Additional Training
Today’s skills needed in today’s workforce are continually changing so you must continue to grow your skill set. Fortunately, there are many options now available for receiving additional training....
View ArticleGoing The Extra Yard
I hired Computer IT workers for over 20 years for a University. I looked at hundreds of resumes over this period of time and very often it was hard to choose which candidates I was going to select...
View ArticleResume – Another Opinion
It is always helpful and if fact necessary to have someone read and review your resume. Another set of eyes of the resume can make all the difference in the world. I once sent out resumes a long...
View ArticleCustomize Resume
I believe in the philosophy that you should customize your resume for each job that you are applying for. In other words one resume doesn’t fit all job applications. I hired a lot of people in the...
View ArticleA Call or Email – Status
I sure think it is okay to call or email about the status of a job application as long as you don’t overdue it. I think most employers are okay with the contact and it always give the employer time...
View ArticleTrust Your Instincts
How many times have we been told to just trust our instincts? In reality that is pretty true in the job search process. Most of the time while searching for a job I went with my “gut instincts”....
View ArticleReevaluate Job Search Process
During the job search process we will probably need to reevaluate our job search strategies. It is probably good to do this reevaluations every month or so. Questions you might ask yourself...
View ArticlePreparing For An Interview – Part I
Preparing for an interview is critical. It is very hard to go to an interview cold turkey without having thought about answers to potential questions that maybe asked during the interview. It is way...
View ArticlePreparing For An Interview – Part II
One of the most important parts of the job interview is to give good examples. I once had a job interview where there were close to 15 questions and I betting the interviewers asked for examples on...
View ArticleA Happy Medium
In your job search it is important to strike a happy medium between working on the job search and getting away from it and concentrating on other things. It seems like the job search strategy for...
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