Old Hiring Foxes vs. The Hedgehogs
You are about to compete for the best people again. The recovery is happening. Labor statistics indicate over 280,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. last May. Is your company's hiring process a competitive weapon-or a ball and chain? If you're not sure, here are some places to look:1.... Read More
The Night Worker
In the process of musing about our perennially awake world for my Social Psych blog, I started to think about our present work world and how its operations have changed the lives of millions of workers.I manage a 24/7 emergency crew (mental health). We handle callers from early evening until... Read More
Nuts and Bolts of Effective Cover Letters
As a job seeker, you shouldn't overlook the importance of a cover letter. If written strategically, a cover letter increases your chances for consideration, and provides an opportunity to highlight your individuality.A cover letter is much more than just a letter stating, "I read the job announcement in Sunday's classified,... Read More
Finding Employees For Insurance Industry Jobs
Finding the right employee for any job opening can be a challenge to say the least, and this is no truer than in the insurance industry. With considerations ranging from experience and education to their personal skills, the decisions faced by recruiters and employers can be of critical importance.When hiring... Read More
Wake Up and Learn Something New
The US Government has just released last month's job creation figures. It was the lowest number in two years. This is a revealing and disturbing snapshot of what is actually happening in the real economy, not the one artificially created for the headlines. Our US GNP or Gross National Product,... Read More
Get Inspired About Your Career
Get Inspired about Your CareerDo you linger in bed long after your alarm goes off on work mornings? Do you dread Sunday nights because they lead to Monday mornings? Do you watch the clock and wonder if the day will ever end? Do you look outside your workplace and ask,... Read More
Five Biggest Resume Mistakes You Can Fix Yourself
A career consultant can diagnose and overhaul a troubled resume. But you can check off the basics yourself.Mistake #1. "The mystery applicant." No contact information.Fix: List a daytime phone number and email address, right at the top of the page. Create a professional-sounding message for your answering device.Mistake #2. "The... Read More
Petite Modeling: is There a Career for You?
PEtite modeling is a tough industry to break into. Especially since most modeling agencies won't represent models unless they're 5 feet and 9 inches tall or taller. Have you had people tell you're cute? Do you hear all the time "you should be a model"? But you just don't qualify... Read More
Dont Let Difficult People Derail Your Career
Unless you are among the luckiest people in the world, or you are totally free of all relationships in the real world, you have to cope with difficult people in the course of your work.Difficult people are everywhere. Some are habitually late for work. Customers are often rude. Co-workers can... Read More
Career Change - Is Your Career A Good Fit Or Is It Causing Pain?
Do you leap out of bed in the morning looking forward to the day ahead?Do you love your job and find that your working day goes past in the blink of an eye?Are you a solicitor, secretary, scientist or social worker because your parents or your careers teacher thought it... Read More
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Dynamic Interviewing Practices
The pre-hiring process can be a challenge. If you're reading... 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
Conduct An Informational Interview
Informational interviews are designed to get as much information as... Read More
10 Things to Do to Get the Job
10. Understand all of the opportunities available to you. Don't... Read More
Reinventing Yourself for Multiple Careers
In many countries around the globe, people are born into... Read More
3 Secrets to Landing a Home-Based Position
Landing a telecommute position isn't easy. Finding them in the... Read More
Top 10 Tips for Career Advancement
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The Myths of Career Change
Chances are you already have many ideas about what it... Read More
What Did You Say?
My table-mates introduced themselves as the reciprocal protocol began. We... Read More
Are You Winning the Talent Wars?
How many times have you heard or read, "Our employees... Read More
The Perfect Fit: Women & Franchising
An interesting combination of factors at this time in history... Read More
Resume 101
Whether you've been downsized, are looking for a career change... Read More
Rekindling Passion for Work
Passion comes in many forms. I'm focused on the version... 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
Job Dissatisfaction
Job dissatisfaction is a driving force behind individuals seeking employment... Read More
Job Security Is Dead! Are You?
Job security is an out dated concept. The idea is... Read More
Students Discover Your Niche By Using Career Assessment
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Managing The Boss Is Essential To Career Success
Your boss is the gatekeeper of your career. Unless you... Read More
Managing Emotions During Career Change and Job Search, Part Two
Half the battle in successfully managing your emotions during a... Read More
Technology in the Workplace - Boon or Curse?
