Job Search Archive
How to land a job you are completely unqualified to perform (do no try this at home... unless you want go to jail). This system is proven effective (especially step 8) and was used by a woman in Connecticut.
A job search is a sales activity. You are selling yourself and trying to persuade a company to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for your time and effort. You need to present an advertising, marketing and sales material to get land an
In the early 90’s, I worked for an engineering firm who built steel mills. This company had a new technology that was in great demand. At the same time, the industry was down and most engineering firms in the steel industry were laying off people.
I’m helping a retiree find a part time or full time position to supplement his retirement income. He decided he wants to work, and with the drop in the stock market, could use some supplemental income. His search is different from most job seekers.
"Job Search Basics" will provide specific advice for how to manager a job search. I'm going to review some of the websites and tools that are extremely helpful. I'll also share tips for how to use these tools to get results.
You applied for a job, landed an interview and got invited back for a final interview. At every step, you felt great about the job, company and people. The interviewers were extremely complimentary of you throughout the process. Everything looked great. Then, you get the call that
If you are just entering the job market or are trying to change careers, getting experience is essential. I ran into an article with a great list of resources to help job seekers get experience
I read an article on the Ladders today about interviewers asking why a job seekers would make a job change during a recession. As the article points out, this is a tough interview question - one of the toughest you might encounter. It's also a
Email is an essential communication tool and this is especially true in a job search. The first communication between a candidate and company is often by email. Many hiring managers use email to schedule times for calls with candidates to avoid playing phone tag.
There is a lot written about how networking online can propel your job search. Claims are made that social media can deliver a better job much faster than other job search techniques. Despite this, many job seekers are not using social media and online networking
