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Job Journal
February 27, 2005
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Worry is a Waste of Time How can you explain a ten-month gap on your resume? What can you do for a good reference? The first thing someone in this position must do is to stop worrying.   |
Job Journal
August 27, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Capable But Clueless Even seasoned pros make rookie interview mistakes. Here are some examples. |
Job Journal
January 24, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Experienced Jobseekers Often Lose Their Edge in Interviews Experienced jobseekers can't afford a cavalier approach to interviews. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Jane Easter Bahls |
What Did I Say? Your problem employee has finally left. But shortly after his departure, you receive a call for a reference. Can you give an honest assessment? |
Job Journal
May 3, 2009
Penelope Trunk |
Brazen Careerist: Finessing Reference Checks How to look like a winner when employers check your references. |
Job Journal
October 30, 2005
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Countering a Checkered Past Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment records, but they should stop haunting themselves about any skeletons in their career closets. |
BusinessWeek
May 29, 2008
Chad Terhune |
Background Checks: What You Need to Know With background screening now the norm, employers and employees should be aware of how checks are done and how to protect themselves. |
Job Journal
March 14, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Bogus Resume is a Loser's Bet A resume with inflated accomplishments could blow up in your face. |
Job Journal
August 22, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: The Confidence Game Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment history, for various reasons. But for a successful job interview, you must be positive and confident. |
Job Journal
February 25, 2007
James E. Challenger |
You Gotta Believe It's the jobseekers who appear capable and confident that get hired. |
Job Journal
April 12, 2009
James E. Challenger |
Reframe the Flaws in Your Employment Record Jobseekers often feel sensitive about their employment records. However, when you approach your job search with built-in negative attitudes, you are only creating obstacles for yourself. Learn how to re-frame rough patches in your record as positives. |
Job Journal
November 21, 2004
James Challenger |
Are You Defeating Yourself? When looking for a job, you need to put your best foot forward and do all you can to make a good impression on a prospective employer. |
AskMen.com
Sunder Ramachandran |
Providing References 101 Ultimately, a stock of good professional references can elevate a suitable candidate to a top choice. So here are some things you should know about dropping names on your resume. |
Inc.
May 2008 |
Doing Your Due Diligence Checking on potential hires is fraught with hazards, legal and otherwise. Get written consent, and make sure policies are consistently applied. A signed and dated application is a must; be clear that lying on the form is grounds for dismissal. |
Job Journal
May 22, 2005
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: The Trauma of Job Loss Job loss is a tremendously ego-busting trauma, which can linger long after the job loss itself. Getting back on your feet takes planning and direction. |
Job Journal
May 27, 2007
Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
Mark Henricks |
Check That Temp What you don't know about a temporary worker's shadowy past can hurt you. |
Job Journal
July 16, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Employers Aren't That Desperate Despite reports of a labor shortage, you still must apply yourself. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
Chris Penttila |
Management Buzz 10/04 Business plans and game plans... "Online applicant" newly defined... etc. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
Illegal Interview Questions Job interviews are stressful enough, but illegal interview questions make things worse. What should you do if you are asked these questions that shouldn't be asked? |
Job Journal
February 24, 2013
Peter Weddle |
Who Are You Again? Today's employers are inundated with applications for every open position, so jobseekers have to find ways to stay on the radar of overworked recruiters. |
Job Journal
April 2, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Personalize Your Interview Interview rules are made to be broken -- sometimes. |
Job Journal
July 2, 2006
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Negatives Are a no-no Interviewers look for job candidates with a positive, can-do attitude. |
Job Journal
July 23, 2006
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Problems with Peer Interviews Is there real value in peer interviews? Or are companies just trying to bypass interview restrictions? |
Job Journal
June 20, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Overqualified and Unemployed Employers are leery of highly experienced, well-educated applicants. |
CFO
August 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
