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David Dodd 1:48 a.m., May 18
Resumes and Job Hunting
Scammers Target Job Seekers
Don’t be a victim. You’re already jobless and you don’t need any more stress in your life.
A Blooper Reel of Résumé and Interview Blunders
Here are some résumé, application, and interview blunders which employers have shared with me. They would be amusing if they weren’t so tragic, and so avoidable: We received a résumé written in long-hand on three-ring ...
They Want to Hire Veterans
What makes these job fairs unique is that they specifically target America’s service members and veterans.
Old Dog? New Tricks
For the last eight months, Jan Browning, 54 of San Diego, searched the Internet, networked diligently, and used all the social networking tools available to find a job. After 347 applications and 45 interviews she ...
Hail to the Chief Storyteller
Your Résumé Should be a Story, Not a List
Kim Mohiuddin, of Movin’ On Up Resumes, says it’s your storytelling that could land you the job. I see that you call yourself Chief Career Storyteller of your company. What does that mean? I help ...
Interview Your Interviewer: Eight Questions You Should Ask
Job interviews — as most people have witnessed — can be harrowing experiences. No matter how bright or successful you appear to be on a resume, you are vulnerable when you are confronted with a ...
Be Your Toughest Critic
The Importance of Honest Self-Assessment of Job Interviews
How did your last job interview go? Did you receive a job offer? No? Could it be something that happened in the job interview process? Sometimes we need to think through the job interview and ...
A Job is Your Destination But Do you Know How to Get There?
If we know where we are going, we are more likely to get there. A job search is the same. If one has a written goal, a direction, the possibility of achieving that goal is ...
Welcome to the New Age of the Job Search
In these tough economic times, one needs to expand the thinking; one needs to become flexible to changes in the ways in which a job search is conducted, and to open one’s mind to new ...
It’s Time to Rewrite Your Interview Script
The latest buzz on the street is that the job market is about to open up. Businesses seem more optimistic about potential growth than at any point during the past four years, and the San ...
Spend Time on Facebook — and Earn a Paycheck
Do you spend half of your day job hunting and the other half posting on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites? Do you feel guilty every time you post a photo of your dog ...
Stay on Target!
Focus Your Search And Increase Your Chances.
We are in the “Information Age,” and Wow!! that has helped the job search candidate, such as you. It is much easier these days to compile research information on industries, companies and decision makers than ...
Confidence Is Contagious.
So is lack of confidence
You have been answering job openings on the internet job boards for several weeks or months. So has everyone else. You have answered dozens of openings, and have had very little, if any, communication from ...
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Job
Is the holiday season, Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, a bad time to do a job search? A common misconception holds that the holiday season is a time for the job search candidate to take ...
