Life can be ridiculously stressful at times, especially in this modern age when we all seem to be pulled in a thousand different ways at once and when we all seem to wear many hats over the course of the day. In addition to the little everyday items that cause us stress, there are sometimes,
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Too often people make a career change without fully considering the impact of changing careers. Following are 7 issues to consider before you commit to making a career change: 1. Your Values People think about money or prestige when considering career options, but they rarely talk about work values when making a career change. A
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Avoid a Layoff: Take Control of Your IT Career If you work in IT at a financial services company-or any organization reeling from the country’s economic woes-you’re probably feeling insecure about your job not-not to mention powerless over market forces beyond your control. Management consulting firm Janco Associates reported on Sept. 15 that the financial
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Mastering quirky questions may help you get the job Tell me a joke. Or a funny story. Actually, what’s your favorite food truck on campus? These questions may not seem out of the ordinary to the average person, but when they appear in the middle of an On-Campus Recruiting interview this week, students may be
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Your employment history is where the reader will spend the bulk of their time (if they get to it!). This is where you provide evidence to back up the bold claims you make about yourself and your capabilities in your career summary section, and where you prove you can do the job that your objective
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Once you complete your job search package, then the next step in sequence in the job employment network process is to contact your job search network contacts. This is best done to expand your career job employment options and opportunities. The early bird gets the worm. Because your network members are certainly as well as
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Closing the gap on your resume The business world was surprised in August 2007 when Robert Nardelli landed the top job at Chrysler LLC after being shown the door as The Home Depot’s CEO in January. Not all out-of-work employees bounce back so easily. With unemployment in the United States at a five-year high –
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Don’t send a common job cover letter to different companies. The letter must be tailored to a specific job requirement and employer. Generally there are 3 types of cover letters used by job seekers in any job searching process. 1. The networking cover letter is used to inquire information and guidance from a contact in
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Memories of the Big Top When I was a kid I used to love the circus act of plate spinning – all those plates and only one person keeping them afloat! The beauty of it, of course, is the efficiency of only re-spinning the plate when it starts to slow down. The Analogy for Job
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