Posts Tagged ‘get a job’
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May 28th, 2013 WHAT IS YOUR JOB SEARCH ROI? Businesspeople are very familiar with the term ROI. The acronym stands for return on investment. Although executives regularly calculate the ROI of a project or initiative, they don’t usually apply this concept to themselves and their job search. |
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March 27th, 2013 5 WAYS YOU ARE HURTING YOUR CAREER If you are stuck in your career, you may be tempted to blame everyone else but yourself. After all, the economy still isn’t great, and many companies are reluctant to hire or promote existing staff. But in spite of the truthfulness of these statements, it still may be worth your while to look within. There may be things that you are doing that are holding you back. The bad economy may not be the only reason. |
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March 1st, 2013 5 Ways to Use Social Media to Find a Conventional Job Job searching can be a difficult and frustrating experience. With today’s plethora of job search options, it can be difficult to even know where to start, let alone how to make yourself stand out against dozens of other job applicants. One of the things you can do to set yourself above the rest is to use social media in your job search. |
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February 22nd, 2013 3 WAYS TO GET EMPLOYERS TO “LIKE” YOU The word like has taken on a new meaning with the advent of Facebook. Virtually every site you visit on the Internet gives you the option of liking the page or liking the article. But when it comes to a job interview, likeability takes on much more significance. There is little to no risk involved with liking a webpage, but if employers like you, you are likely to land the job. Conversely, if they don’t like you, you may not get the job even if you are highly qualified. |
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January 11th, 2013 NEW YEAR, NEW CAREER? CUT THE EXCUSES A new year denotes a new beginning. You may have thought of starting a new career with a new company. But maybe you have fallen into the trap of making excuses for not doing it. |
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December 28th, 2012 WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB? One interview question that you should prepare for is, “Why do you want this job?” Now it may be that you want the job because you need a job (you’re unemployed) or you badly want to get out of the job you are in (you’re unhappily employed). But of course neither of these reasons will be compelling to a potential employer. You need to come up with a reason that not only works for you, but also for the employer. |
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December 14th, 2012 JOB SEARCH SUCCESS! Everyone loves a success story. This is one that is full of lessons for those who are currently job searching. |
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October 19th, 2012 WHERE ARE YOU ON THE CAREER LADDER? Many people aspire to climb the career ladder, but how do you know when you have stalled out? And what about those times when you are boosted a couple rungs higher than you are ready to go, setting you up for an inevitable fall? |
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October 1st, 2012 HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT JOB SEARCH? Conducting a job search has changed with the advent of social media, web-based interviewing, and a slow economy. Some job seekers are still operating on the old rules and have not updated their job seeking skills to match the new reality. |
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September 21st, 2012 WHY DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR CURRENT JOB? One interview question that you are almost certain to be asked if you are applying for jobs when you currently have a job is, “Why do you want to leave your job?” |
