5 Ways to Stay Optimistic While Looking For a Job
In a tough economy, looking for a job can be discouraging but it’s important to stick to a routine. We have 5 tips to help you remain focused!
Never Fudge Credentials: The Importance of Honesty on Your Resume
When you apply for a job of any kind, you want to put yourself in the best possible light on your resume. You may be competing against hundreds of other candidates who are just as qualified as you are, and standing out from the crowd is key to landing your dream job. Given that pressure [...]
Perfection Is Overrated: What Employers Really Look for in a Candidate
Job searching is a stressful process. You might find yourself even more stressed thinking of how you stack up against other candidates. Although you have never met the other applicants, your confidence begins to diminish as you go over everything you lack. Perhaps you do not have as much experience as you would like in [...]
7 Things to Bring to an Interview (Other Than Your A-Game)
Interview preparation might just be the most important part of getting that job you've always wanted. The best resume cannot hide a bad interview, just as a great interview can improve an average resume significantly. Of course, you don't know exactly what will await you when the date comes. That makes preparation such a key [...]
Changing Careers? 5 Tips to Make the Process Easier
Once people advance to a mid-level executive, changing careers may seem like a daunting task. While some people in this position are content to stay put, others view it as stagnation and desire to move forward to the next level; however advancing to the next level is not always possible within the same company, so [...]
Five Ways LinkedIn Can Help Land Your Dream Job
Originally launched in 2002, LinkedIn is now "the" business professional's social network. LinkedIn is a respected veteran when it comes to social media platforms. The reason for this is simple – it is a great space to connect, network, and prove your value to potential employers. In 2016, the site had more than 433 million worldwide [...]
Crafting the Resume
Before you begin to write, you might keep in mind what a resume is and what it has become. First of all, resumes are letters of presentation when you are asking for recognition by parties or institutions. They have always been ways for people to formally introduce themselves and their abilities to people who have [...]
Resume Tips: How to Get the Interview and the Job
Think a resume is evergreen, and pretty much just needs an updating of your latest position? Think again. Styles in resumes change. What interviewers look for change. Ways of submitting resumes change. A resume is essentially a promotional piece designed to make you look like the great candidate you are. You use this promotional piece [...]
Recruiting Best Tactics – To Call or Email? That Is the Question
Is it nobler to worry about unknown spam filters or to risk catching someone on their lunch break? Should you call or should you send an email? There is a profound split in opinion about the best form of contact in the recruitment industry. On one hand, recruitment and interviews have been done over the [...]