Making The Best Of Yourself At Interview
You are just about to leave university You are just setting out in the job market You have a number of hurdles to get over before you have the job you have been dreaming of. You find the thought of an interview daunting. You want to make a good impression... Read More
Get a Raise: How To Ask Your Boss For More Money
How many people do you know who think they deserve a pay rise, but are too scared to ask? You might even be one of those people! Why is it we are afraid to ask for what we believe we are worth? It's time to stop worrying and start asking,... Read More
Expose Lies on Resumes
Purpose: Learn about the new Polygraph for management hiresHis heart dropped when he saw his boss from his current company walk into the interview room with his prospective new employer. In a flash, every exaggeration on his resume was known. All of the excitement of a new and better-paying position... Read More
Importance Of Your Job Search
So that you can decide just how critical your job hunt is in your total life scheme, let's put a kind of frame around the importance of the effort ahead.Reflect on it.A job is not just a job. Half of you waking hours are devoted to it. Its quality ramifies... Read More
It is Still Possible to be Upwardly Mobile in America!
Yes, it's still possible to be upwardly mobile in America: it's called a career in sales.Sales jobs come in all shapes and sizes. From the lowest telemarketer to the global strategic accounts managers, sales is what makes a company successful.Today, the need to find sustaining careers is a hot topic... Read More
Sample Cover Letters ... The Hidden Pitfalls
You can benefit from sample cover letters as they can help you learn about the constructs of a high quality cover letter.However, there are some dangers in doing this ...If you have been sending out tons of resumes and cover letters and are not getting interviews you are probably wondering... Read More
Success at Work: Techniques: Computer Literacy
It's hard to believe that there are people in today's workforce who don't know how to use a computer. In today's society, being computer illiterate is equivalent to being functionally illiterate. Obviously no one reading this article is computer illiterate, but maybe you know someone who thinks they can avoid... Read More
Get In The Game With a Stellar Resume
During the job hunter's market of the 1990's, employers were settling for less than qualified candidates because the candidate pool was so small. Job hunters were able to name their price and employers were meeting their demands.The job climate is much different today than it was a few years ago.... Read More
Why Should We Hire You?
This is one of those broad questions that can take you down the wrong road unless you have done some thinking about what to say ahead of time. This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think of yourself as the product. Why should the customer buy?Answers that WON'T... Read More
Ten Great Careers That Don?t Require A Four Year Degree
One of the great myths associated with the "American Dream" is that you need to have a four-year college degree to be successful. As the economy has shifted to the information age, with a greater reliance on technology and services, this belief applies less and less.The new economy relies on... Read More
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Tips For Successful Job Hunting: How To Get A Job Without A Resume
I am in my mid-thirties, and, as you can imagine,... Read More
Job Interviews: Answering Whats Your Greatest Weakness?
Many interview guides advise candidates to answer the common "What's... Read More
Finding a Career in Harmony with Your Life Path
Which of the following would you chose? Doing your lifework... Read More
Confidence Is Critical to YOUR Success....
Make EYE contact when you look at another person. Look... Read More
Applying for a Job in China
Working in ChinaWorking in China is very common now. Either... Read More
Update Your Resume Today
A friend was just promoted to a position of vice-president... Read More
Four Job Interview Mistakes That Can Torpedo Your Chances of Success
What are the worst mistakes job hunters make? It turns... Read More
How Well Do You Manage Your Boss?
Are you in this situation? You and your boss just... Read More
Telephone Job Interview Preparation Tips
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW BACKGROUNDTelephone interviews are quite common in today's job... Read More
Risk-taking - Get Your Feet Wet!
We often use the phrase, "Get Your Feet Wet" when... 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
Resume Tips To Take You From SAHM to WAHM
When looking for a telecommuting position, it is very important... Read More
The 10 Biggest Career Change Mistakes - And How to Avoid Them
Career change is no walk in the park.If it was... Read More
No Experience? No Problem!
Are you a new graduate with little or no work... Read More
Corporate World: Jungle Or Paradise?
