This post will give some tips on a subject that many hiring managers would like to avoid altogether: how to job search from your current job. Although we don’t like to admit it, hiring managers in fact expect their employees to be on the lookout for better jobs, either inside or outside of their current…
There’s a saying, “Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want,” and that little philosophical nugget is worth a whole stack of self help books about “how to succeed in business.” Why? It’s all because quite frankly, no matter how much times may have changed, the truth is that making…
With unemployment rates still high in most of the U.S., finding a job and keeping it can be a big challenge. Long gone are the days of physical job postings where companies would announce when they were hiring and the skills they sought. These days an online presence is essential to finding the right job….
Finding the job of your dreams may seem like an unattainable goal, but there are many ways today that people can find themselves moving in the direction of their dream job. One thing that is sure is that no one has ever found themselves in their dream job by doing nothing, so it’s important to…
Since I talked last time about temporary employment agencies, I’d like to round out the conversation this time by discussing their close relative: the recruiting agency, or as they are better known – headhunters. Let me state right up front that a good headhunter can indeed find a good job for you faster than you…
Day after day you go to your cubicle, typing away on your computer hating the work. If you wake up every morning dreading the day to come, it might be time to switch up your career. But don’t let the slow economy get you down; although previous years have shown struggles for the job market,…
I’d like to talk a bit this time about temporary employment agencies. I’ve always been puzzled by how few people who are out of work use them, whereas as a hiring manager I love temporary agencies. Case in point. The son of a good friend of mine has been – unsuccessfully – looking for a…
We live in a much more public world today, thanks to the Internet, and there are many more landmines that job applicants can step on. One of the biggest ones is the easy availability and wide use of social media sites. I’d like to specifically talk about the two that hiring managers most commonly use…
The recent recession has caused difficulty for countless people, and job losses have forced many people out of their homes and out of the life they love. When thinking about recessions, however, is important to note that not all fields of work suffer in the same manner, and there are some jobs that are essentially…
Have you been sending out tons of resumes and getting few, if any, interviews? While there could be a variety of reasons, one in particular stands out to me recently as a result of assisting other hiring managers in my organization with screening resumes and interviewing applicants for a variety of openings. As I’ve been…
Job hunting has certainly become more difficult in recent years. Advanced degrees no longer guarantee a great job and prospective hires are putting in longer hours to prepare for interviews. Here are five tips to ensure you’re at the head of the pack. 1. Update Your Resume Whether applying to an entry-level position or…
One area that many job seekers tend to overlook is the public sector. I’ve spent about two thirds of my career as a hiring manager in the private sector and one third in the public sector, so I consider myself qualified to comment on this. Government organizations have several advantages to consider. They are usually…
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