On the lookout What you post on the Internet might come back to haunt you when you go looking for a job. Some employers are searching the Web to see what is out there about you. If you apply for a job at Firm Holdings in Shrewsbury, you should probably just assume that someone there
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Job coaches and counselors help clients reach goals Job coaches and career counselors are an increasingly popular way to find and keep jobs. Coaches and counselors help their clients develop the crucial skill of networking, among others, to achieve success. The reason career services are so popular is most people don’t know how to find
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Some tips for a successful job interview Q:Dear Norma: In the past, I have always been hired for jobs because someone has known my skills and approached me. I have never interviewed for a job except as a formality. I am now leaving a job after 10 years and have applied for a position in
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Can’t Find a Job? Here’s Why… The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a jump of more than 11% in IT employment from April to May of this year. And research conducted by Robert Half Technology supports the notion that job growth will remain fairly robust: Our most recent IT Hiring Index
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View job search as your job Looking for a job can be a job itself and weathering the ups and downs can be frustrating. Before embarking on a job hunt, remember these tips from Jerald Jellison, author of Managing the Dynamics of Change: The Fastest Path to Creating an Engaged and Productive Workforce and professor
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Don’t Get Thrown for a Loop by these Interview Questions 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
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Searching for a job in the digital age Handheld devices are changing the way both candidates and recruiters need to communicate. Here’s how to make effective use of them. As regional managing director for Canada for executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, Toronto-based Jeff Rosin spends about a third of his time on the road, meeting
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Firms holding on to elder boomers Baby boomers are starting to head into their 60s, and many expect to keep working well past the point when their parents retired. So, small businesses that depend on boomer employees aren’t anticipating an exodus in the next few years. Nonetheless, some company owners are making sure they retain
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What’s Holding You Back in Your Career? Is there some task or project you’ve been doing your creative best to avoid working on? I’ll bet there is. But instead of wasting mental energy worrying about it, you can learn to overcome your resistance and tackle important, high-value tasks quickly and efficiently so that whatever your
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Tips on tailoring your resume From PD: I enjoyed your column on applying for jobs for which you lack experience. As an IT Director, I see hundreds of resumes each week, and the biggest fault I see is that too many job seekers use the same resume for every job they apply for. I may
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Interview tips from an experienced recruiter Quick Reference Guide * Prepare * Dress well * Mobile phones off * Firm handshake * If you use glasses, wear them in the interview * Think before you answer Introduction So we have helped to secure you an interview. Now it’s up to you to convince the employer
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How to Answer the Toughest Interview Questions You know they’re coming: Those seemingly unanswerable questions that pop up during job interviews. You can’t clam up. And you don’t want to stutter and stammer. So what’s a job seeker to do? The ‘Future’ Question Otherwise known as the “big picture” question, the future question goes something
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An e-mail’s style says much about the sender I’ve learned that there are two types of people in the office — highly important and regular. You can’t immediately tell which camp a colleague belongs to simply by looking at him, nor is it obvious from the size of her cubicle or office. So how do
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Getting the inside scoop on a future boss There are now more ways to get the inside scoop about an employer – before you are hired. In the latest expansion of the Web phenomenon of social networking, more sites are launching features that make it easier for job seekers to connect with the employees of
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Workers go online for career networks Roger Akers hasn’t stopped handing out his business cards. But the Sacramento, Calif., venture capitalist has found another tool for expanding his network of contacts — and this one’s online. Akers is one of more than 6 million worldwide who are members of LinkedIn.com, a networking site often described
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