25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé 25 Words That Can Hurt Your Résumé So, you’re experienced? Before you advertise this in your résumé, be sure you can prove it. Often, when job seekers try to sell themselves to potential employers, they load their résumés with vague claims that are transparent to hiring managers, according
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Think And Tell To Get Hired Want to get hired faster? Try playing “Think and Tell. ” Specifically, you should figure out exactly what job you want and why you’re qualified to do it. Then, tell your story to the right employers. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. That’s because most people would rather do anything —
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Don’t lose hope after losing job Losing a position, especially a job where you have worked for a while, can be difficult. Immediately, decisions must be made concerning your finances, your family, your future. When I lost my job in June, I became depressed. It took me a while to begin to look ‘on the
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Seven Deadly Interview Flubs Your achievements and educational background set you apart from the pack. You’ve reworked your cover letter and resume until both are as smooth as polished oak. Your diligence soon pays off: You land an interview for what could be t-h-e dream job. Congratulations, but remember: Your resume got you in the
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Managing Your Career: How to get a job after reporting sexual harassment A highly paid vice president quit an Internet company in spring 2004 after complaining internally about unwanted sexual advances from her boss. But she rebuffed recruiters’ subsequent feelers about other corporate posts. “I certainly wouldn’t have gotten any good references from the company,”
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Employment search black holes A friend of mine asked me to go to lunch to talk with her boyfriend Don (not his real name) who has had a difficult time finding a job. He had been laid off from his job nearly a year ago and had now become very frustrated and depressed after getting
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Job search isn’t easy I need a job. Not just any job, but an actual career. The “Will Work 4 Pennies” sign just won’t cut it anymore. After this year, I will be done with college. My education, some 17 years in the making, will finally be complete. The worst part of it is that
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Cold Calling Your Way into the Executive Suite Almost no one jumps at the chance to cold call, especially when the product you’re pushing is yourself. Combine the usual discomfort of making an unsolicited contact with the high anxiety associated with job hunting and the result can be a pretty stressful experience. So why would
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A looming talent shortage in tech? High-tech talent might soon be in short supply again, judging from the buzz at a recent Society for Information Management symposium. With the economy picking up, baby-boomer techies getting set to retire and college graduates flocking to other fields, staffing challenges are getting tougher. “You’re going to have a
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Helping a job change succeed Bryan Motter lost his engineering job last year at Glatfelter’s paper mill in Spring Grove. The Penn State graduate is now working on his teaching certificate at York College, with a goal of becoming a high school science teacher. Bryan Motter had always thought about becoming a teacher one day.
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People 40 and older say they face discrimination when seeking work, but proving it is another matter Doug Myers, out of work and looking after 37 years as a telecommunications analyst with AT&T, never volunteers his age during job interviews but knows that he cannot hide all of the telltale signs. “We only have kind
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