How To Pick The Best Career For You, Part 1
In Part One we'll look at how Positioning or "Coming to a Theater Near You" simplifies and expedites your employment hunt by reinforcing employer buy-in through justification of the sale.Rapidly gain employer agreement that you're the right person for the job by proving how their organizational needs are met through... Read More
Blogging for Candidates 101: Nuts and Bolts
A "blog" is simply an internet (web) log. Blogs are created for personal or professional use. They may promote a product or service, or merely serve as a personal online journal. There are currently just over four million blogs today, with a new blog born every seven seconds.The problem of... Read More
Three Tips for Successful Networking
I generally shy away from using the word "networking" when it comes to our business. As professional "headhunters", we are constantly practicing and performing the art of networking in our daily operations. Many only consider the subject of networking when they are either seeking a new job or seeking new... Read More
Believe And Get Hired
Good things seem to come in bunches, especially in a job search. Ever wonder why?Example: ever know someone (perhaps you?) who, after many weeks in a fruitless job hunt, suddenly hit a "hot streak" and landed two or three interviews in a matter of days?What happened? What changed? Did the... Read More
Age Discrimination is Alive and Unwelcome Here!
Common sense appears to be a rare commodity these days. Why is this so?In an era when the emphasis seems to be on all things young, beautiful and sometimes shallow its about time we took stock of ourselves and did our businesses a favor by employing older workers! Age discrimination... Read More
Genes and Work Ethic
If you have good genes, you are blessed. If they are exceptional, you might be successful on that alone.Add work ethic and you will be successful and remarkable.On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, Linda Green retired after 23 years as a dancer in "Jubilee!" the longest-running production of its kind in... Read More
Find A Job In A Fast Growing Field Using Labor Market Information For Your State
The question confronting most people who want to find a job is "what's a good paying job with growth potential?"At one time, the Conestoga wagon building trade boomed as people joined the wagon trains heading west.Today, the boom is long gone and those wanting to find a job with a... Read More
Cross Cultural Interviews
At this moment in time, the increase in cross border human traffic has meant that companies are no longer dealing with a homogenous native community from which they recruit their staff. Companies are now facing cross cultural challenges in how they recruit, manage and develop a multi-cultural staff. One area... Read More
10 Keys to Getting Paid What You?re Worth!
Asking for money is so taboo in our culture that most of us shake in our shoes when we think about negotiating salary. It conjures up our insecurities about not being good enough, not knowing enough, or not being considered valuable enough. We worry that the company will rescind its... Read More
Your Job Search Is A Marketing Campaign (Part 2)
Here's a continuation of my article from a few months back on how the successful job search is really just a personal marketing campaign.To recap, the same marketing techniques that have sell billions of dollars worth of products and services on TV, in print and via direct mail can also... Read More
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The Last Minute Interview
Your breath catches in your throat - at last, an... Read More
Use Job Search Hacks to Get Hired Faster
Job searching alone is like hitchhiking a scary ride with... Read More
Applying for a Job in Another Country? International Resumes
Is an International Resume still a Resume? This is a... Read More
Internships: Bonkers or Brilliant?
I have something to say that's driving me batty. It's... Read More
15 Tips for Writing Winning Resumes
The thought of writing a resume intimidates... Read More
Rekindling Passion for Work
Passion comes in many forms. I'm focused on the version... Read More
Preparation is Key
Interviewing for a new job, or a promotion, can be... Read More
9 Tips on Creating a Professional Emailed Job Application
With the advent of the Internet, many of us have... Read More
Why Use a Resume Writer or Resume-writing Service?
Here are some of the questions we have been asked... Read More
Resumes OR CV : Get That Job
Your resume is your sales document. It tells the world... Read More
Searching for an Executive Job
A job search for executives is far less complicated today... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Staying Active
Unemployment is depressing: financial pressures stress you out, looking for... Read More
The Springtime of Your Career
Rick Jarow, author of Creating the Work You Love, introduced... Read More
Invest in Your Career Change--Put Your Money Where Your Dream Is
You say you want a new career, you say you... Read More
Feng Shui Your Desk for Career Success
Have you used feng shui around your desk? It's a... Read More
Adapting To Change In A Changing World
Have you learnt a new skill or improved upon your... Read More
Top 5 Tips for College Grads Entering the Working World
1) Build a Relationship With Your Boss:Like it or not,... Read More
Counteroffers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
If "resignation" is the word that strikes fear into all... Read More
How To Power Negotiate Your Next Bonus
A raise in your base salary is a permanent source... Read More
3 Questions No Job Seeker Ever Wants To Be Asked?
Employer and interviewers expect you to answer tough question during... Read More
Skills Make Labor More Valuable
As you know by now, if you have been a... Read More
What Everybody Ought To Know About How To Change Their Career or Profession and Still Survive...
