Archive for August, 2006

Blue-collar’ needn’t mean `low-paying

Posted on 14. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Blue-collar needn’t mean low-paying
Dear Joyce: I have three sons, two of whom are still in high school and say they’re not at all interested in going to college and pursuing a professional career. But they’re very interested in money and, in fact, work part-time jobs. You always recommend working with school counselors, but they haven’t [...]

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Ten Ways to get Your Resume to the Top of the Pile

Posted on 13. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Ten Ways to get Your Resume to the Top of the Pile
Any advantage that you can get to help get your resume to the top of the pile is worth looking at. I have some employment agency contacts that I asked about what people can do to put them to the front of the line [...]

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The Right Keywords Can Get Your Resume Noticed Among the Harshest Competition

Posted on 12. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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The Right Keywords Can Get Your Resume Noticed Among the Harshest Competition
It’s often been said that saying the right words at the right time is the key to success in the business world. If you have a line in your presentation that really captures attention…or if you say something particularly clever in a job interview…you [...]

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Are you stuck in middle management hell?

Posted on 10. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Are you stuck in middle management hell?
A generation of workers can’t get ahead – because aging boomers above them won’t budge. Here’s how to break through the gray ceiling. Jon Ciampi had always thought of himself as a rising star. A portfolio analyst for Wells Fargo in San Francisco, he had a solid job at [...]

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5 resume requisites

Posted on 09. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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5 resume requisites
Looking to land that perfect job? Give your vita clarity and impact with these crucial hints
When a manager is looking to hire a brilliant employee who stands out from the rest, she skims through resumes searching for ones that are vague, have misspellings and are unorganized.
Why? So she can toss them and move [...]

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Common Misconceptions About Career Management

Posted on 08. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Common Misconceptions About Career Management
You get your clothes cleaned when they’re dirty. You pay your bills each month. You see your doctor once or twice a year. You send cards to family-members at each birthday.
So, why is it that most people (maybe even you!) don’t integrate career management into their regular routine?
Most individuals have a [...]

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Don’t get caught in your own Web

Posted on 06. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Don’t get caught in your own Web
Companies, large and small, visit networking sites as part of low-cost background checks. Resumes provide employers with job candidates’ experience in black and white.
These days, smaller companies want to know about the gray area.
They also want to save money.
In the past several years, employers have emphasized background checks on [...]

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Some recruiters say paper resumes dying out

Posted on 05. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Some recruiters say paper resumes dying out
Technology may soon make the paper copy of a resume an obsolete tool for those seeking a job, according to recruiters at this weekend’s Missouri Black Expo Job Fair.
Although some companies, especially smaller or midsize employers, still prefer hard copies of resumes, many others are encouraging job seekers to [...]

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Successful job search boils down to one word – synergy

Posted on 03. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Successful job search boils down to one word – synergy
Synergy is defined as “the interaction of two or more agents so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.”
Synergy explains the difference between John, Paul, George and Ringo (individual musicians) and The Beatles (a magical combination).
Most job seekers apply for [...]

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Getting back to work

Posted on 02. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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Getting back to work
Stay-at-home parents returning to job market need to be confident, prepared and realistic in quest for employment. Back-to-school time is just weeks away and a sense of dread has fallen over the Martinez household. There is complaining, whining and sadness that the long days at home are almost over. “Fortunately, it’s not [...]

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High-Tech Exec Market Picking Up

Posted on 01. Aug, 2006 by Bill.

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High-Tech Exec Market Picking Up
The high-tech, healthcare and financial service industries are expected to create the most executive-level jobs in the third quarter, according to the latest EER (Executive Employment Report) released July 31 by ExecuNet, a executive job search and networking firm.
Across all industries, the demand for executive talent is the greatest in the [...]

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