Some employees step away from the podium on graduation day and move into the workforce within a week, immediately shifting from one well marked path to another. Some employees keep that first job and that first employer for the next five, ten, or even thirty years, never varying the routine, never learning anything new, and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Job Seeker
As you draft and edit your resume, keep a close eye out for these five common mistakes. Any one of these oversights can hurt your chances, and all of them are easy to spot and correct. Mistake #1: Sending a Scattered, Unfocused Message If you’ve had a complex career history and you have more than… Read more »
The quality and reliability of your professional references can make or break your ability to win over potential employers and land the job you need. Before you decide to send a name and accompanying contact information along to your potential employers, ask yourself these questions. If you can answer yes to at least a few… Read more »
As employers sift through resumes searching for the right candidate matches, they use a simple—and evolving—set of tools to do this. Resumes are helpful, and so are cover letters. Interviews provide a great opportunity to see a candidate in person and get a sense of his or her personality. And as technology shifts and changes,… Read more »
Five minutes after an interview ends, most candidates start to feel the first twitches of impatience and urgency. At this point, employers have almost all of the information they need in order to make a decision, and that decision—positive or negative– can help the candidate move forward and start planning her next moves. So the… Read more »
If you aren’t scheduling regular informational interviews, you may not be making the best possible use of every resource during your job search. And if you haven’t scheduled any of these meetings yet, now is a perfect time to start. Informational interviews are short, scripted meetings that you’ll hold with anyone in your industry who… Read more »
You know that your target position is perfect for you, and vice versa. You have all (or most) of the qualifications and credentials listed in the post, and this organizational culture seems like a perfect match for your personality. But how can you prove to your potential employers that this relationship is guaranteed win for… Read more »
You worked hard, you did everything right, you researched the company, you drafted and edited the perfect resume, you practiced and polished your interview techniques, and in the end you were rewarded with…nothing. You didn’t get the job. Despite your best effort and preparation, you were turned away in favor of another candidate, and you’d… Read more »
At some point during your job interview, you’re likely to hear any of the following questions: “Have you done this kind of work before?” “Can you tell me about your experience in this industry?” “I noticed you have a position listed in your resume that doesn’t exactly align with what we do here. Can you… Read more »
You’ve found a post for a job you’d like to pursue…and this time, you’re serious. You know this position is meant for you, and you can feel your heart speed up a bit as you read through each detail of the job description. You have at least half of the qualifications you need (if not… Read more »