Google Me on the Web: Easy Online Identity Management
Did you know that 85% of hiring manager’s Google you before, or after, an interview? Or that up to 84% of companies use social media to source their new talent and 95% of them use Linked In? How are you managing your online reputation? Let’s hope it’s better than Rep. Weiner. who returns 6.7MM results …
Job Search Etiquette: 5 Mistakes To Avoid
With 84% of employed professionals active seeking a different career opportunity and nearly 14 Million Americans unemployed, there is an abundance of job seekers in today’s market. In a market more competitive than The Great Depression, savvy job seekers need to have their manners as polished as their shoes.
Polish your impressionTo help polish …
4 Ways To Successfully Negotiate A Job Offer
It’s taken months and months just to land an interview and now the call you’ve been waiting for has finally happened, they offered you the job. Just when you thought the process was over, the hard part begins. Do you take the offer or negotiate? According to The EDGE Report, 61% of today’s employers are …
The Difference Between Job Seekers And Successful Job Seekers
Picture it. Sicily, 1942. If you’ve ever seen “The Golden Girls” a flashback of Estelle Getty as Sophia telling her famous stories likely just ran through your head. She was a great storyteller as are many of my six aunts. Just last week, while mourning the loss of my dear Uncle Joe, my Aunt Joan …
What It Takes To Ace Today’s Popular Video Interviews
What’s free, has 663 Million users, has an app for every smart phone from the iPhone to Droid and Blackberry and can be used on either a Mac or PC?
If you said skype you’re in tune with the video technology, launched in 2003, that has become a popular choice for many of today’s hiring …
Creative Cover Letters: Personality, Pitch And Professionalism
What’s the difference between a creative cover letter and a creative cover letter that works? Kryptonite, you know the stuff; Superman’s glowing green crystals that weakened him.
Kryptonite cover lettersOne candidate chose to get uber creative and sent his resume inside a tube wrapped with a paper that showed the Superman logo. While his …
5 Personal Branding Tips To Boost Your Job Search
Do you know that what you have, or don’t have, in your pocket can affect the outcome of your job search?
Experience. Education. Skills. We all know that these factors matter when you’re on the hunt for a new job, but how can the contents of your pocket make a difference? These 5 Personal Branding …
To Hell With Dell: Inside Apple’s Sexy, Booming Brand
A few months ago I noticed something change in my relationship. We’d been together for nearly three years and then slowly there were new feelings developing. I did my best to stay true and loyal but, I have to admit, the other one had such sex appeal. I got more and more excited every time …
How Your Bad Habits Affect Your Job Search
Puff the not-so-magic dragon. Today’s health care costs have employers cracking down on everything from smoking to drinking, weight loss and more. Is it legal for an employer to stick their nose in your off-work play? Can this really affect your job search? 5% of employees represent 50% of health care costs which is why …
How The $#*! You Say Affects Your Brand
It’s my turn to host girl’s night and my dining room and kitchen are buzzing with the sounds of my girlfriends’ laughter as we begin to open a bottle of red wine. “Is that a vase of money on your desk?” asks Victoria. “Yes, my name’s Adriana and I’m addicted to dollar slot machines. (We …