How to Get Over a Job Search Slump
If you think of your job search like a sport, then it is natural to expect peaks and valleys in your own performance. Still, there is nothing more draining, humbling and dispiriting than consistent rejection and non-responsiveness during a job search.
I’ve learned that when interviewing, challenges or problems will always arise and there are …
3 Top Tricks of Successful Job Seekers
In a decade of recruiting for countless sales and marketing jobs spanning numerous industries and locations, there is a reliable stable of tricks I’ve seen job seekers use to put themselves ahead of the crowd in any interviewing situation.
Below are the top 3 tactics to take your interviewing to the next level, bringing you …
How to Sell Yourself on an Interview
Many candidates get into trouble when they attempt to “sell” themselves in an interview. Often, they end up coming across as overly eager and desperate, thus turning the hiring manager off to the prospect of recruiting them.
In order to prevent this from happening and truly make a great impression, it’s important to touch upon …
15 Qualities for Becoming the Ideal Job Seeker
Are you the perfect job applicant? When recruiting, there are certain traits employers look for in the ideal job seeker. While we are not born with every desired trait, it is imperative we gain these attributes as we continue in our career and subsequently during our next job search.
You should remember that no job …
Becoming Influential and Compelling at Work
Becoming influential and compelling at work doesn’t so much have to deal with one’s looks. For instance, when a Steve Balmer or Jack Welch enter a room (neither known for being particularly handsome), their aura quickly makes them the most attractive people in the space.
Once they speak, people realize that it’s not the nice …
How to Get Rich After College Graduation
When I graduated college I was interning for $12 an hour making cold-calls to financial firms. For me, the thought of being able to afford certain luxuries almost seemed out of the cards.
Everyone feels that way after getting their degree. It’s a very big hill to climb, but take it one step at a …
How to Win Friends in Corporate America
Corporate America, especially in a down economy is a very difficult place to get ahead. In some corporate cultures, people are out to get each other as much as they are out to win business from prospective clients.
Politically speaking, you have to be highly savvy to get ahead. By savvy, I am referring to …
6 Reasons Employers Will Pay You More
When employers come to us, they all have broad requirements as to the traits they are seeking in the sales or marketing rep whom they are looking to hire.
Some have overly stringent background requirements. Others may just want someone who is intelligent, ambitious and fits in well with the company culture. Regardless, in an …
Are You Going to Accept the Wrong Job Offer?
Good decisions are the foundation of a successful career. One of the most important career decisions you will make (or are currently making) is what company to accept a job offer from.
When you work for a top-rate company, you enjoy the following benefits:
A happier career. A higher class of co-worker. More money. More…The Optimistic vs Pessimistic Job Applicant
There are two ways to look at life, one’s job search and the inevitable interviewing rejection each job seeker incurs. The first is to imagine the worst and be prone to depression when we encounter each roadblock. The second is to look at interviewing rejection as a temporary setback and to leverage that disappointment into …