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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 ...

Myth Busters: Job Search Edition

I have been in the employment industry for several years, and over the years I have come to realize that there is a vast difference between what most people believe works in a job search ...

What is the Toughest Interview Question You’ve Ever Heard?

Interviews are the screening process that companies use to determine whom to hire. Are there other considerations other than the job interview? Yes. However, effective interviewing is vitally important to success in your job search. ...

Pound the Virtual Pavement

If you’re too lazy to put on a suit and drive to a job fair to pass out a couple hundred copies of your résumé, check out a virtual job fair where you can get ...

Résumé Questions Answered: Should I Include My GPA?

With graduation just completed at many colleges and universities, and new graduates preparing to jump into the job market, a question that often arises is: “Should I show my GPA on my résumé?” If there ...

The “Experienced Only” Problem

If you have been searching for a new job you have probably run across phrases such as the following, which I’ve taken directly from published job openings: Minimum of 10 years EXPERIENCE in property management, ...

The Land of the Rude

A survey entitled “Land of the Rude: Americans in a New Survey Say Lack of Respect is Getting Worse,” by author Samantha DuPont for Public Agenda, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, reports that most Americans surveyed ...

Rip Off and Duplicate: How to Steal Great Résumé Ideas from Others

So you’re spending a lot of time trying to figure out why no one is calling you for an interview. Well, have you checked out your résumé lately? Seriously, if the last time you updated ...

Are Your Skills Marketable?

Judy Kaplan Baron, master career counselor, explains the idea of marketable skills. Talk to me about what the term ‘marketable skills’ means. Skills are those abilities that enable you to perform tasks. Some are innate ...

Everyone Knows Most Jobs are Gotten Through Networking

But Do You Know How to Network?

Kim Mohiuddin, president of both MovinOnUpRésumés.com and Authentic Executive Careers, offers networking tips for those intimidated by the idea of networking. Let’s start with the definition of networking. What exactly does it mean? The term ...

I won’t consider hiring someone if they don’t have a LinkedIn profile.

Melodie Tao, of MarketingMelodie.com, explains the importance of social media as tools for job seekers. Please tell me about your background and how you came to be involved with social media. I started out working ...

Desperation Is So Unattractive

Face it; there are a lot of desperate job seekers out there. Are you one as well? If you mass-mail your résumé, apply for positions you aren’t qualified for, apply to every position listed and ...

They Offered You a Job. Now What?

As the economy recovers, job search candidates are finding that they have a new and exciting challenge on their personal horizon: a job offer that requires their evaluation, and an answer for the potential new ...

DEWD - TXTG 4 A JB INTVW IS SO NOT COOL. THX

Seriously Gen Y, applying for jobs via texting is not going to get you hired. Laughed at — probably, but landing a paycheck? Not going to happen! In fact, employers are already fed up with ...