Old Hiring Foxes vs. The Hedgehogs You are about to compete for the best people again. The recovery is happening. Labor statistics indicate over 280,000 new jobs were created in the U.S. last May. Is your company's hiring process a competitive weapon-or a ball and chain? If you're not sure, columnist and nationally-recognized speaker, Lisa Nirell, offers five places to look.
One Step at a Time in the Job Search What is the first step to take in a job search? Let's start with "Who Am I?" If the job seeker can answer that question easily, then the rest of what to do, comes easily. It is often the hardest...
Online Business: The Underground Railroad for Corporate Escapees Millions of people everyday spend eight hours or more in a small padded cubicle. The curious thing about it is they choose to do that. They willingly sacrifice a quality of life because they believe it is the only way to support their families. That may have been true 10 years ago but it isn't any longer.
Online Resume Formats There are several types of online resume formats that can be used when contacting potential employers. When you search for job openings online, some companies will have on their websites which online resume format is acceptable.
Online Resume Tips and Secrets With the explosive growth of the internet, opportunities to post information online are abounding. Marketing yourself via the internet to potentional employers can be advantageous as long as you take the necessary precautions to protect your identity.
Only Good Guys Look For Jobs? According to the résumés that are distributed to large corporations and small businesses, only good guys look for jobs. This seems to be especially true in the Information Technology field. You will never see a résumé that shows that a project was cancelled, or that the programmer was removed from a project due to his inability to meet the needs of the company or a client. Instead, the résumé's all show that only the best of the best are looking for work.
Out Recruit The Competition I have almost a 100% acceptance rate from candidates. Often times it isn't the best money or the best opportunity they had been offered. It was the high quality interviewing process.
Outsmart Other Job Seekers by Showing These 5 Key Strengths Want to actually get more job offers? Find out the 5 key attributes that will put you ahead of the competition. I give you examples of what to say and how to act to for each of the 5 areas.
Over 50 and Over the Hill? How to Save the Displaced Older Executive More and more executives are faced with longer and longer job hunts. And more than a few are driven out of the job market completely. Over 50 and out of work? Here are some suggestions for shortening your job hunt.
Overcoming Inertia in Job Change It can be especially difficult to be optimistic if you are feeling a little hurt or bruised following redundancy, but even when you know you need the change it can be difficult to get going.
