10 things to do when using Twitter for your job search. Did you know that social networking sites can be used to do more than make new friends or reconnect with old ones? Did you know you can do more than follow your favorite artist or celebrity, but also follow your professional role model? The [...]
Let’s face it — any job seeker today needs top-notch job search strategies. The job market is a competitive, fast-paced, and often overwhelming landscape. Gaining an edge over the competition involves far more than just applying to job postings and hoping for a callback. With some planning, foresight, and proactive effort, landing that all-important interview [...]
Returning to work after a lengthy medical leave is among the most difficult and often complicated transitions in the life of an employee. To overcome all the obstacles it may present along the way, you need to create an efficient plan that will help you move your career forward after a lengthy medical leave. Experts [...]
Include relevant keywords in your resume to ensure it gets to the “to be interviewed” pile. You may find it tricky to customize it according to the position and industry you are targeting. The key to this lies in tweaking your resume keywords to mirror the industry or position you wish to secure. You can do this by [...]
Are you trying to write an offshore oilfield resume to submit to companies in the oil and gas industry? The resume writing obstacles the many job seekers have is that they don’t know the right keywords to include at the top of your resume. Another is, they are unfamiliar with the importance of including relevant [...]
A unique value proposition also known as your unique selling point is a crucial part of your job search campaign. Uncovering and communicating your unique value proposition should be included in your job search strategy. Effectively communicating your UVP will increase your chance of getting a job. Developing your unique value proposition will help you to [...]
Working for yourself is something that many people aspire to, but few are willing to take the necessary risks. The fears that people have about diving headlong into entrepreneurship are not entirely unfounded. Statistics show that a large percentage of businesses fail within the first year. Entrepreneurship is Challenging A very small proportion of businesses [...]
Your college degree doesn’t determine your career direction. If you’ve been part of a particular workforce for a long period of time, you may learn that your education background has almost nothing to do with your employability rate in the job market. But then again, even if you are one of the most talented employees in [...]
Did you know that 85 percent of jobs available are never advertised? The vast majority of job seekers conduct a job search by looking for postings that are in their field. But what most job seekers fail to realize is that 85% of positions available are never advertised! This means that most job seekers are only [...]
Your job search can be enjoyable and successful! It takes organization and persistence. It is also valuable to have a well-focused goal. After all – searching for a job is a job in itself!!! Adding structure to your search will decrease the amount of time it takes to get the job you want and will [...]
