9 Understandable Reasons to Quit a Job
Working is important, it teaches us responsibility, work ethic, and accountability. While we spend more time than we’d probably like at our jobs, it’s a necessity for our way of life. Our jobs provide us the means to build comfortable and secure lifestyles, unique to each of us.
5 Steps to Green your Job Search
Eco-consciousness is not a fad, it is a continuous way of life; and if you are a "green" conscious person you'd better apply your environment friendly habits to your job search. Or just send these tips to those who value supporting a healthy environment and living! [...]
When is the Right Time to Stop looking for a Job
How many months have you been job searching? Years? When do you know it is time to stop looking? Or is this even true – stop looking for a job when you really need one to make a living. With a downward [...]
Age Discrimination during Job Search
Most corporate executives or hiring managers might brush aside the accusation that there is rampant age discrimination during the hiring process in the Western countries; but how many of you would nod in approval? Not many for sure, and if I may say non-controversially [...]
All that you must know about Informational Interviews for your Job Search
What is an Informational Interview? A successful jobseeker must be diligent at his/her job search and conducting relevant informational interviews must be on your must-do-to-find-job checklist. An informational interview is an also effective way to build a professional network and relationship with [...]
Career Mapping – JobSearch Decisions for New Grads, Baby Boomers and those in Transition
“The best candidates for any job demonstrate self-awareness, focus, and clarity. And when you do land that interview, you will dazzle the interviewer with your in-depth knowledge and be able to give a compelling rationale for why you are so well-suited to join [...]
JobPad – The Do-It-All Tool for your Job Search
In an interview with Careerbright, JobPad's founder, president and CEO Gopal Vemuri describes this newly launched job-search management tool as a valuable personal job-search organizer that you must have to ensure a faster success in achieving the job of your dreams. With amazing features that [...]
10 Tools every College Grad needs to Land a First Job
Recent College Grads Need More Than a Resume to Obtain That All-Important First Job. Career Coach, Author and Speaker Ford R. Myers Provides These Up-and-Comers with the Top 10 Tools They Need to Stand Out from the Crowd and Start on the [...]
Work Some Good – 5 tips for finding work in the charity or fundraising sector
"Investing in society can be as simple as doing something once a year that's not directly for you. Do something that's in line with your values and aspirations and that preferably leverages your unique soft and hard assets - in other words, [...]
Maximize your Vizibility- Get Proactive on your JobSearch Strategy with Vizibility
If someone is Googling you right now are you sure they're finding the right person on the first few links or page? Can you take the risk of not being found online in today's high-power "search-recruitment" game? If you really want to [...]
InsideJobs.com – Helping you Win your Job Hunt!
Is this yet another job board or a website as others or the much needed online assistance service which can really guide me through the #jobsearch process? What is InsideJobs.com and what does it offer to help me in my job hunt [...]
The Right way to Focus your Time on Internet Job Postings
Did you know that only one job in ten is ever advertised? And only one in ten of those is any good! That nets out to about one percent of job postings that are worthwhile. Ford R. Myers, Career Coach, Speaker and [...]
4 Job Search Strategies for Mature Workers
Guest post by: Career Coach, Speaker and Author Ford R. Myers Offers Practical Job Search Strategies for Individuals of Any Age Despite U.S. unemployment rates that hover around 10 percent, one segment of the population is not being hit as hard: employees [...]
Is it a Good Time for a Job Change?
This is a guest post by April Davis. There comes a point in every professional’s life when they consider changing jobs; the reasons are varied – it could be that they want more money, that they’re not satisfied with their current job [...]
4 Tips for Transitioning from an Office Job to a Freelance Career
People are tired of not having control of their careers. Freelancing let's them try entrepreneurship without total commitment. ~ Career Coach Meg Montford (Twitter #tchat) This guest post is contributed by Alisa Gilbert. As pointed out on this blog and others, freelancing [...]
Career Development Faster with an Online Degree – Is There one for You?
When I was a young school age kid growing up in a home of teacher parents it was only with ridicule that we would greet the often heard stories that soon the concept of traditional brick and mortar universities would be a [...]
Adult Education and Job Training Cuts in San Jose California – Where are the Philanthropists now?
It was sad to read about the classes used for job training at the San José Unified district to be axed from next year on. As the San José Mercury News reports: Faced with choices ranging from tough to terrible, San Jose [...]
Career Job Advice Everywhere which ones are the Best?
You search Google for articles on a career advice or a job search and there you are bombarded with 50,000 results or more. Most often you would click on the first few on the first page and get a lot of information [...]
Do you have these Essential 4 Qualities to get HIRED?
Do you know your WHIM to get hired and be a successful employee? And more valuable tips here- Garrett Miller presents the keys to a successful career in this article. Read on - feel enlightened! These four qualities are indeed essential and [...]
Get out of the DINOSAUR era – Resumes and CVs are ‘Boring, Ineffective and Obsolete’
You might not readily warm up to the idea of yet another job board – don’t we have enough already? But wait, maybe this is the best time when millions around the world are searching for jobs and as the economy opens [...]
5 Tips you must Know when Interviewing in a Public Place
There are many tips that you must heed to when interviewing in a public place; apart from distractions there are many other questions on your mind when not interviewing at an office. This article presents the 5 most important tips you must [...]
How to Best describe the Objective in your Resume
“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” First impressions must make an impact, to be precise, to show respect and to be courteous is what it takes to make a pleasant and lasting one. You might be able [...]
Good News for Job Hunters: Where to Look for Employment Opportunities
Guest post by Alexis Bonari It can be difficult and disheartening for job seekers to sift through statistics in hopes of finding positive numbers. The 2008-2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics projections are optimistic, but it’s tough to believe that things will be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]