You’re Fired! 20 signs that a pink-slip is coming – From Wisebread. There are two types of employee. One has a good idea of what they do, who they are and what position they play in the company. They are savvy. They know the score. They are under no delusions, and will no doubt leave
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Experts: More Job Seekers Using Blogs As Resumes Job seekers have a new way to stand out from the pack of prospects. There is now no need to knock on any doors, call recruiters or even send a resume. Forget online job boards or even old-fashioned networking.Click here to find out more! The hottest way
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Why recruiters are your friends OK, boys and girls, this month we’re going to talk about the moving game—that is, the process of finding a new job. But first, I’d like to begin with a list of the top 10 ways you know it’s time to start looking: 10. You arrive at work and Eliot
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Can Stay-at-Home Moms Return to Work? There’s been a lot of mommy blog chatter lately about two high-profile books that belittle the 5.6 million stay-at-home moms in America for not working. Linda Hirshman’s Get to Work compared women who stay home with children to reckless drivers who ride motorcycles without protective helmets. Leslie Bennetts’ The
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The top 10 ways to bomb a job interview You’ve made it through the graduation ceremony and survived all of the parties. Now it’s time to think about the next step: landing that first big job. The Class of 2007 has excellent job prospects. Employers in every industry plan to hire 20 percent more new
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Resumes should focus on objective One of the more difficult exercises job seekers go through is trying to determine an appropriate objective for a resume. For some employers and jobs this opening statement is not extremely important, while for others it is crucial. Many job-hunters use the same objective for every position. For some with
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10 Steps to Improve Your Chances of Getting a Job. Many companies and organizations do a significant amount of hiring during the first few months of the year. But most people make the mistake of firing off their resumes without putting any real thought into the important, and sometimes daunting task of finding a new
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That first impression can seal job When it comes time to interview for the job of your dreams, be enthusiastic, focused and confident. But above all, prepare. And although the interview could last an hour or longer, the first 10 to 15 minutes are vital, so it’s important to make a good impression quickly. That’s
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To get into recruiter’s orbit, you must first become a blip The scenario I would really like to get on the radar screen of recruiters. What should I do to get noticed by and develop a relationship with headhunters who will really help my career? The advice Recruiters can play an important role in managing
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Career Guidance for This Century – Guy Kawasaki Blog Penelope Trunk is the author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success. She is a career columnist at the Boston Globe and Yahoo Finance. Her syndicated column has run in more than 200 publications. Earlier, she was a software executive, and then she founded two
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Fine-Tune Your Recruiter Connections – Jobs In The Money For many job-seekers, working with search firms is an emotionally laden topic. We asked recruiters and career counselors for some do’s and don’ts to help you make the most of opportunities these agencies can offer. The first step is to understand their role in the hiring
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Three Reasons People Change Jobs – from Lifehack In teaching others about Managing with Aloha, I spend a good amount of time on Ho‘ohana, the value of worthwhile work, explaining how you can still work with intentional focus on certain things which are important you, even though your present job may not be the one
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Getting What (You Think) You’re Worth – Forbes – Tara Weiss What a relief! The grueling task of finding a job is over. You received an offer, and the company presented you with your starting salary and benefits package. But wait. Before you hastily agree to the terms and sign on the dotted line, do
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Putting a face to a resume Fallon Rechnitz set her video-capable digital camera on a stack of books. She then hit the record button and spoke for about 30 seconds, instantly producing a video resume she plans to send to potential employers. Rechnitz is at the forefront in the hunt for employment. Video-resume services are
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IT Managers Face Crunch in Filling Open Positions Last month, Timothy Ramsay, assistant vice president of computer and network services at the University of Miami, filled a security manager position. But it took a yearlong search and a 30% increase in pay over the original offer. Ramsay said the search was so difficult because of
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