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.
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5 Ways to Ruin Your Resume #jobsearch #resumetips
When you're looking for a job, there are two things you need to do right in order to land it. You need to write a good resume that clearly demonstrates that you're the right person for the job. Then, you need to [...]
Your Dream Job is Round the Corner- Just Follow These 5 Steps
Do you roll your eyes when you talk to people who seem to have the dream job or while away hours at your desk thinking about what you’d rather be doing instead? Most of us have aspirations when it comes to our [...]
4 Creative Branding Strategies You Need to Land Your Dream Job
This is a guest post by Karyn Mullins. The social impact job market isn’t getting any less crowded, making it harder to stand out among the competition. Not to mention, the abyss of applicant tracking systems (ATS) is getting bigger and more likely [...]
7 Things You Need to Do after an Interview
Job search is stressful, but what's more stressful is waiting for for the outcome after an interview. For people looking for a job in the health care industry, the interview stage of a job application is the most challenging part of the [...]
4 Tips To A Smarter Job Search That Can Get You More Job Offers
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that job search and landing a job that you truly want is difficult. However, it’s not impossible to succeed at securing job interviews if you get your resume, cover letter, and application just right. [...]
Your Job Search Is Wrong, And You Don’t Even Know It!
The landscape of job searching has changed so much over the last 10 years it's hardly recognizable. Email applications, online agencies and commercial networking sites all act together to make it a whole different animal than it used to be. Unfortunately, that [...]
The Best Places to Work in the Bay Area
"Even though the Bay Area is known to be the mecca of technology and for its engineers, we find it interesting that many companies from a range of industries and employing range of professionals are ranked as favorable places to work in [...]
Fielding Job Interview Questions from Another Galaxy
This is a guest post by Vicky Oliver. Ask your friends and colleagues if they've ever had to field an off-the-wall question at a job interview, and chances are they'll come up with one, or many. Why is it that so many [...]
Starting Again When You’ve Been Raising A Family
It’s always a hard decision to take time out to raise a family just as your career gets started. Becoming a parent really does shift your priorities. You might take just a few months, or find it better suits you to stay [...]
5 Jobs for People with People Skills
Did people ever describe you as extroverted growing up? Maybe you think of yourself as the glue that holds your various social circles together? Without you, would they ever get together? If you answered yes to these questions, chances are good you [...]
Tap Here for Talent: How to Use Your Mobile Device to Gain New Skills
There are plenty of good reasons why you might want to learn some new skills and broaden your talents, and two of them would be the fact that it could enhance your work prospects and also how beneficial it can be for [...]
Interested in Working in Another Country? Here Are Some Things to Consider
The world is a huge place. There are so many countries, cultures and sights to experience that we may never see it all in a single lifetime. However, thanks to the internet and daring photographers, we can experience most of the world’s [...]
Job Rejection? Here’s What Went Wrong
Why was I rejected after the job interview? Was it me, or was it them? Sometimes when you apply for a job you do so more in hope than expectation. Perhaps you don’t have quite enough experience, but you thought it was [...]
How Experience, Skills, and Qualification Matter in Your Jobsearch
The experience and skills you build in your career play an obvious role in crafting a resume that has the kind of impact you want employers to find. However, there’s a difference between experience, skill, and qualification. We’re talking about the kind [...]
This Is What the Perfect Application for Sports Jobs Looks Like
This is a guest post by Karyn Mullins. It’s no surprise that a lot of people feel stressed when they are searching for jobs, especially when they’re looking for sports jobs. The industry is highly competitive, leaving many job seekers scrambling to [...]
Nailing the Interview: Top Apps and Gadgets to Sleep Great the Night Before
Everyone gets nervous before an interview, whether it's your first or you have already been through several. You obviously want to do your best, impress the company and get the job. One of the most important things is that you get a [...]
The Ultimate List of Tools to Create a Top-Class Resume
“The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be.” - Oprah Winfrey This is a guest [...]
Five Steps to Landing and Keeping That New Job
In his book, Get Back Up - From the Streets to the Microsoft Suites George Santino shares his rare humor and the story of his rise from humble beginnings through a series of adventures—opening a sports bar with no walls, cursing out a drill sergeant, [...]
Why Having a Good Resume Is More Important Than You Think
This is a guest post by Eva Wislow. A beautiful resume will always prove to be beneficial in your career. Your resume reflects your professional image; at least that’s what big companies choose to believe. First impressions count. Always. And in this [...]
21 Best Tips for a Successful Job Interview [infographic]
Job interviews are a way of life in the corporate world, with candidates often undergoing multiple rounds of interviews for a single job. It's always a good idea to prepare and practice well for your upcoming interviews. And let's face it, your career [...]
How to Gain Confidence after Rejections during Job Search
The cycle of the job search is a vicious one. Here’s how it works for many people. Search For A Job - Get Rejected - Lose Self-Esteem Once this cycle repeats itself a few times, you might find yourself in a position [...]
9 Ways to Make an Eye-catching Resumé
When your job hunt begins, you want to make sure that your resumé stands out from the rest. In an increasingly competitive job market, you need to catch a recruiter or hiring manager’s eye with your credentials to give yourself the best [...]
Pros and Cons of Job Hopping [Infographic]
Job hopping - right or wrong? It all depends on the reason you do it. Like it or not, the trend is on the rise. You could be looking for better salary, better opportunities or a work culture that talks to you; [...]
5 Ways to Stand Out as the Best Job Candidate During Election Season
This is a guest post by Vicky Oliver. Is your job search coinciding with this year's national elections? Your campaign for a "yes" vote from a hiring manager may require a more targeted strategy during the months when everyone's distracted by the [...]