Help! When’s the Right Time to Leave a Job?
These days I seem to be part HR blogger and part Anne Landers providing readers advice and insights into navigating the world at work. I guess it comes with the territory. My business life right now during the holidays consists mostly of hoodie sweatshirts and house slippers so I’m up for the challenge, and […]
Resumes Don’t Get You Hired. Interviews Do.
A resume will get you through the door, but the interview is what will get you hired. Resumes Don’t Get You Hired. Interviews Do. You might be the BEST at the JOB you are interviewing for, but if you don’t master communicating that in an interview, you may not get the job. Interviewing is a skill […]
The STAR Job Interview Technique
Yesterday I spent the afternoon with high school students who are planning, preparing, and building a resume and portfolio for college admissions, after graduation, and into for the future professional working world. The format was free flowing. They asked questions, I asked questions. We both answered. This task reminded why I started blogging in the […]
Four Tech Trends Fueling Hiring
Recently Released Salary Research By Robert Half Technology Indicates Key Growth Areas MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 27, 2011 — Mobile media isn’t just making it easier to get information on the go — it’s also creating demand for professionals who can help companies beef up their mobile presence, according to the just-released 2012 Salary Guide […]
8 Sure Fire Ways to Network for the Holidays
You may not be aware but we are 73 days away from Christmas, and many retail companies are already knee deep in holiday staffing for the busy and profitable holiday shopping season. I myself, still have yet to even put up my Halloween decorations. I’ll probably get to putting those up around Wednesday of this […]
Trading Places: More Employed Americans Proactively Changing Jobs
Snagajob Labor Happiness Index shows proactive workforce, more concern over economy RICHMOND, Va.– With the national unemployment rate holding steady at better than 9 percent, it can be hard to believe anyone is finding a new job. The 5th-annual Labor Happiness Index commissioned by Snagajob – hourly job specialists with the world’s largest community of […]
