Archive for the ‘Job News’ Category
Resume Formats – Not All Are Equal Opportunity
A resume is a powerful sales document – meant to sell your qualifications as a job applicant, with an end goal of obtaining an interview. This condensed written record of your past has the power to make or break the success of your job search. But it could be the most daunting document you will [...]
What Can You Do Before the Interview to Impress the Interviewer?
Let’s say, 2 things come out of the top of my mind is one, be dressed in a very elegant yet sober way. For men, it’s fairly straightforward. You know suits, preferably a white shirt. A white shirt instills security is a kind of gives the feeling of not just cleanliness but transparency or I [...]
Follow Up Letters After a Rejection
The expression, “When you fall off a horse, you’ve got to get back in the saddle” applies to finding a job as well. Most of us know how hard it is to go through the interview process, get your hopes up about landing a dream job, only to be crushed by a rejection letter saying [...]
Sample Interview Questions and Answers – How to Prepare For These Tough Questions
It’s no secret that it’s a buyer’s market out there right now for employers. They’ve got more applications than they know what to do with. You may be competing with dozens of applicants for every job opening. If you are lucky enough to be granted an interview, you better be prepared to answer some tough [...]
Stay at Home Moms Returning to Work
Due to the economy a lot of stay at home moms are finding themselves having to go back into the workforce sooner than they planned. This may be a stressful time trying to discover work after years of not working. Career coaches are seeing many women these days who thought they would have a few [...]
7 Cover Letter Mistakes You Make When Applying Via E-Mail
How many times have you replied to a job ad via e-mail by shooting them a copy of your resume and cover letter? I’m going to venture a guess and say at least 20 (but more likely hundreds of times) if you’ve been searching for any significant length of time. Here are some of the [...]
How to Avoid Internet Job Fraud
With unemployment at the highest rate since the early 1980′s record numbers of people are desperately searching for work. The Internet is the medium most job seekers turn to today as do con artists who use the Internet for fraud by preying on the unsuspecting. In today’s economy, employment scam has become one of the [...]
4 Rules to an Amazing a Cover Letter
There are four simple rules that you must follow when writing your next cover letter. If you hit all four points, you are sure to land more quality interviews! Rule Number One – Be personal! You need to research the company and the hiring manager. Go to the library or hit the internet and find [...]
Job Interview Tips – 7 Tips to Creating a WOW Impression at the Interview
“Something in the way she moves…” goes the song by James Taylor. It’s great advice when thinking about how to WOW the interviewer. Did you know that over 90% of the initial impression you create in the interview is non-verbal? And, that most of that is body language? It’s true. How you present yourself is [...]
Can a Recruiter Help You Find a Job Today? Odds Are, No!
Today’s beleaguered job seekers, quite understandably, are exploring virtually every avenue to gaining any kind of advantage over the competition, i.e., other job seekers. They attend job/career fairs, visit the Internet job boards, etc. And, of course, they also consider “headhunters” (recruiters) as a possible source of assistance in finding a new job or career. [...]


