Concerned about Your Age? Many older jobseekers go through contortions to hide their age. I say flaunt your age. It will both feel better and make you a more desirable candidate. Just think of all the pluses. Older workers are less likely to arrive at work tired or late after having stayed up all night
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Snooze, You Lose; Schmooze, You Win There’s more to small talk than idle chit-chat. Those skilled at the art of small talk use it to build rapport with others, especially top managers, and softly sell themselves as an up-and-comer. It’s a learned skill and takes practice, but attention to small details can pay big dividends
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How To Ruin Your Career In Ten Easy Steps If you find yourself cleaning out your desk and starting a new job every nine months to a year, the problem is you–not your boss or colleagues. It’s important to understand your company’s corporate culture and to match it in words and actions. For starters, if
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Network Your Way to Success Any expert will tell you that networking is one of the best ways to advance your career, and it’s also a good source of support for everyday job concerns. Employers, especially those with good diversity programs, also recognize the value of networking, and there are official — as well as
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Five Reasons to Apply Online Remember buying resume paper? There were so many options. You wanted your resume and cover letter to be pretty yet professional, and you wanted them to stand out but not too much. Then sites like Monster that post jobs, as well as general email correspondence, took the stress out of
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Don’t Get Thrown for a Loop While some interview questions are easy to answer, others can make or break you. Here are some tips for getting through the more difficult (and sometimes bizarre) ones. Tell Me a Story. Huh? Before you launch into Alice in Wonderland, find out what kind of story the interviewer wants
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Thanks, But No Thanks In today’s job market, it seems ludicrous to talk about turning down a job offer. Everyone should be so lucky as to even get an offer. But you need to stop and think before you jump out of desperation into a situation that is not good for you. Even though it
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Life after layoffs Longtime Longaberger employees face finding jobs, furthering education or training in wake of latest reduction in work force In the past week, Charlene McNerny has found herself in unfamiliar territory. After more than six years of working at Longaberger Co., McNerny suddenly became part of the unemployment pool after the company slashed
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Job market brightens for managers, execs5 The job market for unemployed managers and executives has its best showing since 2001. Job-seeking managers and executives found positions faster. The amount of time it took to win new positions dropped 5 percent to 3.16 months, the lowest level since 2001. The report also showed that the percentage
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Rising demand for executives to mean more money With demand for corporate executives on the rise, it will take more money to get high-ranking employees to switch jobs this year, according to a report released Monday. In 2004, demand for executives increased by 12 percent, according to employment search firms surveyed by ExecuNet, a Norwalk,
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American work force going gray at an exponential pace Russ Creason, 84, goes to work every day because he loves it and can’t imagine not working. Ken Moberg, 61, retired after 30 years at one company – and then created a thriving business from a sidelight interest. Donald Long, 78, and Evelyn Merchant, 67, are
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One job to another: how to pursue a move, keep boss happy If statistics are true, more than half of U.S. employees dread dragging themselves out of bed each morning and making their way to work. And more than a few of these unhappy workers make a resolution each new year to improve their career,
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Don’t skip online resources in job search Q: I’ve been job hunting the old-fashioned way but am curious: Should I put my resume on all those online career sites, given the millions already posted there? A: Absolutely. If you’re like most of us, a new job is elusive quarry best tracked with every possible bow
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Find and land best job for you Find and land best job for you It’s about passion and finding a company that’s a good fit. There should have been a class about this stuff. There are so many etiquette rules and communication tips when it comes to job interviews, it’s nearly impossible for the novice
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Surviving layoffs now a job skill Ginny Mulloy started at Kaiser Steel when she was just a kid, figuring she’d be set for life. She put in 28 years at the massive Fontana mill, helping plan how to get its steel to customers nationwide. The plant employed thousands: her friends, her relatives, her whole community.
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