From a veteran hiring manager’s perspective, I’ve found that the weakest part of most job search processes is the deplorable state of follow-up. You can go from the perfect candidate to the bottom of the list before you even know...
Hopefully, you have already learned about my “Law of Threes” as a major recommendation to help you through your job search. If not: In all of your written and verbal communications around your job search, and with every encounter, remember...
True confession: As a job search and career expert, I was skeptical about all of these social media tools as recently as four years ago. I separated professional networking from social networking and felt that the social sites were a...
Rules for Playing the Job Search “Odds Game” My father taught me “if you cheat, you are cheating yourself.” So don’t cheat on how you count the 10 active opportunities. Each of the active job possibilities must meet one of...
Pamela Gordon sent her résumé to 9 different job postings and got no results. Some of the jobs were for administrative assistant, one was as a marketing coordinator, and another was for a project manager. In a few of the...
Juggling Multiple Job Opportunities During Your Search Excuse #1: “I can’t juggle more than three at a time.” Really? Are you kidding? You need to be able to juggle more than three projects at work, you have the capacity to...
Fire, Aim, Ready. I have been a hiring manager for more than 30 years and I have received way more applications from unqualified candidates than I have for qualified candidates. This happens regularly with internal candidates (within a company) as...
Good for you! You got that job interview! But, watch it, your body can lose the job for you within the first few minutes. Don’t fight it. Accept it. You’re being watched as much as you are being heard in...
Do You Have a Job Search Goal? Pamela Gordon sent her résumé to 9 different job postings and saw no results. Some of the jobs were for administrative assistant, one was as a marketing coordinator, and another was for a...
“There just aren’t many jobs out there.” Really? Director of Sales – that’s just the job Angela wants. She spends hours every day searching for a Director of Sales position on the web. She posts résumés on job boards, participates...
How To Figure Out What Your Job Search Goal Is 1. Narrow down your Job Goal. Do research about possible functions, occupations, vocations, etc.https://www.bls.gov/ooh/https://www.bls.gov/audience/jobseekers.htm Go to job search websites such as Indeed.com, Monster.com, etc. Don’t apply to anything! Just shop....
Playing the Game, the Job Search “Odds Game” Does this sound familiar? Joe Dayton’s job search plan meant he applied for a job and then waited to hear back from the hiring company. No response? No job? Then Joe started...
Each of you must have a clear and concise job search goal. You need a brief description of what you are hunting for. But how do you even begin thinking about it? Step 1: Draw a dart board. Think about...
Mistakes and Tricks to Building A GREAT Job Search Routine Mistake #1: Not building a variety of activities, relying on one or two things. Think about this as a portfolio of activities. No one thing works by itself. Even if...
My goal is to encourage you to spend hours just identifying job opportunities. At least 10 good ones. First, Learn How. Take the time to go to each search engine’s “How To” section and learn how to do great advanced...
True story: As a job search and career expert, I was skeptical about all of these social media tools as recently as four years ago. I separated professional networking from social networking and felt that the social sites were a...
True story: Recently, at a job search workshop for over 100 MBA soon-to-be-graduates, John introduced himself and told me that “after I graduate, I’m going to walk into my boss’ office and demand a promotion or I’ll leave.” After I...
Massive Mistakes Holding You Back from Getting a Job – Job Search QuickTip #6 Job seekers, the worst mistakes in job interviews are being unprepared, late, negative, vague, too informal. Welcome to a video series of helpful job search tips...