Most everyone has to select a career at some point in life. Some people just seem to stumble into a great career by accident but for many people, it is a conscious decision. In fact you may need to choose a career more than once in your lifetime for any of a number of reasons….
In an unstable job market, making yourself stand out may be the way to save your job and even get a promotion, instead of being a victim of all the cuts that are happening in almost every industry.
One of the best resources in your quest for a new job is a professional recruiter, also called a headhunter. And despite a commonly held misconception, headhunters aren’t only for executives; they recruit everyone from truck drivers to doctors. Companies with open positions often turn to recruiters to save themselves a lot of time and…
Search professionals come in a lot of shapes and sizes. One thing they ALL have in common however, is their constant need to identify and build relationships with relevant quality talent so that they can deliver on their client mandates. This isn’t an article about basic mechanics. You want to know, presumably, what these folks…
Most people look forward to job reviews about as much as they do a root canal. No matter how well you think you’re doing, there’s always the possibility that your supervisor will see things differently and call you on the carpet for your actions—or inactions. But there are steps you can take before, during, and…
Maybe you’ve been watching the clock more often and counting the hours until the end of the workday. Perhaps you’re feeling the sting of losing a promotion, or wondering whether your superiors are taking your hard work for granted. Or maybe you’re just hungry for a new challenge. Whatever the situation, changing jobs-whether moving to…
Do you feel that you deserve a higher salary and need to ask for a raise? Let’s look at the facts: You’re long overdue for a raise. Your boss hasn’t exactly been forthcoming with one. And sitting around waiting for him or her to give you a raise hasn’t really been of much help. So…