By Mary Lorenz USE THESE TIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY SEARCH FOR A NEW JOB WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE A JOB. You like your job – you just don’t love it. Or you hate your job, and every minute that ticks by is a minute shaved off your life. Or maybe it’s not the job, but your… read more
Job Seekers
How to job hunt smarter, not harder
Source: CareerBuilder THE FOLLOWING JOB-SEARCH TIPS CAN HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS DURING YOUR SEARCH. Submitting applications left and right? Not getting as many responses as you thought you would? Feel like applying is itself a full-time position? When you’re on the job hunt, it feels good to be… read more
6 job-search mistakes to avoid when finding your first job
Source: CareerBuilder HERE ARE SOME COMMON JOB-SEARCH MISTAKES THAT TRIP UP MANY NEW GRADS — AND TIPS FOR AVOIDING THEM. Launching your first job search is both exciting and bewildering. You’re eager to impress potential employers with your newly gotten experience and degree, but you’re afraid that you might botch it. Here are some common… read more
7 Job Search Productivity Tips
By Mary Lorenz WHILE THERE’S NO EASY BUTTON FOR LANDING A JOB, THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR JOB SEARCH MORE PRODUCTIVE AND FIND A JOB IN RECORD TIME. If there are two things we know in life that are certain, it’s that 1) as long as Taylor Swift is falling in and out of… read more
How to find a company culture that fits you
By Angela R. Howard, MA, SPHR ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. HERE’S HOW TO FOCUS ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT RATHER THAN SOME GLITZY JOB DESCRIPTION. This past weekend I found myself browsing my favorite boutique only to fall in love with a stunning dress. Of course, I talked myself into trying it on. If you’re… read more
Five Unmistakable Signs It’s Time To Change Jobs
How will you know when it’s time to change jobs? It is easy to miss the signs that your job no longer suits you. It’s so easy to fall into a stupor when your job meets your basic needs. A job search seems like such an undertaking that we think “I’m fine. I can hang… read more
How To Answer ‘What Makes You The Best Candidate?’
by Liz Ryan Shutterstock Dear Liz, I am someone who doesn’t mind job interviews. I like to meet new people and I enjoy the conversation, as long as it is a real conversation and not a series of rapid-fire questions. I can’t stand it when interviewers ask insulting questions that no adult should have to answer…. read more
Reasons Successful People Change Jobs More Often
by Liz Ryan Shutterstock A lot of working people and job-seekers worry about looking like “job hoppers.” They force themselves to stick it out at jobs they hate, because they’re afraid that employers might spurn them if they have too many short-term jobs on their resumes. Here’s the problem with that logic. The employers who… read more
I got nervous on my first day of a new job and made a huge mistake — here’s what I should have done instead
by Aine Cain I had a bit of a shaky start at one of my recent summer internships. The internship itself ultimately turned out to be an all-around fantastic experience, but my nerves definitely messed up my first day on the job. I was a latecomer to this particular program. Most of the other interns… read more
Talent gets you noticed, character gets you recruited
“He is going to be shocked we no longer want him.” “Come again?” I asked the college assistant coach seated across from me at lunch. “You flew across the country to meet him, and now you won’t recruit him anymore?” The coach had recently stopped for a day in another state to check in on… read more