We all hear that big cities like New York have the most jobs and job seekers but when you do the math that’s just not the case. Here are the real best places to find a job and get hired
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We all hear that big cities like New York have the most jobs and job seekers but when you do the math that’s just not the case. Here are the real best places to find a job and get hired
Continue readingYou probably already know that you should send a follow-up. And you’ve probably heard that persistence pays off. But where’s the line between staying on the radar—and becoming a pest? Here’s a job seeker who crosses the line by a
Continue readingMany college seniors are in the midst of final exams this week and may be thinking their hard work is coming to an end. Unfortunately, with the celebration of graduation comes the reality that a job search has begun. Transitioning
Continue readingNetworking seems like a daunting chore to most, me included. I admit reaching out to people especially when not searching for a job can be awkward. What do you say to them? Do they want to hear from me? First
Continue readingI think we can all agree that confidence plays a major part in career success, starting with the job search process. It’s also pretty clear that for all our advances in the workplace, women still haven’t quite caught up with
Continue readingWe get this question a lot, “How can I successfully network if I don’t know a lot of people in my field?” While networking can be intimidating it doesn’t have to be. Start by asking your friends and family if
Continue readingThis week’s resume writing blog post will take on a mailbag format with questions from real job seekers. Below I have listed out three questions related to resume writing that I received this week with my advice below each one.
Continue readingWith college seniors heading down the homestretch, I can’t help but think of the best graduation present I received when I finished school. While some people I know got cars and others a simple bouquet of flowers—my parents were somewhere
Continue readingThis post is about facing challenges and setbacks, and ironically, we had some on Monday (and Tuesday) when we originally tried to post this. Our blog host was down, but fortunately we’re back up and running now. And, even though
Continue readingWhen you created (or last updated) your resume, did you open up a word document and start typing in or editing bullets? If you are like most people, you didn’t spend time planning your resume so much as you started
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