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How To Overcome The Need For Closure

This isn't the first time that the subject of closure has come up on this blog. In a previous post entitled Handling Non-acceptance… Continue

Added by Pedro S. Silva II on October 20, 2009 at 4:22pm — No Comments

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. Total Job Openings: The Telecommunications, Banking, Business Services, Health Care, and Retail verticals are the top indus… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 29, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Managing Your Emotional Investments In A Job Search

You just walked out of your third interview with XYZ Company. It ended with lunch at a fancy restaurant with the CFO, a Director, and a manager. Everyone was smiling as you shook hands and said farewell. And to top it off, the last thing that the CFO said to you was, "We'll be in touch." You're feeling pretty good. In fact, you feel great. Based on the number of interv… Continue

Added by Pedro S. Silva II on September 15, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Career Expert Provides DOs and DON'Ts for Job Seekers on Social Networking

Forty-five Percent of Employers Use Social Networking Sites to Research Job Candidates, CareerBuilder Survey Finds. If you are an active job seeker then this headline should make you raise an eyebrow. Careerbuilder surveyed 2,600 employers of which 45% reported they used social networking sites to research candidates. Here are some of the other findings that the survey revealed. Job seekers are cautioned to be mindful of the i… Continue

Added by John Walker on August 28, 2009 at 1:24am — No Comments

An interview with Will Robinson, co-founder of VirtualJobCoach.com

I recently had the pleasure to interview Will Robinson, co-founder of VirtualJobCoach – Will brings 15 years of creative product strategy, marketing, business and technical experience to VirtualJobCoach. Tell our readers… Continue

Added by John Walker on August 18, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Are you prepared for your interview? 4 tips to help you succeed

Your job search has paid off and you have been invited in for an interview. Here are four tips to help you prepare for the interview and make it a success. Do your homework - One of the top complaints recruiters and hiring managers have about job seekers is in their lack of preparation for the interview. Do you research, visit the company's web page, make yourself familiar with the products or services that they provide. Read the latest press releases, pick out an interesting, recent fac… Continue

Added by John Walker on August 11, 2009 at 8:02pm — No Comments

Does your job search plan include using Social Media?

Does your job search plan include using Social Media? If not, you should take a closer look. Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are great for socializing but can be a very powerful tool for your job search. If used as part of your job search, Social Media can give a recruiter a view into your background and experience that might not be fully appreciated just by reading your resume. Here are a few tips that will help you improve the effectiveness of your job search using Social Media. C… Continue

Added by John Walker on August 6, 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

What Is Your It?

When you think about the high profile brands that are part of every day life, their tagline is what helps make them unique and memorable. To draw on the sports world, two examples in particular stand out: Nike - Just Do It and Gatorade - Is It In You? In crafting your own personal brand, what is the one thing that comes to peoples’ minds when they think of you? What is the adjective or phrase that best describes you? If there isn’t one, then create it and live it. With today’s information overl… Continue

Added by Christopher Bilotta on July 16, 2009 at 7:26am — 1 Comment

Find a job using Twitter

If you are not using Twitter as part of your job search you are missing out on one of the most exciting job search tools to come out lately.If you have never heard of Twitter, let me briefly explain what it is. Twitter is a micro-blogging platform that allows its users to communicate with each other in 140 characters or less. I have been following Twitter since it emerged on the social networking playing fiend and have seen it continue to grow as a viable tool for job seekers.… Continue

Added by John Walker on June 13, 2009 at 2:53am — No Comments

LinkedIn Recommendations: Five Ways to Make The Most of Them

As potential employers or recruiters peruse your work experience on LinkedIn, recommendations from past and present colleagues can be one of the most helpful features to help communicate your value. Here's five tips for doing the most good for yourself with LinkedIn recommendations. February 19, 2009 — CIO — Within your LinkedIn profile, recommendations, which you must seek out and approve from contacts of your choosing, give employers a fuller view of you as a direct report, boss, colleague, o… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on February 19, 2009 at 8:20pm — No Comments

Ditch your Crystal Ball. Try Hiring Trends Instead…

What’s happening in the Job Market? Employment Trends knows all. You don’t need a crystal ball these days to know what’s happening in the job market. Is the market for Controllers better than for Finance Managers? Are there more jobs for Project Managers in Java, .net, or Ruby? What’s happening with the job market overall? So pack away your crystal ball, and check out Employment Trends by Simply Hired. Employment Trends allows you to graph the % of total jobs on Simply Hired by keyword combina… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on October 9, 2008 at 6:18pm — No Comments

The Duel – Facebook vs. LinkedIN

Which is better for your job search, Facebook or LinkedIN? The case for LinkedIN: Strengths: • LinkedIN allows you to build a massive network, and allows you to limited contact with any other user directly through its InMail feature • You see 3 degrees of separation • LinkedIN has a widget that allows you to superimpose your network over Monster and CareerBuilder ads – so you can reach line managers and bypass HR. • LinkedIN has a similar widget to superimpose mini profiles over Outlook emails… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 23, 2008 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Facebook 101 for Job Seekers

You’re a manager. Why would you want to be on Facebook with a bunch of college kids? Simple…There’s 60 Million people on Facebook now, up from 25 Million 9 months ago. There’s only 15 million college students. Who do you think everyone else is? The highest growing segment of Facebook is the over 25 crowd…the hiring managers you want to network with and meet. But you network on LinkedIN? Great LinkedIN is also a great place for job seekers to network….but the numbers are 1/3 of Facebook. Almos… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 17, 2008 at 8:03pm — 2 Comments

Online Reputation Management

If a potential employer searched for you online what would they find? Would it help you get a job, or hurt your chances? Online Reputation Management gives you the chance to gain an unfair advantage in your job search, by making it easier for you to be found. However, if not managed, your Online Reputation could deliver damage to your job search. Online Reputation Management has two parts: Managing Content: Much press has been made out of companies starting to check job seeke… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 17, 2008 at 7:53pm — 2 Comments

What to Wear? Acing the Interview – Part 1

A client of mine feels like he always comes in second in interviews. He does well, but he wants to do more than just do well. He wants to Ace the interview. So how do you Ace the interview? How do you communicate that you're the top person for the job? I'll be publishing interview tips in an "Acing the Interview" series. First – What do you wear in an interview? The old paradigm was to overdress for the interview. Translation: Suit. But that's not the right message to send in many places toda… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 17, 2008 at 7:38pm — No Comments

Should I stay or should I go?

That uncomfortable feeling … A self assessment of when to consider a job change. I spoke to a friend yesterday, who asked for some advice. It seems her sales job wasn’t going as well as she had hoped. She wasn’t making enough money to cover her expenses, and she was “starting to feel uncomfortable”. Feeling uncomfortable is our internal warning system. Remember the Robot from “… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 17, 2008 at 7:31pm — 1 Comment

5 Tips on Slaying the Phone Interview

Your phone rings, and Caller ID tells you it’s a company on your target list where you've sent your resume. Congratulations – you made the short list. So now what? Job seekers can kill their chances during the phone screen. Often, experienced professionals don’t appreciate what a critical part of the interview process the phone screen is. The phone screen is much more than scheduling an in person interview…it’s the first part of the interview, but it’s usually handled by an HR clerk or interna… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 17, 2008 at 7:10pm — 1 Comment