It can be intimidating if you are several years into your career and younger, more capable employees are working their way up the ranks. Often, older employees feel as though they are becoming obsolete in the ever changing world of technology and internet. This is especially true if you are in a field that has …
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Writing an Interview-Winning Resume
Writing an interview winning resume is difficult but explained below. When presenting your Resume to a prospective employer whether, on paper or online, you have only 15-30 seconds to grab the attention of the reader. It is critical to put the best possible presentation out there right from the start. From a substance viewpoint, a …
How To Job Search When You Are Over 40
So. Unfortunately, you’ve found yourself once again looking for a job. Only this time…you aren’t a young and energetic 21 years old. You’re experienced and set in your ways, you’ve been at this for over 20 years already, most likely. Luckily, even if you are over 40, you can successfully find a new and better …
How to Negotiate Working Remotely
Negotating working remotely can definitely be done. Below are some tips to get even the most stubborn manager to let you give telecommuting a try. We all have experienced mornings when we would rather stay in our slippers and turn off the traffic reports while sipping coffee and working from our home office. However, some …
5 Crucial Ways To Leave A Lasting Impression On An Interviewer
Understanding the basic principles to really wow your interviewer It’s so important to make sure you go into every interview with a sense of confidence and self-assuredness. Understanding the basic principles to really wow your interviewer can be KEY to landing the job of your dreams. Here are my top tips to making sure you …
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What should a Resume cost
What should a Resume cost and why you get what you pay for. But a $1000 Resume? What Should A Resume Cost? As a former professional resume writer , I’ve seen Resume costs all over the map, from a low of $25 to upwards of a thousand dollars. That, for a mid-level professional Resume. Here’s …
How to Create a Winning Job Search Strategy for 2020 & Beyond
Times Have Changed Every four years, jobs make big changes. Sometimes jobs become obsolete through automation and positions are completely removed from company rosters. The job search is often a constant factor for people and it’s important to know what is going on in the market. A generation or so ago it was not uncommon …
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How To Get A Job Even If You Are Told “No”
It can be frustrating when you get told no time and time again. You know the dreaded line “we’ve decided to go in a different direction” or “we’ve chosen to go with a different candidate at this time”. It’s discouraging, and there often isn’t a reason given on why you didn’t get, yet another, job. …
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How Social Media Can Hurt (or HELP) In Your Job Search
We live in a world of instant gratification, easy access to any bit of information we want and the ability to share our lives with the entire world. This social media take over can be both a good thing, and a bad thing, when it comes to finding the right job. More than half of …
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How To Nail Your SECOND Interview.
Your SECOND Interview. So. You did the hard part. You sent in your application, you wowed them on interview number one…..it was awesome. But sometimes, depending on the job, they want you to come in for subsequent interviews. You haven’t sealed the deal yet, so it’s crucial that you get everything PERFECT on interview number …
