Closing The Great Divide Between Hiring Managers – Job Seekers
With more than 14 million Americans looking for work, hiring managers at top U.S. companies claim they are unable to find qualified job candidates. Even more striking is that there are more than three million open positions in the marketplace today.
How is that possible?As a member of the Career Advisory Board, presented by …
Ramit Sethi’s Guide to Getting Your Dream Job in This Economy
Ramit Sethi is a friend of mine who is known for his blog, I Will Teach You to Be Rich. Unlike most personal finance experts, Ramit tests all of his theories and has real results to show for them. One of the big projects that he’s been working on lately is helping people find their …
Real Salaries of 2011: What to Expect in 2012
Considering a new career? Before you jump into a new industry or profession, read this. From personal chefs to commercial pilots, corrections officers and celebrity realtors, here’s what they actually made last year.
Personal chefs to plastic surgeonsAllison, a PA-based personal chef, $55,000
Angela, Social Media Manager, $42,000
AnneMarie, Newspaper Reporter, $26,000
Cindy, Elementary …
8 LinkedIn Secrets That Are Staring You in the Face
LinkedIn is one of those networks that has so much going on that, unless you can devote several hours a week to its use, you’re not really using it to its fullest extent. As a job seeker, here are eight secrets you can use to help find your next job (or the one after that) …
Five Personal Branding Tools Every Job Candidate Needs
If you want to be taken seriously as a job candidate, and stand out as someone who really knows what they’re doing, and that you’re plugged in, you need to have a few personal branding tools.
They’re all easy to get, they’re all inexpensive, if not downright free (except #4; you’re kind of stuck there). …
The Day The Spotlight Is On You
Many of us grew up in more or less protected environments, surrounded by the love and company of family and neighbors who knew us well. We effortlessly built up a network of friends and schoolmates as we progressed through the educational ranks until the time came to join the workforce. In this scenario, and especially …
Expand Your Brand Like Michael Jackson
Have you seen Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie? What an inside view into the artist that Michael Jackson truly was on, and off, stage. Before I saw this movie, again recently on TV, I was blind to the deep talent Jackson held.
Group to solo artistIn ’77, after 14 years and 14 albums …
Job Seekers: Enhance Your Brand by Showing Your Skills
The job search isn’t what it used to be. That’s for sure.
In fact, with hundreds of applicants for every job opening, the tactics that yield job offers have changed dramatically.
In part because of the volume and in part because of the competition, job seekers that stand out – job seekers whose personal brands …
Three Advanced Personal Branding Techniques
Most of you reading this are beyond the “start a blog, get on Twitter” advice for personal branding. Way beyond it. Hell, if you found this site, you’re already on Twitter, you rock out Facebook, and you know how your Klout score is trending. but still have to look at your license plate to remember …
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 …