CAREERBRIGHT

Career Self-Help

Taking the Hurdles off Your Job track

Guest post by Leslie West. There are a lot of reasons people don’t get jobs. Sometimes the guy or woman, who came in after you, just blew you out of the water. It happens. So we just have to push forward and onward to the next opportunity. There will always be some aspects of the job hunt that we can never change, and there will always be a few barriers that keep doors locked. The good news is, in some cases, it’s within your power to obtain the key. A Criminal Record Unfortunately for some people a little bit of bad judgment can go a long way... [Read more of this article]

4 Tips on Stress Relief at Job

Guest Post by Alexis Bonari If it seems as though you are starting to take forever to finish work assignments or if you feel as though any task that is given to you makes you want to run and hide, you may be suffering from work burnout. Extremely long working hours, unrealistic deadlines and other tedious work related problems can start to contribute to low moral and a reduction in productivity. Below are a few more indicators that you may be starting to run on empty: Trouble getting out of bed when its time to go to work You are starting to come... [Read more of this article]

Have an MBA? What Salary would you expect this year?

iimjobs.com – an exclusive job portal for MBAs from premier business schools in India released the findings of second MBA Salary Survey. The survey was conducted to understand trends in compensation of MBAs from top business schools in India. The survey was administered from May 16 to 31, 2010 with over 5600 MBA graduates sharing their salary data anonymously. (Note: this survey is conducted in India tabulating Indian MBA graduate salaries) “We conduct this survey every year to help professionals benchmark their salary against their peers in... [Read more of this article]

The Roadblocks to Working from Home

No matter how sane and sound advice you receive on working from home the roadblocks are ever present and often times tough to navigate. An effective work-from-home routine depends on how well you manage to navigate past these obstacles and eventually work toward eliminating some of them. Child care Dilemma If you have young kids at home it is best to have them at school or under child care when working from home, it is extremely tough to concentrate on work and work for few continuous hours if you have the child being taken care of at home. At most... [Read more of this article]

4 Secrets of Grabbing the Recruiter’s Attention in your Cover Letter

With hundreds and thousands of resumes being submitted for one single job opening, the only way you can make the recruiter open your resume is by having a smart and unique cover letter (and of course the other way is when you have a direct reach to the hiring managers). Remember that the employers are seeking the best candidate for their offered job description and it is to you how you can make yourself stand out. Here are the 4 secrets to the first step to get their attention, through your cover letter: 1.     Attention Grabber Headlines Start... [Read more of this article]