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Volunteering in Retirement: 4 Great Community-Building Options for Boomers

Volunteering in Retirement: 4 Great Community-Building Options for Boomers

While many seek alternative careers after they’ve retired, volunteering, whether as a part-time venture or a full-time gig, is a popular choice among boomers. And with good reason. Having worked hard to support yourself and your family throughout your career, you finally have the time to lend a helping hand to others, giving you a [...]

Job Searches – What Today’s Employers Are Looking For

Most companies boast that they hire the best people. So, how does it happen that you often come across less than stellar colleagues and wonder how on Earth they got hired? Well, scientific research proved that interviews predict only about 30% of successful job performance. This means that out of 100 people who performed well [...]

Gimmicks Are Deadly in a Job Search

There is a strong temptation in today’s highly competitive job market to go for gimmicks to make one’s resume stand out from the crowded field. The temptation is particularly strong after a number of rejections. Avoid gimmickry like the plague. There are rare occasions when a really creative tactic works, but most of them will [...]

What is Your Biggest Weakness? How to Answer in an Interview

What is your biggest weakness? is a common job interview question. It can be a tricky question to answer, but with the proper preparation, you will give a winning response. Before you learn how to answer the question, let’s look at the reasons the question is asked during a job interview, so you have a [...]

Resume Cover Letter Help – It’s Been 6 Months and Still No Job Offers

Resume Cover Letter Help – It’s Been 6 Months and Still No Job Offers

Getting hired in a tight job market isn’t easy. The best way I found to get over the tight job market was by getting some resume cover letter help. I needed it. For some reason I had been sending it out for 6 months with nothing more than just call backs and a few interviews. [...]

Interview Techniques For Teachers – What to Prepare Before an Interview

Preparing for an interview, be it for teaching or other jobs, is basically just the same. But the very important interview techniques for teachers is to know your teaching philosophy to be really prepared for an interview. Knowing this will help you better understand what you need from a school administration to boost your professional [...]

Alexandra Levit, Author, Speaker, Employment Expert

Alexandra Levit, Author, Speaker, Employment Expert

Alexandra Levit’s goal is to help people find meaningful jobs – quickly and simply – and to succeed beyond measure once they get there. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a current syndicated columnist for Metro US, Alexandra has authored several books, including the popular They Don’t Teach Corporate in College, How’d [...]

Answering the Question, “What Do You Do?”

Think about it: When you meet someone socially, one of the first five things you will probably ask them is, “So, what do you do?” or “Where do you work?” For someone who has lost his job, this question suddenly becomes difficult to answer. It’s a lot easier to say, “I’m an analyst at XYZ [...]

Job Hunting – Should You Lower Your Expectations?

Job Hunting – Should You Lower Your Expectations?

When it comes to determining whether or not you should lower your expectations when hunting for a job, there are a number of important factors that need to be taken into consideration. One of those factors is your need for a job. For instance, do you have a family to support? Do you have rent, [...]

Put a Little Social Media in Your Job Search Tool Kit

Candace has sent resume after boring resume for positions as a Human Resources Generalist with little or no response. John’s 15 years of industry experience as a project manager is netting him absolutely no interviews. After 10 years as an account manager with an IT company, Tanya is having trouble making any connections and her [...]