A Job Seeker’s Secret Part 2: Preparing for the Interview
(Please read Job Seeker’s Secret Part 1 if you haven’t already.) Preparing for the Interview Next, it’s time to research the field or industry and the contact’s company. This will help you avoid wasting precious interview time asking questions that you would have been able to answer by doing a little investigation, as well as demonstrate […]
A Job Seeker’s Secret Weapon Part 1: Informational Interviewing
One of the most powerful but underutilized strategies in finding a job is informational interviewing, the process of conducting highly focused conversations with professionals currently working in your field of interest in order to gather information about a job, company, field or industry. Informational interviews provide excellent opportunities to gain knowledge that you may not […]
S.M.A.R.T. Resume Goals & Get Your Dream Job
Locating and securing a job is a job in itself. In fact, many people dread the employment search process because it is often very tedious, grueling, time consuming and unrewarding. We’re frequently mistreated, misunderstood and misrepresented. The up side to this dilemma is we can eliminate most of the confusion and despair that accompanies beating […]
Executive Resume Writing: 9 Areas to Emphasize at Executive Level
There are numerous checklists out there featuring do’s and don’ts and what to include or not include in a resume. By now most everyone from entry level to executive likely knows that you want to include a summary up top, intersperse keywords throughout and possibly in their own section as well, show accomplishments, and omit statements […]
What’s Your Job Search Elephant in the Room?
First, do you even have a job search elephant in the room? Are you sure? Basically, the concept refers to an obvious problem no one wants to talk about. What does that mean in relation to your job search activity? For example, you might realize you have an issue, but you’re trying to ignore it. […]