| 331 | Dealing with Jobs Left Early Preview: Recruiters and employers generally like to see candidates who have a steady work history. That being said, nobody's perfect and many people have had to leave a job early for one reason or another. This week's job searching tip deals with methods you can use to get over an employer's concern about leaving a job early. QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER: ... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 332 | Establishing Yourself as a Known Authority to Get a Job Preview: When it comes to finding a job, the fewer people you're competing against to get a position, the better. Responding to job ads posted on the major job sites is a highly competitive situation because for most positions, at least a couple hundred people will respond. It's far better for the employer to find you in a less competitive situation. This ... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 333 | Making Sure Your Resume Gets Through to Recruiters Preview: The Internet has made recruiting more efficient in many ways. It used to be that you'd have to send your resume to a company by postal mail and wait for it to get routed to the right individual. Now, with e-mail, you're often able to send your resume directly to the decision maker. Overall this is a good thing. The challenge though is that you hav... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 334 | Making Sure You Have Good Employment References Preview: Most people don't give much thought about references until after a potential employer asks for them. After all, searching for a job is very time consuming and doesn't give you much of a chance to think about anything except getting interviews. But reference checks are a very important part of the job search process: both for job seekers and for em... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 335 | Networking to find jobs with people you've lost touch with Preview: Most people realize networking is an effective way to find jobs. But networking isn't a subject that's taught in school so not everyone knows how to do it. In this job searching tip, we're going to address the question of how to network with people you haven't talked to for a while. QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER: I have been out of work for several... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 336 | What being "overqualified" really means Preview: If you've been working for a while, chances are you've found yourself in an interview with someone who tells you you're "overqualified." Interviews are quite a nerve-wracking situation and at first it sounds like a compliment. But if you're like most people, you're left bewildered, wondering what the interviewer meant. Today we're going to address... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 337 | Using Cover Letters and Customized Resumes Preview: I'd like to briefly discuss the concept of "resume targeting." This is the practice of customizing your resume for a specific audience. Targeting with resumes is the same concept as advertisers customizing their message to a particular demographic. Recently, many big brand marketers have started customizing their messages to make their commercials... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 338 | Becoming a Star Performer in your Career Preview: So what's the difference between a star performer who can name his/her salary and get whatever job he wants, and someone who can't? Very successful people tend to put a lot of effort into improving themselves. Coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina talks about how when he first noticed Michael Jordan, he didn't see NBA material. Jord... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 339 | Getting the most out of Online Job Boards Preview: Do Online Job Boards Really Work? The short answer is Yes, they do work. Even though job boards are a new technology that have been around for just a few years, there are already many signs that they are a significantly more effective recruiting technology than what had been used before (mainly newspaper classified ads). Trying to gauge the eff... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 340 | Career Advancement with Social Networking Technology Preview: We hear it over and over again. It's not about what you know, but who you know. If you're like most people, you probably have at least 200 people in your rolodex. Having contacts is one thing. Making the most of those relationships is another challenge altogether. With busy schedules, effectively staying in touch with people and using connections... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 341 | Visualizing Success in Job Interviews Preview: Some interviewers do a good job and make sure they ask you pertinent questions. However, most interviewers are not good at interviewing and therefore will not ask you questions that will let you provide information showing how you're qualified and can do the job. A study by psychology professors Hunter & Schmidt in "Psychology Today" found a typic... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 342 | Researching the Job Market Preview: In our last job searching tip, I discussed ways of improving your resume. In that article, I pointed out how networking with other people can help you improve your resume. Once of the best sources of advice on improving your resume is from managers who are actually hiring people like you in your field. If you can network your way to meetings with ... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 343 | Improving Your Resume Preview: You may have considered going to a resume writer to get your resume revamped. Resume writers are great and most of them produce resumes that are better than what the average job seeker can produce on their own. Resume writers are often writing experts and can eliminate presentation problems like grammar, writing style, and spelling errors. A good ... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 344 | Managing Employers' Expectations Preview: One obstacle job seekers often run into is employers who seem to have impossible expectations. Although there are always some employers afflicted with this syndrome, there seem to be more of them in a down economy. The logic is that if jobs are harder to come by, a company should be able to get more for their money. This is sometimes true but it i... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 345 | Delivering Service to Keep your Job From Being Outsourced Preview: One of the top concerns people in the job market have today has to do with outsourcing and globalization. Sometimes we look around and it seems like every company is looking to cut costs by moving jobs overseas. We would like to address this issue through a series of articles on the subject. The first issue we'd like to address is that of using ... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 346 | Dealing with Personality Interview Questions Preview: QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER: I recently had an interview where the man asked me What 3 people living or dead would I have dinner with. Honestly I answered the question. From that he stated, "Oh, you're a democrat". Then he asked me what books I was reading, one I pointed out was a self help book, he asked "What kind of self help book?" Are these q... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 347 | Volunteering as a tool for Career Advancement Preview: Many people will tell you that networking is a good way to find a new job. However, networking often seems like a vague term. In this job searching tip, we will discuss a specific way you can put networking to use to advance in your career. The approach discussed involves volunteering with specific organizations that can help you in the business w... (more) Published By: Scott Brown Submitted: 20 May,2005 |
| 348 | Accredited Life Experience Degrees - Accelerate Your Progress Online Preview: Chances are you are pursuing an online degree to reap benefits in the workplace. For this reason, you may be interested in accelerating your progress to get your degree faster. This article will explain seven ways to finish your degree faster. Keep in mind that you will work harder to finish faster and must be willing to make this commitment. Che... (more) Published By: Katie Robbins Submitted: 22 May,2005 |
| 349 | 20 Questions That Helped Me Take A Leap Of Faith And Change Careers Preview: When I was working more than 45 hours a week in a job with a two hour commute each day, the challenge of a new husband, new step children, two beagle dogs and maintaining a home was more than a stretch! Something had to give, and unfortunately I was the one starting to not be able to hold it together! It was a Catch 22 situation. We had an expen... (more) Published By: Suzanne Beardsmore Submitted: 23 May,2005 |
| 350 | Workplace 911 Preview: I've watched a few episodes of Nanny 911 and with the chaos, out of control children and seemingly irreparable behavior, it strikes me as a precursor to Workplace 911. No, not a new reality TV show, but everyday workplace problems. You see, kids who don't get their way, who learn to hit, manipulate, scream and throw things, grow up and go to work... (more) Published By: Nan S. Russell Submitted: 23 May,2005 |