The road to the top is not easy, it is... Read More
Turning the Table: Questions for Your Interviewer
(DES MOINES, Iowa ? January 26, 2005) The fateful final... Read More
Little Mistakes That Keep You Unemployed
If your job search is dragging on and on, you... Read More
A Career in Image Consulting
You might have seen them while watching TV shows such... Read More
Free Resume Template: The ONLY One Youll Ever Need
WARNING: This article is likely to make you mad.In fact,... Read More
Job Search - 6 Tips to Boost Your Campaign
Does your job search feel like a big weight on... Read More
Alert! An Over-50 Jobseeker Has Just Entered the Building
Interviewing Tips for the Older Job-seeking PopulationA red alert is... Read More
Resumes and First impressions
Hunting for a position in a new career field? Trying... Read More
Factual Employment Screening Part 2
An Employment Screening OutlinePolicy DevelopmentA policy of Factual Employment Screening;... Read More
Dont Forget to Say, Thank You
One of the biggest mistake for job seeks is to... Read More
Career Change: From Suits & Sales to Boots & Rails
Peter Humleker had it made. As the general manager of... Read More
What To Do
Ever had that perfect life when everything seems perfect yet... Read More
How to Know if You Are in the Right Career
Ever wonder if you are in the right career? If... Read More
Career Strategy When Your Boss is a Bully
Q. Right after I accepted my new position, the manager... Read More
The Last Minute Interview
Your breath catches in your throat - at last, an... Read More
How To Win the Job-Hunting Game
When I got over the initial shock of being urged... Read More
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Copywriter
Ever wanted a job where you could spend all day,... Read More
Job Trap; Relationships with Co-workers
Most of us interact with our co-workers on a daily... Read More
Salary Negotiation: How To Earn More Money and Respect From Your Employer
Despite how important fair pay is to most of us,... Read More
Ive Got the Big Bad B Word on My Job!
That "B" word---B O R E D O M.How did... Read More
Tips on How to Write High Impact Letters of Recommendation
Congratulations. You've been asked to write a letter of recommendation... Read More
Identity Theft and Your Online Job Search
While identity theft is nothing new, the Web has opened... Read More
Unemployment Survival: Taking Back Control
One of the most emotionally crippling aspects of unemployment is... Read More
How To Ask For A Pay Rise!
Negotiating a pay rise is not something many people do... Read More
Planning Your Successful Career: 15 Ideas
"Doing a good job is one of the most important... Read More
Does Your Career Change Itch or Burn?
Two weeks ago, I received a newsy email from a... Read More
How to Answer The Most Difficult Interview Questions
The following 'difficult' questions are common to most tricky or... Read More
The Case For Internships
America may be the Land of Opportunity, but this is... Read More
Loving What You Do
Man is a social animal and survival is his major... Read More
Cover Letter Warning: Watch Out For the BIG BAD WORD!
Dear Job-Seeker:Just as Goldilocks was suspicious of the big bad... Read More
Unemployment Blues: Staying Afloat
The unemployment checks are running out and there is no... Read More
Rekindling Passion for Work
Passion comes in many forms. I'm focused on the version... Read More
How to Turn a Job Search into a Career Find
The only way to find a new career is to... Read More
What You Should Never Put on Your Resume
Liars Get Caught! What NOT to Put on Your Resume"Everybody... Read More
Building a Solid Network
A client who has a fine arts degree wanted to... Read More
Is A Career a Calling or Choice?
How much of our career path is destiny and how... Read More
Do I Have to Provide a Salary History?
Often you see job postings with a request such as... Read More
The Path of Least Resistance
I spend a bit of time on airplanes. So, I... Read More
Wishing and Hoping
Years after Disneyland was built, after the completion of Walt... Read More
Want to Work for Yourself? Those Dream Jobs Dont Just Happen, Theyre Created
While traveling in northern California last October, I happened... Read More
Stand Out From the Crowd with Simple Marketing Methods
Although today's job market can be very competitive, many job... Read More
Why You Should Never Complain About Former Bosses
You're at a job interview. You're doing great, answering questions... Read More
Get A New Job - Career Choices
Career change is tough but rewardingThere are a number of... Read More
Create a Network and Catapult Your Job Search
Networking is still known as a great job-search strategy, yet... Read More
Planning To Work Abroad
Working abroad can be an exciting, rewarding and horizon broadening... Read More
Counter-Offers: Do They Merit Consideration?
You are one of the fortunate few who have not... Read More
What is Mystery Shopping, and Can You Really Get Paid to Shop?
Mystery shoppers visit businesses "disguised as normal customers," and do... Read More
Free Resume Template: What Makes a Good One?
You can drown in the "free resume examples," "free resume... Read More
Dont Let Difficult People Derail Your Career
Unless you are among the luckiest people in the world,... Read More
Closing the Gap on Your Career Goals
If you still picture a steady progression up the ladder... Read More
How to Make Your Career Change Easier
Despite what your grandmother told you, life is not supposed... Read More
Get Off Your Butt and Out of the Rut
It's amazing to see so many people who are prepared... Read More
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