The hidden job market isn’t going to come to you. So you have to go after it. You may have heard of this term or maybe you haven’t. But essentially it just means the jobs that are not advertised. The jobs a hiring manager is thinking about, such as to replace a current employee because
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Looking for a job can be a time consuming and frustrating experience. Telephone interviews, in person interviews, waiting for a call that sometimes doesn’t arrive can all add up to stress that makes it hard to focus and find that job we are seeking. When we have done everything we can think of to find
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How to convince a potential employer that you are the right person for the job lies in the technique that you use to answer job-related queries in the interview, particularly how you communicate to the interviewer that you are the right fit for the job. Before you go to the interview, there are a few
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You’re well established in your career and can bring years of experience to any company lucky enough to hire you. So why do older workers often have trouble landing a job? Part of the reason is that age discrimination-though illegal-happens every day, often before a candidate even has the opportunity to interview. To combat this,
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Improve your chance of interview success with thorough preparation. In traditional interviews you will likely ask a variety of questions based on your background, experience and ambitions in order to assess your suitability. There are essentially four categories of question: • Candidate’s Work History • Specific Information about the candidate’s personality • Details about the
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If you want to get hired, you need to get job interviews…as many as you can. So, what’s the hands-down, single-most-effective-way to get job interviews? Write well-structured, catchy cover letters…honestly, this is no joke. Statistics show that even hiring managers from very small companies – on average – get more than 50 applications for each
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Introduction – Embrace Technology Experience has taught us that, as hardware and software technologies have evolved, we also must evolve to understand and harness its potential to enrich our everyday lives. An analogy is the emergence of ATM’s in the late ’70′s, and consequently Home Banking in the early ’90′s. These technologies provided banking customers
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Don’t Wait until you are Out of a Job to Update Your Resume! Most people scramble to update their resume after they have lost a job or while they are in a transition period between jobs. This article highlights 8 ways you can keep your resume up-to-date while you are still employed. You may have
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As a Certified Professional Resume Writer, I am often approached by highly qualified job seekers frustrated by weeks and often months of costly unemployment. Job seekers who have sent hundreds of resumes yet never hear back from the employer. I’ve found that the majority of my clients attempt to write their own resume and only
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Knowing how to write a good cover letter will put you in a better position in landing a job interview. In addition, it also puts you in a better lime light as compared to other applicants who have also applied for the job. Think about this, what if your cover letters for your resumes has
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Just as every story has an ending, so do jobs. Whether you leave your current job voluntarily or involuntarily, a proper good-bye will be in order. If you are leaving under your own volition a proper notice of intent to terminate your employment is your first order of business. In most cases, a two week
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Attending an interview can be a stressful process for even the most composed and focused of applicants. Here are a few tips and tricks to help alleviate some of the pressure and maybe give you a little bit of an extra edge when it comes to your next interview. First and foremost you MUST be
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Who do you write your resume for? You most likely consider what the hiring manager will want to see, and what the recruiter might look for. But very few people pay attention to an important third audience – the database. It’s true that the applicant tracking system – the electronic database a company uses to
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