A career portfolio provides prospective employers with a tangible sample of accomplishments acquired across an individual’s employment life. Presenting a well prepared portfolio during an interview enhances a job candidate’s professionalism, and provides evidence of stated achievements. Education Educational items included in a career portfolio must support the job seeker’s candidacy for a given position.
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Technology has started to play an important role in the hiring of employees. In order to create an effective resume, you must now get through a scanner before it is ever seen by human eyes. In order to make sure that your resume gets into the hands of real person, your resume must include pre-determined
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Career coaching as we know it today, developed its roots from corporate coaching of the 1980′s. At that time, large corporations saw their top performers experience professional growth and increased performance through the assignment of a life coach. This process benefited key executives across all levels of the organization. Since this time, Career Coaching has
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It’s an eternal question and one there seems to be many different answers for. Here I aim to offer you some employment support advice that will go some way to giving you a recruitment professionals opinion. On one hand, we want the recruiter to see how much experience we have for the job opportunities available.
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Have you ever use social media sites on your job search? Believe it or not most hiring managers are now investigating job applicants through these sites. They look to your personal pages on Facebook, Twitter and even MySpace. Honestly, most employers today believe that they can make sound decisions by viewing on how an applicant
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Have you ever use social media sites on your job search? Believe it or not most hiring managers are now investigating job applicants through these sites. They look to your personal pages on Facebook, Twitter and even MySpace. Honestly, most employers today believe that they can make sound decisions by viewing on how an applicant
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In early 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that over 40 states recorded an increase over last year in the number of layoffs. In February alone over 600,000 workers were caught up in layoffs. If you and your family have found yourself in this position, here are some steps to help you cope with
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Applying for a worthwhile job can be a highly competitive business, even if it is for the continuation of your current career. If you are keen to get the job, then you can rest assured there will be dozens or even hundreds of other applicants seeking the same desirable vacancy. If you have decided to
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Don’t you sometimes wish that you could just cut out hours in your job search? Sometimes it seems to take so darn long to research and apply. But the good news is that it really doesn’t have to take very long if you know how to fine-tune your job search. Done correctly, you could easily
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I know you wouldn’t do these things on purpose. But sometimes we can feel the pressure of being in job search, or maybe nervousness because of the meeting you’re attending or the person you’re talking to. Maybe you’re like me in that when you get nervous or a little tongue tied, you might start babbling.
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I had to send a few unsolicited resume cover letters and resumes, while looking for a good meaningful job recently. I had been working at the same place for a little over two years and recently graduated college. I was fortunate to have a job, the market being the way it is and all. Yet
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Video resumes are becoming popular with job candidates as a method to stand out from the crowd. It is an opportunity to demonstrate that you are a professional candidate with good verbal communication skills. Recruiters and employers are more likely to remember what they see than what they read in a text resume. Another benefit
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In my last article, I talked a bit about cover letters, and so, I thought I would speak about resumes today. I am conflicted when it comes to resumes. I would not want to diminish the importance of a well written and structured resume. Yet, of all the major job offers I have received, my
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Other than a resume and a biography, what’s included in your executive portfolio will depend both on your background and on your career goals. With a resume limited to three pages at the most, there may be additional information you would like a hiring manager or board to see. Including addendums to showcase items relevant
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Your resume is the all-important first step in the your search for a job, but don’t expect it to close the deal. Therefore, craft it with a single objective in your mind: Get invited in for an interview where you can elaborate on and sell your qualifications in face-to-face communications with one or more decision
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