Realizing your dreams is an essential part of why we seek a career. It takes a lot of hard work and purpose to make our dreams come true. Yet, hard work and dreaming are no longer enough. In a day where competition for your dream position is intense, you need every possible advantage you can … [Read more...] about Making Your Career Dreams Come True
Target Market Job Search
by colleague and guest blogger Michaela Partridge One of the most important, and neglected, aspects of a job search is defining the group of organizations you plan to pursue in your job search – your Target Market. Having a target market job search plan is crucial. To understand the value of … [Read more...] about Target Market Job Search
Can Your Résumé Make the Seven Second Cut?
Can your resume make the seven second cut? Did you know that most hiring employers only have time for a quick 7 to 10 second glance at each résumé? Only seven seconds! What can you do in seven seconds? I’ve timed it, and I can open an envelope, tie a shoe, type seven words, and answer the telephone. … [Read more...] about Can Your Résumé Make the Seven Second Cut?
Your Resume Represents You
We’ve all been told that making a good first impression is essential. To prospective employers, your résumé represents you. It goes before you, and stands in for you, and makes that first impression of you to recruiters, HR professionals, and hiring managers. You only get 7 to 10 seconds to make … [Read more...] about Your Resume Represents You
Job Tips for Today’s Job Market
Advertising, we are surrounded by it every day, in print, on the TV and on the internet. An advertisement is designed to sell a product or service. It clearly shows us the benefits that we, the consumer, can gain if we purchase it. The advertisement shows us how this product or service will fill a … [Read more...] about Job Tips for Today’s Job Market
