A really good set of tips for seeking advice in a tight economy: Click here. Especially good points about reaching out to others via FB and holiday cards. Thanks to Jill Pugh, Employment Opportunity, for noting this article on her blog.
Job Search
How do recruiters read your resume?
One Career Consultant suggests recruiters look for focus, transferrable skills and accomplishments. I would agree, although I’m hearing that statements of “objectives” are no longer used. If you do include a statement of objectives, make sure it fits your targeted position. You may need to fine-tune each resume for a separate job. Read the article […]
Job search made easier with this brave interview guide
As a career consultant, I work mostly with midlife, midcareer professionals who are most definitely not cowards. But I would still recommend this book. First, I like the way Piotrowski suggests solid answers to tough questions. Most interview questions are pretty dumb but you have to keep a straight face and answer them anyway. (Like […]
Job Search: Your interviewer wants free consulting!
You’re interviewing for a job and the interviewer wants to pick your brain. You sense they want your expertise without paying for it. “Real” consultants run into this challenge all the time. Most of us learn to charge for “diagnostic” or “test-drive” challenges. When interviewing, you may feel more constrained, especially if you need or […]
Two ways to screw up a job search…
Found this in another blog. In sum, to screw up your job search: Don’t say what you want Don’t want what you say Read more: http://tinyurl.com/56n6vy
“Just one more thing…”
I once got a call from a life coach looking for a new career. I agreed to talk for 15 minutes at no charge. As we got into the conversation, she mentioned that she was talking to 21 coaches before making up her mind. She followed up our call with a dozen more questions I […]