Quitting a job is not something you should take lightly and it is always smart to have a plan in place when you quit. However, sometimes a job just becomes unbearable and it is not worth staying with it any longer. If you are feeling frustrated with your job and thinking about quitting, here are
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Making Your Cover Letter Sparkle When applying for jobs, you should always include a cover letter with your résumé. Your cover letter is your first impression, so it needs to be well-crafted. It should briefly but clearly communicate what job you are applying for, what skills qualify you for the position, and why you want
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Seven Rules for Networking Success By Barbara Safani Think networking means breaking out the address book and calling everyone you know to beg them for a job? You’re not alone. This is why job seekers often associate networking with being pushy, overbearing, and an overall pest. But research shows that 70-80% of all jobs are
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A cover letter is as easy to come by as going to “Google”, or some other search engine, and typing in “sample cover letter”. There are thousands upon thousands of options out there ready to have information plugged into the appropriate spots and sent out. However, a cover letter like this is generic. The definition
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For your job interview, look and wear professional clothing to give a good first impression. Your appearance and the clothing that you choose to wear may determine if that job position is to be filled by you or by someone else that took the time to be more presentable. Your resumé may be impressive but
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How to resign without burning bridges behind At some point, every worker is faced with the dilemma of whether or not to leave his or her current employer for a better job. If you do decide to jump ship, you are then faced with the question of how to do it right. Even if you
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Resume Objectives are brief statements you use to let prospective employers know the type of position you are seeking. It is vitally important that you are able to demonstrate to the hirer that you have clear career goals and know what it is you want. Your objective should be short, probably no more than one
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New job-seeking tool? It’s the network The business of online networking is growing, and part of the reason is that people are using their networks to recruit and job-seek. Jeremy Hobson found that, just like it is offline, it’s less about what you know — it’s who you know. Lisa Napoli: I’ve never counted how
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You are looking for a career that is fulfilling and exciting. One that will get you out of bed in the morning with a smile on your face. So you begin looking for that career. Weeks go by. You are still stuck in that life-sucking job. How do you keep motivated enough to do the
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With every post about people who have found fulfillment or passion in their careers, I receive e-mails from readers who haven’t yet figured out what would give them satisfaction. Michael Melcher, a career coach and author (who has successfully reinvented himself a number of times), has a terrific exercise to help begin the process. I
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Making Use of the Web in Your Job Search In a little over a decade, the Internet has completely transformed our lives, including the way many of us search for jobs. If you’re able to create a résumé using word-processing software, to use a Web browser and to send and receive e-mail, you may want
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The hidden job market is a substantial source of good jobs that many job hunters overlook. We hear all the time about the many job sites on the internet and the multitude of job openings. We look in the local and national newspapers and see more job openings. But do you know that up to
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Dying to get that job? Don’t use a video resume A year after Aleksey Vayner’s video resume made him a laughingstock on Wall Street and YouTube, he’s still searching for a job. “Negative consequences are still felt,” the 24-year-old wrote in a recent interview conducted by instant message. While still a senior at Yale, the
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Own Your Google Reputation with these Ten Suggestions by Andy Beal Google is no longer just a search engine. With your potential customers, future employers, and members of the media turning to Google for information about your business, Google has become a reputation engine. In helping clients with their online reputation, I’m consistently asked how
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Preparing for a Tough Job Interview To ace your next one, try some of the same preparation techniques used by police officers competing for highly competitive promotions I recently gave a communications lecture to a group of big city police officers. Most of the men and women were lieutenants preparing for the most important job
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