Career Report August 2018 Issue – 222 Hiring a Resume Writer As job seekers find it tougher to compete for the attention of hiring managers, more of them have turned to résumé-writing services to help give them an edge, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. But before you pay for someone to re-do […]
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Five Ways to Derail an Interview
Career Report July 2018— Issue 221 Five Ways to Derail an Interview An interview is one of the hardest things to obtain as a job seeker – and unfortunately, it’s also one of the easiest ways by which you can lose a job opportunity. Indeed, interview mishaps happen to everyone, but by being well-prepared […]
Interpreting Job Postings
Career Report June 2018— Issue 220 Guidance for Interpreting Job Postings Trying to figure out the language of job postings is one of the biggest challenges that job seekers face. That’s because job postings are presented in many different formats. If you’re not careful how you interpret them, you may easily eliminate yourself as a […]
Turning Downtime Into Job Offers
Career Report May 2018— Issue 219 Turning Downtime Into Job Offers If there’s one thing that most unemployed job seekers have in abundance, it is time. And yet many of them misuse it. According to an article in The New York Times, that’s because in the post-layoff life it can be easy to put off […]
Building Trust with your Boss
Career Report April, 2018 — Issue 218 Building Trust with your Boss Maintaining a trusting relationship with your boss can be a definite plus for your career but, according to an article from CareerBuilder.com, establishing that rapport can be difficult and may take a significant amount of time. Still, in the end, the article pointed […]
Messy Desk Will Cost You Dollars (Reprinted Popular Demand from 2014)
Career Report March , 2018 — Issue 217 Messy Desk Will Cost You Dollars (Reprinted Popular Demand from 2014) If your desk is a mess, it’s time to start thinking about getting organized. According to an article in USA Today, not only can messy desks lead to lost documents and lost time, there’s also a […]
Be Cautious with Social Networking Sites
Career Report February, 2018 — Issue 216 Be Cautious with Social Networking Sites Growing numbers of business professionals are connecting into social networking Web sites, such as Facebook, in an effort to build work relationships, meet new contacts, and better market themselves. But such sites also provide a window into people’s personal lives causing concern […]
PAY IS LESS OF A SECRET FOR MILLENNIALS
Career Report January 2018 Feature Story PAY IS LESS OF A SECRET FOR MILLENNIALS Managing a generation of young people inclined to share their relationship statuses and meal photos on social media requires employers to adjust how they approach compensation, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal. That’s because, for millennials, pay is […]
TIS’ THE SEASON FOR JOB SEARCHING
TIS’ THE SEASON FOR JOB SEARCHING Many job seekers are tempted to slow down their search for a new position (or pause it altogether) during the winter holiday season. But according to an article published by Monster.com, career experts say that taking a break from your holiday job search is a mistake — because hiring […]
Thanksgiving Month Helping Hand to Unemployed
Request Your Unemployment Assistance @ Thanksgiving/ and All of November During this Thanksgiving Holiday let us remember the millions of good folks who continue to be adversely affected by our unemployment numbers. Over the past decades the personal painful histories that I have witnessed, due to no job or meaningful work, continues to be heart […]
