Tag Archives: job hunting
Long Term Unemployment and Resume Gaps
The good news for job seekers is that the unemployment rate – at least as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, is gradually trending down. According to the January 2012 Employment Situation Report, the official … Continue reading
5 Tips on How to Find a Reliable Headhunter
We all need a little help sometimes, especially when it comes to job searches. One of the best people to approach when you need broader career options and more job opportunities is a headhunter. Here are five tips to know … Continue reading
Job Hunting During the Holidays
Job hunting during the holidays is tough. First of all, if you’re out of work, you already know the pressure’s on. Christmas is a psychologically tough holiday to endure when you’re out of work. Meanwhile, once you get past the … Continue reading
6 Steps on How to Get Your Job Back
For some reason, your new job is not working too well for you, and you are feeling that tinge of regret why you decided to leave your previous one in the first place. Then you start to wonder, “Is there … Continue reading
How to Get Referrals – A Guide for Job Hunters: Part II
In our previous article, we examined the importance of expanding your own network of contacts through the use of referrals. We also went through the first five of ten steps for successful referral prospecting. To recap, the first five steps … Continue reading
How to Get Referrals: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Job Seeker
Chances are good that your next job isn’t going to come via a classified ad. Few people hire unknown quantities. Your next job, most likely, is going to come, directly or indirectly, via someone you know. If it’s direct, that’s … Continue reading
Between Jobs? Get Back In Shape!
A few years ago, some wag wrote a fake news story with the headline “Unemployment Among Hot Young Women Hovering Around Zero.” It was funny because it’s true. The fact is that if you’ve put on a few pounds from … Continue reading
The Misfortunes of Obamacare
We have to admit: Obamacare was created out of good intentions. Health care costs continue to rise in alarming rates, and millions of Americans cannot afford them. Plenty had no other choice but to suffer their diseases and sickness in … Continue reading
Education Must Become More Sensitive to Employer Demand
During the American Revolutionary War, John Adams, America’s 2nd president, wrote in a letter to his wife: I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics … Continue reading
Being Like Ike: How To Make an Ally Out of the Receptionist
When Jana Eggers, the Ironman-competing CEO of Spreadshirt, interviews a potential new hire, she looks for a solid history of accomplishment and a passion for what you do. But in the process of making her assessment, she also consults one … Continue reading
The Unemployed Are Turning their Job Hunting Attention to the Internet
The unemployment rate has just gone up to around 9 percent, forcing people to take bolder steps just to find a job – and they’re looking more using the World Wide Web. Craigslist and LinkedIn, among other websites, have become … Continue reading
Obama’s Jobs Bill: Who Will Benefit the Most?
We do not need any more figures or statistics to tell us that we are on the verge of a double-dip recession. We may not be able to prevent that, but citizens can greatly decrease the negative effects if they … Continue reading
Top Must-awaited Techs for Jobseekers
Contrary to Back to the Future’s predictions, there are still no flying cars, though we are crossing our fingers for the sake of cheaper energy. We may also not see humanoids anytime soon. Nevertheless, there are plenty of great technologies … Continue reading
Is It Okay to Fire Someone by Phone?
Yahoo, one of Google’s strongest competitors, has been hogging the headlines lately – and all for the wrong reasons. It had just decided to fire the most overpaid CEO Carol Bartz, by phone, no less. This eventually sparked the exchange … Continue reading
How the Recent U.S. Credit Downgrade Can Affect Job Hiring
Just like that, the United States’ credit rating has dropped from AAA to AA+, according to Standard and Poor’s. Though AA+ isn’t bad at all, since it means that the country still has a strong capability to meet its financial … Continue reading
Leaving the Military: What Do I Need To Do?
If you are about to ETS from an active duty military assignment and transition to the civilian workforce, first of all, thank you for your service to our country. Here are some things you have going for you: • Employers … Continue reading
How Can I Turn an Interview into a Job Offer?
In today’s tight employment market, it’s easy to get so focused on securing the next job that you lose sight of the big picture. But an employee/employer relationship is a two-way street. The employer does not want to have to … Continue reading
How to Get Past the Silly Questions during Job Interviews?
Kevin Douglas (not his real name) sat poised in-front of the manager. He believed he’s already halfway through the interview, and he is not only gaining momentum – he is also acing every question. In fact, he felt it wouldn’t … Continue reading
Seven Mistakes People Make at Networking Events
Between Caller ID, zealous gatekeepers, no soliciting signs enforced by security guards, and increasing resistance to direct mail and email approaches, the business networking even is one of the last ways a job-seeker, salesman or entrepreneur can reliably reach good … Continue reading
What to Do the Day you Lose Your Job
It’s never a good feeling to be let go, whether it’s for cause or not. But by keeping your head and taking ownership of your situation from the very first moments of joblessness, you can help maintain your support network. … Continue reading
What Are the Top 6 Engineering Jobs Over the Last Decade?
