We recently had the honor of being invited to the dojo of the mysterious Job Search Ninja, the master who taught us the ways of the great career hunt. Of course we can’t give you the exact location, but we can tell you that it was somewhere in the wilds of Delaware. It was a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 7, 2012
Congrats, you landed that job interview, now you need to shine. You’ve got tons of experience and sharp skills but let’s be honest, one main objective of this interview is for employers to see if they can tolerate you for eight hours a day. Knock off the nervous ticks, gross nail-biting, and irritating gum-smacking. Go [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 31, 2011
While it seems that every day the job market is changing, this doesn’t have to be a scary time. In fact, with all of the changes occurring, you might find that jobs are different than they were before, which means you need to look at job hunting in a new way as well. Instead of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 30, 2011
Let’s face it – searching for a job can be a pain. It’s time-consuming, it’s dull, and, today, it can be frustrating since you may never hear back from most companies. What you need to know is that there are good ways and bad ways of hunting for a job. And if you want to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 29, 2011
When you think about certain brands that you buy, you remember one special thing about them. Think about the Golden Arches and McDonald’s or ‘Just Do It’ and Nike. Branding is what makes companies memorable, and you can use this same idea to brand yourself in the eyes of an employer. If you can show [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Sometimes, it’s not about the skills you have or the people you know. You might turn in a hundred resumes without a peep, while someone else you know turns in just a few resumes and scores a job immediately. What’s the difference between their approach and yours? Assuming all of your job experience is equal, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 27, 2011
When you’re out on the hunt for a new job (or any job, for that matter), you might want to apply for what’s hot right now and then move your way up to the position that you really want to have. After all, getting paid is the priority for most individuals today. One job that [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 24, 2011
Your resume is what speaks up for you and what often will get you the interview with the hiring department. But since there are so many resumes out there right now, how can you make it stand out? Many job-hunters think that using buzzwords in their resume will allow them to sound more appealing, but [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 21, 2011
It’s no surprise that many people in today’s job market are getting frustrated by the slow responses, no responses, and overall lack of interview callbacks. You might begin to wonder if you should just settle on any job because you have little or no confidence in the job hunt right now. With this attitude, you’re [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 20, 2011
When you walk into an interview, you might come prepared to answer all of the normal questions. You might even spend time thinking about strange questions they might ask you, and have smart and witty answers for those as well. But many job-hunters get nervous during the last question of the interview: do you have [...]
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