One growing trend in the workplace is that employers are using recruiters more to look for workers as part of their hiring process. If you are looking for a job, it is to your advantage to know how to work with recruiters, and to know how they work. Preparation is key here. If you have Read more »
Today’s Informational Interview
As most people know, there are different kinds of interviews, and different interviewing techniques. Most of the attention given to interviews goes to those where a job is at stake. But there is another kind of interview — the informational interview — that doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves, because it too can Read more »
Reinventing Yourself and Your Resume
When writing a resume, we have a certain image of our career in mind, an image of how it has progressed, and what we have done. It is this version that we present to employers when we apply for a job. But career counselor Penelope Trunk says that if we are looking to switch careers Read more »
Why You’re Not Getting the Job
It has become a common lament among job seekers, one you hear often. They send out hundreds upon hundreds of resumes, all to no avail. There is no doubt that in their job search they are working hard, but the question is, are they working smart? If you send out several hundred resumes and do Read more »
Do Job Search “Gimmicks” Work?
With the job market as bad as it is, most job hunters are looking at ways to make themselves stand out from the crowd. In other words, doing something that is unique and creative as part of the job search. This obviously is not anything new. Job seekers always have tried unusual ways of getting Read more »
How to Tell Employers What They Want to Know
“Tell me a little about yourself.” That’s a common line in any job interview. It’s something you should know is coming and something for which you should prepare. You should have some idea as to how you are going to answer such a question, so you’re not left stammering or giving a rambling, hard-to-follow answer. Read more »
Post-Interview Follow Up
Looking for a job is an arduous and time-consuming process. It takes a lot of effort. But when that effort begins to pay off, remember the work is not done until you have a definite job offer in hand. That means don’t slack off too soon – follow through with all the details. You may Read more »
Becoming a Problem Finder
Recent business research has focused not on problem solving skills but on problem finding skills. Having problem finding skills means finding problems before they become major hindrances to a business. How does one become a problem finder? It’s about more than just a set of skills, but a whole different outlook, one that takes curiosity Read more »