Although I confess to missing some of the episodes of “The Apprentice” I did enjoy watching the young contestants battle it out to secure a much coveted and prestigious job in one of Sir Alan Sugar’s companies. They all had tremendous energy and self belief and a determination to win. Although this process of tasks
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Do these thoughts enter your mind while you are on the job or applying for jobs? Answer either “yes” or “no” to each of these statements, then score yourself according to the directions below. 1. My application or resume is never acknowledged. 2. The interviewer was young enough to be my child. That company doesn’t
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Were you recently laid off from your job? If so, you should be eligible to receive unemployment benefits, but these will not last forever. That is why you should immediately begin the search for a new job, but where should you look? Try Craigslist.org. The online classified website is a great way to find open
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We all have heard time and again how the economy has only made job searching much more difficult and competitive. But is it really? Maybe you’re still doing things the old-fashioned way by “shot-gunning” your well-written resume to as many potential employers as possible and using the speed and convenience of the internet to help
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After researching the company, reviewing the job description, rehearsing your interview, and choosing your outfit, the day has come. It’s Showtime! Here are some pointers to help you make a great impression with your audience. – Be Early! Allow yourself enough travel time to make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes early. One trick
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You already know that that job hunt is tough… but many professionals are still winning interviews and landing jobs, even without an intense Internet job search effort. How are they doing it? By discovering a niche and marketing themselves for it. Here’s an example: Bob, an asset management executive with a long history in equipment
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Especially if you’ve been out of work for a while, it can become increasingly frustrating if you’re not getting the kind of results you want from your job search. It begins to feel futile…like all the cards are stacked against you. Worse, one glance at the unemployment rate as it continues it’s monthly climb and
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Common job interview questions are the scariest thing about going on an interview but are very important. Answering the questions can nerve racking because no one can ever know exactly what specific questions the interviewer going to ask among the thousands of questions that are possible. Before the interview you can try to think of
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1. Not addressing the letter to a specific person. You can use the Internet or personal contacts to track down the hiring manager. Often a quick phone call to the company solves the problem. Sending in your resume and cover letter addressed to “dear Sir” instead of a named individual shows that you haven’t taken
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Research, Research, Research is the name of the game whether your entering the workforce as a newbie or your thinking about a career change. Choosing or changing a career is a major decision and can be difficult to narrow down. This article contains a list of the top 10 U.S. industries that will add the
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Next to ‘do I really need a cover letter’, is the other most popular question ‘how long should my resume be?’. I probably get it just as much as the cover letter question. The answer isn’t a standard one it is more along the lines of ‘It depends’. There are different standards for different situations.
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Okay. Plan A-what you have worked at for years-just went down the tubes. What now? You could look for another version of the same thing you have been doing-just like the several thousand other people that have been laid off in your industry this year-or you could take a deep breath, step away from the
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