Archive for May, 2008

Why A Recession Is A Great Time To Start A Freelance Writing Career

Posted on 19. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Freelancing is wonderful because it thrives in a recession, or in a booming economy. It just thrives for different reasons.
In an expanding economy, it thrives for all the obvious reasons: companies are spending money – on advertising, marketing, consulting, etc. This means work for everyone – full-time and freelance professional.
3 Reasons Why the Freelance Industry [...]

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Creating the Right Resume for the Right Job

Posted on 18. May, 2008 by Bill.

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So you’ve recently started searching for jobs in your field and have discovered an opening that matches your qualifications and career goals to a tee. The only problem is that you’re not sure how to create a specific resume for this job.
Don’t be discouraged if you feel this way. In all honesty, you are probably [...]

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7 Tips to Selecting a Professional Resume Service

Posted on 17. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Many people question the differences among resume services, and it’s no wonder: the Internet is bursting with companies that claim to make you “look good” with a minimum of investment.
Considering that you’ll spend more waking hours on your career than any other activity (with your salary riding on this decision!), it makes sense to thoroughly [...]

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Job hunters may face new sort of interview

Posted on 16. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Job hunters may face new sort of interview
The average worker over 35 will job hunt every five to eight years (those under the age of 35 every three to five years). Though most would agree that interviewing well is critical to securing a good job, a surprising number of job hunters are poorly prepared for [...]

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A Downsizing Survival Kit

Posted on 15. May, 2008 by Bill.

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It ’s no secret that corporate downsizings are stressful. A recent study found that employees over fifty who lost their jobs involuntarily more than doubled their risk for heart attack or stroke. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 7/2006) The outlook isn’t any rosier for those who remain. According to a Finnish study, survivors [...]

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Video resumes? Not there yet Not quite.

Posted on 14. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Video resumes? Not there yet Not quite.
Video resumes not the boon to employment as expected
Only a couple of years ago, Internet trollers were predicting that video resumes were the wave of the future for job applicants.
The colorful, visually striking and varied short videos that provide information similar to what you might find on a written [...]

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What To Say And What Not To Say At Your Interview

Posted on 13. May, 2008 by Bill.

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We know many people struggle with interviews though they are the most experienced and best qualified for the job.
When you are invited to an interview it means that the hiring manager believes you may be a good match for the job opening, and he or she wants to know for sure. The interview is used [...]

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How You’re Screwing Up Your Job Search

Posted on 12. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Stop wasting your time… and your energy… Looking for a job in a way that’s not going to get you the results you want…
As a job hunter, you can spend a lot of time looking for decent work. And for most of us, that time is something we’d like to minimize. So it’s pretty horrible [...]

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Finding The Right Job – The 6 C’s You Need To Consider

Posted on 11. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Searching for a new job is stressful in the current tough job market. You need to be very clear about what you are looking for in your new job and how you will identify it during the job interview.
Current thinking is that the most important factor people seek is engagement with their work. What does [...]

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How To Ace The “Greatest Weakness” Interview Question?

Posted on 10. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Why do employers always ask the “greatest weakness” interview question? It seems like they are trying to throw you off. I mean, you rehearse the answer to every possible question that you can think of, and then they ask, “What do you think your greatest weakness is?”
Job interviews are stressful even if you don’t have [...]

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Tips on Getting on Executive Search Radars and Being Headhunted

Posted on 09. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Having worked in travel recruitment and headhunting for some time, I’ve learned a great deal about the way executive search agencies work. Even if you’re not actively looking for work, an enquiring headhunter call can boost morale or prompt a wage boost by your current employer eager to keep you at the firm, and of [...]

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Midlife Career Change – Things to Consider Before You Leave Your

Posted on 08. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Many people feel that once you have reached middle age that it is far too late for a career change, but nothing could be further from the truth! Sometimes it can take years to figure out what it is that you really want to do, and with more and more people changing careers at later [...]

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Honesty always best policy when writing up your resume

Posted on 07. May, 2008 by Bill.

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Honesty always best policy when writing up your resume
Fibbing on your resume is a really bad idea.
First, you probably will be found out by the army of commercial background screeners that employers deploy to scour resumes, check criminal records and pull credit histories.
Plus, you don’t need to. Many bosses are pretty forgiving if you come [...]

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