Choosing the Best Format for Your Resume
When formulating a resume, it is important that a job applicant follow standard business procedures. By doing so, the applicant shows that he or she is accustomed to working in a professional, success-oriented environment. While you may be able to add your own personal touch to your resume, it is best if you present a resume that is in one of the following formats: chronological, functional, or a combination of the two. More ...
Strategies For Dealing With Getting Terminated
Getting fired used to be something that many people figured would ruin their career. Obviously, getting fired isn't an ideal situation but it's certainly something that can be dealt with, so that you get back into the work world again quickly with a minimum of discomfort. More ...
How to Develop Your Personal Elevator Pitch
Many structured interviews, particularly those at large companies, start with a question like "tell me about yourself." Here's how to narrow your life down into a brief but relevant and professional answer. More ...
Need a new job? Try Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing a website to rank highly on major search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Since the search industry growth has been huge and is expected to increase at the same rate of current growth the need for SEO professionals has increased dramatically. More ...
Questionaire - Does Your Job Suck?
Does your job really suck, or are you just a lazy whiner? To learn the truth, be totally honest when you answer the questions below. No information from this questionaire is saved. No data goes back to the server. I take no responsibility for the actions you take as a result of this questionaire. More ...
I'm laid off!
'Laid off, terminated, fired, downsized, let-go'; no matter what the guise, many of us have heard those words spoken. If you have not, consider yourself fortunate because it is common in today's cyclical business environment. We've all seen the headlines, 'Local Company Lays Off Workers'. More ...
How to Find Jobs in Music
Have you always dreamed about working with music, but weren't sure where to look for jobs in music and the music industry? The good news is that there are a lot more jobs in music than most people think. More ...
College Graduates - How to Find a Job During an Economic Crisis
There is a hidden job market that most job seekers do not know about. The visible job market is only the tip of the iceberg because many of the best jobs are not advertised. The mistake that most job seekers make is to follow the crowd and to do what everybody else is doing. More ...
Effective Interview Questions for Hiring Managers
While it is usually clear what the hiring manager SHOULD NOT AND CAN NOT ask, little notice is given to the right key questions. Asking and getting responses to tough and probing questions is essential to eliminating the wrong candidates and identifying the right ones. More ...
How to Eat Cheap When You're Laid Off
When your income drops substantially because you've been laid off, you've got to conserve your cash as much as possible. Eating out a fancy restaurants is out of the question. Even fast food has become too expensive nowadays. The solution is home-cooked meals - and if you're really tight on cash - home cooked meals based on cheap bulk ingredients. More ...
Tackling the Transition - The Confident Navigation of a Career Change
Until recently you may have been enjoying the illusion of a secure job, only to get involuntarily thrown overboard - drifting back to the shore of resume revision while brushing up on interview skills. More ...
Identity Theft and Your Online Job Search
According the FBI, identity theft is the top online fraud. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that identity theft is its number one source of consumer complaints - 42 percent of all complaints, in 2001. More ...
Job Search for the Older Worker
If you're an older worker and you find yourself in a long unemployment line, staring at the back of the head of the person in front of you and wondering how things have come to this pass. Take heart, there's a job out there for you. Even in this economy. More ...
Employment Interviewing - The Winning Strategy!
Normally the employer will receive 50, 100 or more resumes for a job opening. The employer's goal is the cut the list down to 5 to 8 of the most qualified for one or more face-to-face interviews. So to win the job interview you have to prepare for two interviews. More ...
