A casual friend of mine was complaining to me a few days ago that he was sending out a large number of resumes, applying for various jobs, and was frustrated that he was receiving no responses. He’s sent out over 100 resumes in the past couple of months with zero results. That’s right, zero. Nada….
To start, try to determine what your customer flow will be like during the holiday season. If you have a brick-and-mortar operation, the amount of traffic will probably be based on your location, the hours you are open, or whether you have gifts or services that consumers need and want during this busy time of…
A wise man once said that if there is something that you’re passionate about and you can find a way to make a living from doing it, then you definitely should pursue it. When it comes to career paths such as graphic design, sometimes people who have an interest in it are hesitant because they…
Architecture is a fun, challenging, and rewarding career for a lot of reasons. When you think about it, architecture — along with being a highly respected position within society — is a field of study that combines a lot of pretty interesting and intensive practices into one very comprehensive idea. There is certainly an element…
Sure, Facebook and Twitter might be a lot of fun, but sometimes “fun” comes with a price. Every day, there are people who either are not able to get the job that they want or they put the one that they do have in jeopardy and it’s all due to one reason: their online presence…
Today’s job market is highly competitive. Many applicants are vying for the same positions, and it is only the strong that make it to the top. As employers continue to become more and more selective, applicants have to constantly step up to the plate and meet high expectations. If all this wasn’t enough–many job seekers…
Our wonderful modern era, and all the great technology that’s come with it, have given us great and convenient ways to do a lot of the things that we’ve always been doing, and will always continue to need to do. Bills are never going to go away, and we’re almost always going to have to…
Online marketing is pretty clearly the future of the industry, in a lot of ways. While this isn’t necessary to say that other forms of marketing and media are dead or dying, it does mean that it’s become pretty unavoidable that if a business wishes to truly compete on any kind of significant scale, it’s…
Real estate is a great career for just about anyone to pursue, and what’s nice about it is that there’s a good way for just about anyone to do it. Jobs of all types exist within real estate. Since you’re going to need some land in order to do whatever it is you want to…
Career options are typically pretty plentiful, especially if you’re interested in working in the financial sector. There are a lot of ways to make your own money by dealing with other people’s money, and some of them require a little more of an intense workload than others. If you’re thinking that you want to set…
This economy has been tough for all job-seekers, but perhaps no segment of the population has been more severely affected than the recent college graduate. There you are, diploma in hand, limited real-world experience and tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debts on your shoulders. How can you compete? The recession led to…
Every job seeker needs to have a good list of references, but not all references are equal in the eyes of hiring managers. I’d like to talk a bit about the type of references that hiring managers like to get to and what you should do to prepare your references for that inevitable call. First…