Rating Your Job Search Networking Referrals
Several of my recent posts have discussed networking. The most recent one, Better Questions Equal Better Networking Results, noted that one of the most effective questions you can ask in networking is “Would you be willing to make a personal introduction?” While this is an important question that CAN produce many great referrals for you, …
The Secret of an Excellent Interview
Be brief. Now that the secret is revealed, I will support my tenet with a few facts. Actually, you can do what I did: I watched some television with a stopwatch to see how long an answer people provide for a question. As samples, I used, among others, Presidents Obama and Clinton because I consider …
4 Things Employers Look for When They Google You
Want to know what 80 percent of employers do before they invite you for an interview?
They Google you.
If this surprises you, then this article is exactly what you need to read. In today’s workforce, employers value transparency when recruiting and hiring candidates, so you need to make sure your online presence is clean …
The Difference Between a CV and a Resume
Have you ever wondered the difference between a CV and a resume or when to use which one? They both serve the same purpose which is to get you a job. However, it is good to know which one to use in which part of the world to ease your job search process.
CV stands …
Employee Referrals – Your Ticket to Your Next Job
Did you know that employee referrals have become the most valued tool in hiring?
I just returned from speaking at the Career Thought Leaders Conference in Baltimore. The theme of the conference was “Framing the Future.” A common theme throughout many of the presentations was that employee referrals are golden.
I wrote extensively about the …
Make an Employer Want to Hire You
People hire and promote those whom they like. Regardless of talent, to get anywhere in your career, it’s imperative to make an employer want to give you the job. The clearest paths to this include talking in terms of their interests, making them feel important, and obtaining the ability to see things from the recruiters …
Better Questions Equal Better Networking Results
Because networking is the #1 way people find new jobs and advance their careers, in my last post I offered Five Ways to Improve Your Career Networking Results. One of the strategies I mentioned was to insure that the other person speaks more than you as this tends to build rapport faster and insure you …
Video Interviewing for the Unemployed
Today’s fast-developing video technology does not skip over the unemployed. In fact, it just adds another challenge for them. More and more companies are trying to save on the expenses of recruiting by using video interviews for screening and selection purposes. Clearly, this represents another burden for candidates because it’s one more step to master …
5 Job Search Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Most of us have probably experienced a point in our job search when it seems like it’s going nowhere.
Regardless of the time and effort you’ve invested in your search, you still feel like nothing has paid off. Especially if your search is taking longer than you anticipated, you’re probably wondering where you went wrong.…
Don’t Just Go Through Life’s Transitions-Grow from Them
“The best way out is always through.” –Robert Frost
An amazing number of people have gone through major life changes this past year. Just a few examples: Over 21 million students will enter college in 2014, over 2 million people will marry in 2014, millions of people moved and 288,000 people started new jobs in …