There are different fields of engineering, and virtually all of them are in demand. A world without engineers is simply a world without progress. However, there are some engineering positions that are far better than the others in terms of … Continue reading
Making Professional Connections: What Should NOT Be Done?
Networking is important especially if you are thinking of expanding your opportunities. You just do not know how others can help you find a new job, set up a business, or recommend you to good clients. The problem is, many … Continue reading
Choose Among the 4 Greenest Jobs
There is no need to present statistics here. The hard facts are staring at our eyes. Unless people will do something to curb pollution and slow down climate change or global warming, this planet will become helpless, and we humans … Continue reading
5 Time-tested Tricks to Make Yourself Stand Out
If you want to beat your competitors in the job market, then you have to be willing to do one thing: stand out. Standing out, though, does not need to involve a lot of theatrics or obvious gimmickry. Instead, you … Continue reading
The Triple-A Job Search Approach
Today’s post comes from The Undercover Recruiter, written by Matthew Levy is a well-rounded HR professional and Career Coach, founder of a career coaching practice, Corner Office Career Coaching. In prior blog posts I spoke about using a brag book, … Continue reading
When It’s Not Just Your Resume! by Karalyn Brown
Great news! We got a new author for our blog, and not just an author, we got Karalyn Brown writing for us! Karalyn Brown is a resume, interview and job search consultant based in Australia. She’s also an online careers … Continue reading
Greener Pasture: Finding a Job While Still Employed
Looking for jobs within your field while still employed does not necessarily mean you want to quickly jump off to another company to grab better opportunities. Sometimes, by exploring you will be able to decipher your current market value. Most … Continue reading
4 iPhone Apps Job Seekers Can Find Truly Helpful
How much does an iPhone cost these days? Hundreds of dollars, right? Now why don’t you transform it from a mere cool gadget to an extremely useful job-hunting tool? There are actually several iPhone applications (also known as apps) that … Continue reading
How Do You Say Thank You after an Interview?
Some applicants are in doubt if they need to say thank you after the interview. Should you? The answer is actually YES. Saying thanks is a polite and the right thing to do. Keep in mind that employers have very … Continue reading
How to Survive (and Get a Job) in a Job Fair
Job fairs can lead to profuse sweating, shortened patience, and very long queues. However, these are nothing compared to the prospect of getting a job on the spot or exposing yourself to several potential employees in one day. All you … Continue reading
How to Send Your Resume in an E-mail
These days companies prefer applicants who send in their resumes and cover letters via e-mail. This allows HR managers to weed out unqualified candidates without going through the process of interviews and examinations. For the potential employee, though, it’s really … Continue reading
Holiday Job Hunt: Reasons Why You Should Go for It and How to Do It
Did you know that besides preparing gifts for your loved ones you can also use the holiday season as a good time to look for a job? In fact, there are a number of reasons why you should do your … Continue reading
The How’s During a Phone Interview
A lot of companies these days use phone interviews. With just a simple phone call, they can save time by eliminating the not-so good candidates. For the applicants, though, this is going to be a make-or-break step. To breeze through … Continue reading
How to Survive a Grueling Panel Interview
Of all the phases of the hiring process, the scariest would definitely be the panel interview. For one, it seldom happens. Thus, not a lot of people can really teach you what to do or say. Moreover, a panel interview … Continue reading
5 Reasons Why You Cannot Even Get to First Interview
Unless you have impressed someone so much, it is possible that you get interviewed more than once. Unfortunately, there are also times when you don’t even get past the first interview at all. Now before you whine about how companies … Continue reading
How To Use Google Alerts for a Live Job Search
Another excellent article comes from TheUndercoverRecruiter written by Jorgen Sundberg, known professional in social media, personal branding, blogging, online engagement and digital PR. Google Alerts is a fine tool provided free by Google for monitoring your online presence. It is … Continue reading
How to Use Business Cards to Land a Job
Great things can start in small packages. It can be as petite as your wallet or the pockets in your pants. What I’m talking about are business cards. To many, business cards are meant only for those who are trying … Continue reading
Andrew Hudson: The Best Job Search Tips Ever… a Comprehensive List
Here’s another great post that comes from AndrewHudsonsJobsBlog. Marketing, communication professional and career expert Andrew Hudson offers this long list of what he considers most effective career advice. Over the past several years, I’ve collected a lot of advice and … Continue reading
Jobseekers: How to Handle Rejection
According to the 2010 study conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, there will be, at the very least, 5 to 6 people fighting for one vacant position. This means more than 80% of the applicants will be rejected — … Continue reading
Job Seeking: To Search or Not To Search Online?
Check the different job ads on newspapers, magazines, posters, radio, and TV. Only a few isn’t it? During the 1990s, these media became the haven of job seekers. However, with the advent of the Internet, job seeking took a 360-degree … Continue reading
ASA Staffing
GSA Schedule