We’ve all heard the stories of the cover letter or résumé that wowed the employers because of its unique tone or the fact that the candidate went out on a limb and wrote something completely off the beaten path. But those stand as outliers, and trying to imitate them may not end the way you… Read more »
The scenario: You’ve had a wonderful week off on vacation, and you’ve just come back to work. You turn on the computer, open up Microsoft Outlook (or your chosen email platform) … and immediately get inundated with hundreds of emails. Think about it: How many of those simply get deleted? And how many rate as… Read more »
Remember the first interview you had? How you wanted to make sure you wore the right outfit, said the right things, had enough copies of your resume, got there on time…. Did you have a stomach filled with nervous knots, like many of us did (and do) before walking in? Have those worries and feelings… Read more »
For something as short as a resume, it can take hours to craft just the right one. And yet, on average, most resumes don’t get more than ten seconds of perusal by the HR person reading them. When one position gets applications in the hundreds, you have to find a way to make that initial… Read more »
Discusses the value of learning from an interview experience where you didn’t get the job and use key takeaways to help improve your interview skills moving forward. A friend recounted an English teaching interview in which they asked her the last book she read, and she couldn’t think of a single one. She stumbled around… Read more »
If you’re looking to get a job during the holidays, trust that you have very good chances of finding one at such a busy time of year. Consider a few points and stay on top of your search, and you may get yourself the best gift of all: a new job. Take advantage of the… Read more »
Of course part of having a job includes the desire for a steady paycheck, but it’s perfectly acceptable (and right) to look for more than just money in your employment search. In fact, according to a survey from AfterCollege, a website designed to help businesses recruit recent college grads, the top three considerations during a… Read more »
The irony of unemployment is that, sometimes, the longer you don’t have a job, the less motivated you feel to find one. It gets frustrating to keep up your spirits when it feels like you’re finding primarily rejection or closed doors. Try to keep this little sports metaphor in mind: If you keep shooting the… Read more »
If you’ve done any interview prep, you know that one question interviewers love to ask, the sometimes dreaded, “What’s your biggest weakness?” question. You put yourself in a weak position if you don’t properly prepare to answer this question. Use these strategies to answer it in the most honest and effective way possible. Avoid the… Read more »
When in an interview, of course you want to come across as the most memorable candidate in the most positive way and to make that interviewer want to work with you above anyone else. So it helps if you can make a strong connection with that person. But how do you manage it effectively? Use… Read more »
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