Interviews are challenging enough without competing against yourself. Yet, everyday, thousands of job seekers beat themselves. They knock themselves out of competition for jobs because they do something that irritates an interviewer. If you haven’t received a job offer, maybe it’s time to determine if you may be doing something to turn off the hiring
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A friend of my friend, after over 10 years of devoted service to the company, was made redundant during a massive layoff. Right away she made use of the outplacement services provided by her former company. (Some companies are very nice when they lay off people.) She went to numerous job search seminars, workshops and
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Last week, “Jason” called to tell me that he had been fired by his employer. It wasn’t totally unexpected news because two months earlier he had told me that his manager had placed him on a 60 – day probationary period. There is always hope that a manager will have a change of heart, but
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Sean McCarthy is president of SEEK Medical Consulting. Prior to starting his own company, McCarthy held several management positions in corporate America, including area sales manager, director of sales, director of strategic marketing and director of strategic business unit. During his sales management career, McCarthy interviewed in excess of 150 potential hires. Recently, I had
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Today’s job market presents challenges that we have not seen since the Great Depression. To acquire a position in today’s job market demands that a person be better prepared to meet a potential employer. In addition, the job seeker must maintain a high level of self-confidence throughout the job-hunting process. Yet, only a small percentage
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Freelance jobs is when a person sells services to employers without a long-term commitment. You would be under an independent contract. Normally being a freelance worker means that you would be working off the books. When you work off the books, you get paid “In hand” or in this case through pay pal or check
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Last week, I met with Marty Belinsky, vice president of human resources for MediSync, a consulting company for medical groups located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Marty has worked in human resources for more than 30 years. I asked him, “In your opinion, what is the most important factor in the interview process that determines whether or
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In the “Power of Losing Control”, author Joe Caruso writes about an informal survey he conducted among people who wanted to lose 10 pounds. The purpose of the study was to determine why 5 percent of the people who try to lose weight succeed and 95 percent fail. The results of Caruso’s survey showed that
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I’m starting to notice that this video resume craze is starting to pick up momentum. Last week I received an email from WetFeet.com – an excellent resource for company research, by the way – about a new partnership with CareerTV. I checked out the site and they’ve got some slick videos with job search advice,
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Do you want to climb the corporate ladder? Are you tired of watching others get promoted? The key to getting a promotion is in getting noticed, doing your best, and making your company look good in the process. Here are several tips which will help you get that promotion. Leave your clique – When people
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The brain is just like any other muscle in the body: what you do regularly is what it will become good at. And if you’re constantly telling your neurons to be anxious, negative, and worried about the seemingly impossible problem you need to solve, they’re going to become expert at making you feel like crap.
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Settling for your job is a problem that applies to all too many Americans. Too many people take jobs they do not enjoy that leave them unfulfilled simply to earn a paycheck. However, especially in tough economic times such as these, it can be hard not to take the first thing that comes your way,
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1. Stop the Blame. When you’re unemployed, it’s easy to blame the world around you. Everybody does it. The economy sucks. Your last boss sucks. Your last job didn’t give you the necessary skills. It’s Obama’s fault. It’s because of those darn immigrants! Well, here’s what I think. The pity-fest is a self-serving distraction. You
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Someone said, “success leaves clues.” So what makes a job hunters successful (because companies are hiring out there)? What are the clues? Well, chances are they are doing one of a combination of the following 6 things. 1. They keep on an open mind. Finding employment tends to be an moving target. Your search may
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