Let’s say you’ve been a dynamic student at your high school, and have a volunteering portfolio that would be the envy of many professionals currently on the job market. Graduation is just a few months away, and you’re looking to the future and your first job. You send résumé after résumé out, with no results…. Read more »
Putting Your Résumé into Words: How To Verbally Pump Yourself Up In an Interview
Some people are writers. Others are talkers. When it comes down to the job search, everyone has to be able to do both… and well. You can buy a book or hire a résumé writer to get the written part of the application complete. But how do you get over the interview jitters and really… Read more »
Making Yourself Stand Out From The Crowd… It’s Not Just about The Résumé
CNN.com recently spotlighted a woman who set up a website (myhusbandneedsajob.com) as a graphic illustration of how tight and desperate the job marketplace is right now. The CNN article also quoted Paul Forster, co-founder and CEO of the job search site Indeed.com, who gave advice to job seekers that they need to find ways to… Read more »
The Power of Networking in Job Searches
Somewhere in the job-search universe, the various numbers being thrown out there tend to agree that 70% of all jobs are found through networking and from people within your sphere of influence. Simply put, humans like to do business with who we know. And if you are unemployed right now or facing employment, it is… Read more »