Social Media Impacting Today’s Recruiting
As a hiring manager, reviewing a candidate’s social profiles is inevitable. Depending on your recruiting process, hiring managers may search a candidate’s social profile before a phone interview, before a person-to-person interview, or even before there’s an offer. Social networks like Facebook have been around for over a decade and according to a recent survey, […]
Secrets that Help Job Seekers Ace Interviews – Part 2
Last month, we posted our Secrets that Help Job Seekers Ace Interviews- Part One where we provided job seekers with invaluable tips on how to research an opportunity, research a company and learn how to show up prepared. This month, we’re focusing on Appropriate Actions and First Impressions tips that are helpful during the interview […]
Secrets that Help Job Seekers Ace Interviews – Part 1
Although interviewing can be a great opportunity for job seekers, it can often make candidates feel uncomfortable. Why is that? We’re not sure, but we wholeheartedly believe that in order to succeed in anything, you must stay positive. Forget about what you learned about interviewing and focus on what you do best…being yourself. Today, we’re […]
Outdated Resume Terms That Get You Rejected
How many times have you sent your resume to a prospective employer and never heard so much of a peep from them? If the answer is somewhere along the lines as “I’ve lost count,” then you might want review that resume again—only this time, let’s review it for old resume terms. Some of the biggest […]
Staying Relevant in Your Career
Over the last several years, many job seekers have had to revamp their skills or reinvent their careers in order to land a good job. Some job seekers have even changed fields in order to find gainful employment. For the most part, this could be attributed to the recent recession, but in truth it’s also the […]
Job Seeker Tips to Overcome Objections
Often job seekers forget that the interview process is much like the sales process where a job seeker is their own product, and the employers are the buyers. There are many parts in your interview (sales) process that can help job seekers land a job such as you’re job opportunities’ pipeline, your pitch, and overcoming […]
Hot Job Locations for 2015
In June of this year, IHS Global Insight prepared a U.S. Metro Economies/GMP and Employment 2013-2015 report for The United States Conference of Mayors, The Council on Metro Economies and the New American City (See report and complete findings here). One of the many aspects of that report which we found intriguing was the table featuring […]
The Most Underrated Job Hunt Tool: Your Professional Network
With the holidays in full swing, sometimes job seekers can get a holiday hangover when applying for jobs. Sending out resumes to random job postings can be cumbersome, monotonous and often resulting in nothing. For those who are tired of blasting their resumes into the online employment abyss to countless unknown names and contacts, I […]
Land a Job in the First Interview?
Can you land a job in the first interview? Is it possible? Yes, but before a job seeker lands their ideal job, they need to consider several aspects during the hiring process. Before you begin, put yourself in the hiring manager’s shoes. Re-read the job description and then carefully take into account the following considerations: […]
Whoa There Job Seeker. Better Check Your Resume.
When was the last time you really scrutinized your resume? I mean objectively reviewed it based on the job you’re seeking? This may be stating the obvious, but a job seeker’s resume is the single most important document when job hunting. It’s you on a piece of paper, and it’s typically the first introduction an […]
