It can be frustrating. You know you’re the right person for the job. You know that if you could speak directly to your potential new boss, she would understand that. Yet there are all these ‘middle men’ in the way: the recruiters. And these people, usually either recruitment consultants or in-house human resources people, are…
Make sure you know at which companies your new networking contacts are employed before you spill the beans, in case their companies are subsidiaries, partners, clients, etc. of your current employer. One or more of your new contacts might even work for your current employer in a different department or division, especially if you visit…
Turn your life into short narrative tales of achievement — and no one will dream of filing that job application in the trash. Sometimes, I think I missed my calling — that I should have been a man born in the Middle Ages. True, the medical care was abysmal and life was a lot shorter,…
What you post on the Internet might come back to haunt you when you go looking for a job. Some employers are searching the Web to see what is out there about you. If you apply for a job at Firm Holdings in Shrewsbury, you should probably just assume that someone there is going to…
Once, when I was studying in Russia as an undergraduate, I overheard an interview being conducted in a small café. The interviewer, an American woman presumably working for a multinational company, was interviewing a Russian man. The interview was for a bilingual position, so half the questions were asked in Russian and half were in…
Over the years, California Job Journal has published a wealth of job-seeking advice. Several months ago, I began culling through past issues with an eye to retrieving some useful hints that might otherwise be long forgotten. The result is a three-week series of articles offering the essentials of dealing with job search, resumes and cover…
Unless the position has changed, the work can lead to boredom, a poor performance. Here’s a new twist on “Overqualified.” Jan, a hiring manager, has an opportunity to hire a person with a master’s in business administration. He’s getting resistance from human resources because the job description says the position requires a bachelor’s degree. He…
I write a blog called “Aging Disgracefully.” In an attempt at so-called humor, I’ve created a fictional persona to crack the jokes. She’s a 50-something woman who prefers to think of herself as a red-hot babe instead of a graying baby boomer. Did I say fictional? In reality, I have no problems with getting older….
Looking at a job that would require relocation? Consider financial and nonfinancial factors when deciding whether it’s worth pulling up stakes When Todd Mark was offered a job in Dallas, he had to consider lots of factors to determine whether it would be worth it for him to move his family from their suburban Atlanta…
In the hunt for a new job? You’re certainly not alone. With more than seven and a half million people looking for work, it’s tougher than ever to stand out in the crowd. But ABC7 Eyewitness News found out the words you use in your resume can mean the difference between a new job and…
