Five Things A Billionaire Taught Me About Job Hunting
Life is good if you are Reid Hoffman. The self-made billionaire was a part of the founding team at PayPal. He took his winnings from that expedition and went on to found LinkedIn. Hoffman knows what success is.
I’d like to tell you that I’ve been chumming around with him; that in his jet somewhere …
How To Increase Your Visibility & Networking Quietly
You’re not ready to go public with your job search, but you want to cultivate higher visibility in your industry and grow your connections to key decision-makers.
Before you go pasting on nametags three times a week, take a couple of lesson in stealth networking. Then consider how your career moves will look to your …
How To Really Impress During A Job Interview
Next to a root canal appointment, few things in life are as nerve inducing as the job interview. In this day and age, the face-to-face interview is typically the first time a prospective employee will speak to an actual person. This “actual” person literally has your career in the palm of their hand. They will …
Volunteering Your Way To A Job
It’s no secret the job market is tough. But whether you’ve been unemployed for two months or two years, you can still gain new skills, fill gaps in your resume and network, all the while giving back to your community through volunteering.
Long gone are the days when volunteering meant working in a soup kitchen …
7 Questions To Ask The Hiring Manager
On the next interview you go on, I recommend that you take some control.
Don’t let the hiring manager ask all the questions; ask your own!
A good hiring manager will welcome your curiosity.
Here are some examples of useful questions to ask the interviewer:
1) Would you please describe purpose/mission statement & set of …
Holiday Parties: Make An Impression To Help Your Career
Holiday parties may seem like a time to kick back and enjoy – and yet they also may be the best opportunities all winter to grow your network and add a little warmth to those who have helped you out, or may do so in the year ahead.
After all there are plenty of holiday …
Top 10 Jobs That Give Back Year Round
With the holiday season upon us, now is a time that many Americans feel inspired to help others in their community who are in need. According to Volunteering in America, about 27% of Americans volunteer at some point during the year.
However, if you’re looking to give back more than once a year and are …
Turn Your Seasonal Gig Into A Full-Time Position
So you’ve landed a temporary seasonal job. But you’d like to stick around even after the holidays are over. While full-time positions may be few and far between when the holiday rush is over, you already have your foot in the door as a seasonal worker, so you’re one step ahead of the pack.
What …
New Grads – Want A Job? Learn How To Work First
Had lunch with a frustrated exec this week I’ve known for years. He has hired new college grads for years, has seen the process through the past three decades and is concerned that today’s grads don’t know how to work.
I frowned at such a broad blanket statement and he agreed that it’s not true …
How To Focus On Jobs You Want; Forget “I’ll Take Anthing!”
The next time an unemployed friend tells you “I’m looking for anything” or “I’m open to any job,” you have my permission to pull out one of those game-day big fan hands and gently slap them.
Otherwise, please find another way to make it clear that just like a quarterback, they’re not going to send …