Considering the lack of jobs and an increasingly competitive job market, the likeliness of job seekers taking a job within their industry becomes less and less. However, just because you’ve taken a job in a different industry doesn’t mean you should let your hard earned skills go to waste. Use these 3 tips to keep your skills sharp and ready to go!
Job seekers send out countless resumes in the hopes of potentially getting an interview. Once you have finally landed that interview you have been waiting for, use these 5 tips when forming your answers!
Many active job seekers spend countless hours searching and applying to open positions. For some, the application process is easy; yet, the next step seems impossible – securing the job interview! If this situation seems familiar, it might be time to review your resume.
Positive workplace relationships are a crucial part of a successful career. It’s true that you only get one chance to make a good first impression, so make it count each time you are offered the opportunity to build a relationship with a co-worker!
The LinkedIn Headline is one of the strongest tools that you have at your disposal within your LinkedIn profile. It is the first piece of information that recruiters see when they view your profile, so you want to show them something that catches their attention and makes them to want to search through the rest of your information. To help your headline reach its fullest potential, try the following tips:
For those working within a distracting environment, accomplishing even the simplest of tasks can become quite difficult. To remain productive at all times, employees should consider implementing the following ideas:
We all appreciate time off from work. However, for those dealing with unemployment, time off can lead to disaster if not handled properly.
Even if you are not currently in the market for a new career opportunity, it is important to stay up-to- date on LinkedIn. It’s a great networking tool, and it’s free except for your time investment!
t’s summertime, so that means many of us are heading out on vacation. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve seen post lately on social media that they’re working from the beach, mountains or some other exotic location. We hear the term ‘working vacation’ used often, but is there really such a thing?
Social media is a wonderful for way for job seekers to set themselves apart from competitors. While most people use social media to converse with friends, family, and co-workers, it is important for job seekers to spend their time making connections that will lend themselves to future employment opportunities.
You finally scored that interview you’ve been hoping for, and everything goes well, until… oops! Something awful happens, and you feel like you‘ve wrecked your road to possible employment. First impressions are everything, and now recovering seems unfeasible. What now?
Career Tip: The first thing you should do after you leave an interview is send a thank you note to the person that interviewed you.