The next step after passing out your resume to hundreds, and maybe even thousands, of potential employers is to hope for a job interview or two. When you do land a job interview you need to be sure that you treat the opportunity with the utmost of respect and know how you should conduct yourself…
Switching jobs is never an easy thing to do and when the job market is ultra competitive it can be even harder to decide to make the jump. However, there will be points in anyone’s life where it will simply be time to move on and it has nothing to do with not liking the…
When people talk about job trends they can be talking about one of two things. First, they could be talking about the way that the job market is trending towards the future. The other way they may be talking about job trends is how the job market is trending in the present. However, when you…
In today’s world of everything high tech, you probably tackle looking for a job much in the same way that you look for anything else; online. As great as this method is, there is an old standby method that has stood the test of time and if implemented can greatly increase your chances of finding…
You already know that your resume is the key that will open many doors for you when you are looking for a job, but do you know all the things you should absolutely be sure get done to your resume before it gets distributed? Guaranteeing that a great resume is being sent out is the…
Any time find yourself in the position of looking for a new job, you should explore all your options. That means looking at the resources that you already have at your fingertips and may not even realize. Everyone, whether they think so or not, has an inner circle which should be utilized first when on…
Job fairs are a wonderful place to look when you are trying to find a new job, but only if you avoid making some easy mistakes. There will many people at any job fair you attend and they will all be looking to one-up you, so you need to be sure that you do everything…
Ask yourself a question; when is the last time you revamped your resume? Your resume will be the single most important tool you possess when it comes to looking for a job so you need to make sure that it is more than simply up to par. Distributing a stale resume can have the not…
Okay, you’ve landed an interview with the company of your dreams and you are probably nervous about it. You can do a great deal to prepare yourself for the job interview by first conducting a pre-interview on yourself. While the idea may sound silly, it works wonders as after all, who is a bigger critic…
A lot of people who are looking for a job in a specific trade neglect a great resource that can be used in order to help with their search; trade magazines. Trade magazines are available for all sorts of job sectors and as well as being filled with many of the latest and greatest news…
Resume sending services have become increasingly popular as the process of getting your resume noticed continues to evolve. The days of looking through the classified ads and dropping off your resume are gone. While there are still some situations where this possible, it is not nearly as effective as it used to be. Today every…
Everybody wants to work with a team player and the essential qualities of a team player are the reasons why. Being a team player means that you go above and beyond simply thinking about yourself and you instead focus on what is best for the team. While there is no blue-print to follow in order…