Dr. Denis Waitley, trainer of leaders, including Super Bowl and... Read More
Fact or Opinion?
"You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back... Read More
Successful Job Search: Knocking Out The Competition
Most of the time, competition stimulates us, gets our juices... Read More
Top 10 Super Job Interview Tips
Use these interview tips for job hunting success!It's a tough... Read More
Beat the Crowd with Winning Resume Cover Letters
Far too many people underestimate the importance of resume cover... Read More
Job Search Advice for Desperate Job Seekers
Another morning of job hunting lies ahead of you. You... Read More
Telephone Phobia: Make the Phone Your Job Search Friend
You're pretty comfortable using the phone. It's something you do... Read More
Is a Career Change on Your Horizon?
Making a career change is nothing new in today's job... Read More
Recruiting Excellent Job Candidates
An independent recruiter, recruiting agency or executive search firm is... Read More
The Top 10 Ways to Achieve Balance in Your Life
1. Define Success for YourselfClarify and write down what success... Read More
Making Sure You Get a Good Reference
You've had 3 interviews with a potential employer and they've... Read More
Ten Tips to a Powerful Resume
A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts... Read More
Are You Ready To Start A Business? Take This Quiz and See
Don't get discouraged! A "no" answer to any of the... Read More
Global Economy Creates Need For International Business Pros
The increasing globalization of business has created a demand for... Read More
What Makes Americans Hate Their Jobs? This Advice Turns That Epidemic Around
Here are the sobering facts: studies show that almost 70%... Read More
Have Enough Money to Change Careers - Five Key Steps
At every talk I give, I ask the audience to... Read More
So You Want A Promotion - What Do You Need To Do To Get the Champagne Corks Popping?
The champagne corks have been popping to celebrate your promotion.... Read More
How to Deal With Workplace Inflexibility
You've been a model employee: responsible, industrious, creative and productive.... Read More
Conflicts With Your Boss Are Inevitable, But Can Be Healthy
If you are a pro-active, get-things-done type, sooner or later... Read More
Where Do I Go From Here?
Making Your Future Work Better For YouIt's the commonest concern... Read More
Top 10 Skills for New World of Work
There are many changes coming in the world of work,... Read More
Evaluating Job Offers -- Eleven Warning Signs You Must Watch Out For
Moving into a new job always involves some degree of... Read More
Useless Resume Objectives
What's wrong with an objective on a resume? The problem... Read More
Making Yourself More Relevant To The New Workplace
Being a current job seeker can be quite a challenging... Read More
10 Tips to Help You Ace the Interview and Get the Job
The interview is the "beauty contest" part of the job... Read More
Why Use a Resume Writer or Resume-writing Service?
Here are some of the questions we have been asked... Read More
Career Change Is Not For Wimps! 3 Powerful Steps to Do Work You Love
Tough words... but I truly believe that folks who make... Read More
I Quit!
More and more people are calling it quits to successful... Read More
No Experience? No Problem!
Are you a new graduate with little or no work... Read More
Resume Writing Dos and Donts
Do these things Include your full name - don't... Read More
The Chicken or the Egg?
Even before I checked my calendar on Monday... Read More
Work Is A Four-Letter Word
I can hear the jokes already and most of them... Read More
Job Hunting: Its Still The First Impression Stupid!
In the 1992 USA Presidential election, political strategist James Carville... Read More
Recruiters for MSN or Data Miners?
Is Kenexa recruiting for Microsoft or just mining for data?I... Read More
Technology in the Workplace - Boon or Curse?
Like all new innovations, technology in the work environment can... Read More
5 Proven Steps To Easily Master The Art Of The Interview And Get The Bartending Job Of Your Dreams!
Your mouth is dry, your palms are sweaty, your heart... Read More
The Top Ten Strategies of A Great Interview
You've just received a call to interview with your dream... Read More
Resurrecting the Perfect Resume, Part Two
Are you in denial about the lifelessness of your resume?... Read More
Dealing With How Would You...? Questions
I'm always preaching about proper preparation prior to interviews. If... Read More
Your Next Performance Appraisal: Make It Work For You
In the rush of everyday work, it can be difficult... Read More
10 Warning Signs That You?re Ready for a Career Transition
1. You dread getting out of bed and going to... Read More
Discover What You Really Want To Do
Are you doing what you really want to do or... Read More
What You Cant Ask a Job Candidate is as Important as What You Can Ask
As a human resources professional or business owner, you face... Read More
Targeting Your Resume is So Important For Your Career
Targeting your portfolio, (resume and cover letter) can get you... Read More
How Hedgehogs Hire
In my last column, I explored Jim Collins' "hedgehog" principle,... Read More
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