Did you know that 40% of job seekers find their next position through networking? Oh, you didn’t know that? Are you still spending most of your time answering ads on the internet? Then you are wasting 40% your time.
Who is in your network? How do you expand it? And how to you actually network to […]
When you prepare for an interview it is important to sound natural and not rehearsed. Canned answers to the easy questions are not okay. Hiring managers have heard it all. You have to talk about your accomplishments and learning experiences – whether in response to an easy question or a difficult one.
Here are some typical […]
Interviewing today is not like it used to be If you have been in your position for quite a few years and have not been on any interviews lately, here are some tips that will ensure your success. Spend some time the day before your interview on these five strategies.
Do Your Homework – Never walk […]
Here is some great advice from a fellow Career Coach I work with:
Time and attendance – Give yourself plenty of time in the morning to take into account trains running late, inclement weather, or other unforeseen interruptions to your daily commute. Show up 15 minutes early. Put in a full day at work.
First Impressions count […]
There are benefits and issues working with search firms. First of all, they are not here for your convenience. Their job is to find candidates for their clients. Their job is to get you an interview. Your job is to get the job!
There are two kinds of search firms – contingency and retained. Contingency means […]
Ahhh the interview! So much content around this topic it almost hurts our […]
Posted by Stephen Clarke
Ahhh the interview! So much content around this topic it almost hurts […]
1. Recruiters spend every day, day in and day out, finding the specialized candidates you need. They don’t just talk to ad responses. They attend professional conferences and seminars talking to passive candidates and turning them into active candidates. They have in-house databases of thousands of candidates that do what you are looking for whom […]
I think this is a great article on how to wrap up an interview:
At the end of an interview, you have the opportunity to pose your carefully prepared questions to the hiring manager. Since you’re under enough pressure already, here’s a […]
We have another definition: gearing up for your next job or internship search with the same kind of resume you may have created three years ago.
Today’s job market is […]