Like all new innovations, technology in the work environment can... Read More
How To Become a Mortgage Broker
The mortgage industry accounted for $1,815,949,279,000 in loan transactions in... Read More
Turning Their Loss Into Your Job Gain
It isn't the end of the world, even if it... Read More
The Hidden Agenda of Interviews
It's Not What They Ask - The Hidden Agenda of... Read More
Employees, Get Used to Working under Surveillance
Let's face it. Monitoring employees' e-mail, tracking their Internet use,... Read More
Talented People
I was asked last week for an article about employment,... 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
Writing Resumes That Attract Your Perfect Job
Let me introduce you to Ben. He made it happenBen... Read More
Job Lead Websites To Use in Your Telecommuting Search
Let me ask you a question: are you tired of... Read More
Why Employers Want an Employee with a Degree
You wake up in the morning, head to work, and... Read More
An Alternative to Hiring Employees
Current trends in business are conspiring to create a revolution... Read More
Career Planning for Gifted Adults
"James is so restless and energetic. I wonder if he's... Read More
Behaviour To Climb The Stepping Stones To Career Success
The heading of this article could just as well have... Read More
Students Searching for a Job
Searching for a job has become easier than ever for... Read More
Petite Modeling: is There a Career for You?
PEtite modeling is a tough industry to break into. Especially... Read More
Job Layoff: Confronting Why Me?
Perhaps you saw it coming. The fall in company stock... Read More
Great Salary Negotiation Tips
11 Commandments For Smart Negotiating1 - BE PREPARED. The... Read More
Useless Resume Objectives
What's wrong with an objective on a resume? The problem... Read More
Working with Recruiters: 5 Critical Words for Candidates
As professional recruiters working both retained and contingency search assignments,... Read More
Look in the Mirror
Take a moment to step outside yourself. Now, be honest... Read More
Creating Your Own Luck
Losing my job in the last recession of... Read More
Why Become A Truck Driver?
There are a great number of good reasons for someone... Read More
Career Change: A Glittering Invitation To The Emotional Stalkers
As much as you are yearning for career-change, and as... Read More
How to Change Careers and Still Pay the Bills - 5 Key Steps
Studies show that more than 50% of people are unhappy... Read More
Job Interviews & the Magic of Music
Can music help you with your next job interview? It... Read More
Reinventing Yourself for Multiple Careers
In many countries around the globe, people are born into... Read More
Playing from the Blue Tees: Women in the Federal Government
Throughout the past decade, workplace diversity issues have allowed organizations... Read More
Avoid Your CV Always Ending Up in the Bin
Cover Letters must grab the reader's interest so that they... Read More
Do More than Expected to Get Ahead
One of the best things you can do to increase... Read More
Job Interviews: How to Answer the How Do You Handle Stressful Situations? Question
When answering the "How do you handle stressful situations?" question... Read More
Success at Work: Techniques: Computer Literacy
It's hard to believe that there are people in today's... Read More
10 Keys to Getting Paid What You?re Worth!
Asking for money is so taboo in our culture that... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Containing Anxiety
It hangs from the ceiling above your bed while you... Read More
Ten Tips to a Powerful Resume
A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts... Read More
Corporate World: Jungle Or Paradise?
The road to the top is not easy, it is... Read More
Travel Light to Work
As a frequent traveler, my goal for each trip is... Read More
20 Powerful Tips For Advancing Your Career
You don't want to stay in your current position forever...... Read More
Marketing You and Your Career
Imagine if a business invested years into the research, design,... Read More
The Myths of Career Change
Chances are you already have many ideas about what it... Read More
Youre Fired Isnt The Finale
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, March 2004 had... Read More
Image and Style Count
When I was a child, there was a pool nearby... Read More
A Peek at Nursing as a Career
We need more people to choose nursing as a career.... Read More
Ten Tips to a Job Winning Interview
These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The... Read More
Top 10 Resume Writing Tips to Get You the Interview
There are many reasons why you could be in the... Read More
21st Century Career Success
When it comes to modern career development, one thing we... Read More
Job Search Techniques: Smashing The Gray Ceiling
For decades, women have chaffed at the invisible glass ceiling... Read More
Change Your Career, Change Your Life!
Lots of times I see and talk to people who... Read More
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