Lee Hecht Harrison, a talent mobility consulting firm, conducted an online survey of 645 U.S. job seekers which asked, “In preparing for your job search, what area is in need of most improvement?” What I think this points out is that the majority of people are not proactively managing their longer-term careers. This points out that [...]
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On Friday's I share my answers to job seeker questions! Do you have a question? Submit it below! I just wanted to get an opinion, because so far my efforts at networking are not working well. I started with a list of a few people I was already connected to and several former co-workers I [...]
Asking questions during the interview is incredibly important, yet most people have difficulty asking good, meaningful questions. In order for you to ask thoughtful questions, you must research the company as well as the people you will be interviewing to ensure you are really ready for your upcoming interview. Your research (conducted online and through [...]
Margo Rose, HR Margo, @HRMargo, started the #HireFriday movement to help job seekers. You can find her full explanation here. Because many won't click through, I've lifted the key points from her post below. HireFriday is a special place where we can shower job seekers around the world with attention, extol their virtues, bolster [...]
I have to wonder why so many people are unemployed. Is it because they lack the skills to fill needed jobs as many employers are saying, or is it that they are hiding? Or is it that they don't know how to talk and write about their skills? Or is it because they don't know [...]
If I had a dollar for every time I heard a job seeker say, "I just did my job, I don't have any accomplishments", I would be so rich. So why are you so humble? Why can't you take some credit where credit is due? That's all we are asking you to do. But, why, [...]
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