Background Checks Worries about personnel integrity are creating a few worries of their own. Apart from the philosophical question of whether the practice violates an applicant's right to privacy, widespread use of elaborate background checks poses several problems for employers. |
Job Journal
March 20, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Basic Job-Search Building Blocks While some of these 13 job-hunting ideas will be old hat to some job seekers, they are worth repeating to anyone about to embark on that challenging journey to a new job. (first of three parts) |
Job Journal
December 11, 2005
Rich Heintz |
Jobseekers Face Rude Reality Anyone who has ever been on the job-search trail -- especially for a prolonged time -- knows you have to develop a thick skin if you are going to survive. |
Job Journal
April 30, 2006
James E. Challenger |
The Aggressive Job Search Looking for something that will give you an edge in the job market -- and get you in front of more potential employers? Here are some suggestions. |
Job Journal
May 18, 2008
Paul R. Huard |
Digital Dirt It's a given that a future employer will examine the details of your work history. But jobseekers should also add 'look at your MySpace page' to the list of things that will be used to judge character, background and general job worthiness. |
Job Journal
May 11, 2008
Tony Beshara |
Top Ten Mistakes in the Initial Interview Ten ways that job candidates most frequently fall short of getting a job offer. |
AskMen.com
Sunder Ramachandran |
The Pitfalls of Faking Your Resume Lying on their resume might be one of the dumbest -- and the most damaging -- things someone could do to their career. |
Job Journal
February 7, 2010
John Challenger |
The Can-Do Resume You may think a resume is supposed to convey your personal characteristics to prospective employers. But the best resumes convey something much more important - what you can accomplish for the organization that hires you. |
Job Journal
August 29, 2004
James Challenger |
Career Pros: Rising Demand for Older Workers In a remarkable reversal of long-held employer attitudes, jobseekers 55 and older - who have historically had the toughest time getting hired - are now enjoying the most robust employment growth among all age groups. |
Job Journal
April 29, 2007
James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Resume's Key Ingredient: Results Job-winning resumes herald your record of achievement. |
AskMen.com
Ian Harrison |
The Importance Of Job References When you hit the job market, assume that each firm you interview with will verify your record. The final call to a reference could determine the outcome of your entire career. |
Job Journal
March 11, 2007
Gloria Parker |
Employment Prospects Take Flight with Well-Executed Job Applications Don't write off your employment chances with a sloppy job application. Apply these guidelines. |
Job Journal
April 18, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Don't Diminish Limited Experience Overcoming interviewers' concerns about a one-employer work record. |
Job Journal
March 9, 2008 |
What Employers Really Want 'Soft skills' and personal values often matter more to an employer than accomplishments and experience. Here are some examples from Getting the Job You Really Want, now in its fifth edition. |
Job Journal
April 20, 2008
Denise Leo |
Career Pros: Focus on Employer's Needs The employer's perspective should be applied to each stage of your job search. |
Job Journal
March 15, 2009
Julia Hollister |
Put a Professional to Work for You Don't overlook an underutilized resource: professional placement services. |
Job Journal
September 25, 2005
Kathy Masera |
1000 Issues in Print! A look the employment search process today, and how it has changed over the last 23 years -- and some things that never change. |
Entrepreneur
April 2009
Mark Henricks |
How to Interview for Integrity Background checks are great, but skilled interviewing is even more essential. |
Job Journal
September 11, 2005
James E. Challenger |
Know Thyself An honest self-appraisal is fundamental to finding a fulfilling career. |
Job Journal
March 28, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Be a Goal Tender Clear and current career goals can point the way to success. |
Job Journal
May 9, 2004
Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: Is Your Salary Fair? How the web can help you assess your salary standing. |
Job Journal
November 9, 2008
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job-Winning Ways for Older Workers The biggest obstacles for older workers are self-imposed. |
AskMen.com
May 3, 2001
Armando Gomez |
20 Salary Negotiation Tips Whether you're a banker or a sales rep, grab a pad and paper and take some notes. These 20 salary negotiation tips may just make the difference between that five and six-figure paycheck... |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
What Employers Look For In A Resume You've probably written more than one resume in your life, but you can always improve upon it. Writing a winning resume isn't just about putting your best foot forward, it's about putting the correct details onto the page. |
Entrepreneur
September 2003
Chris Penttila |
Risky Business Should a prospective employee's credit history determine whether he or she gets the job? |
