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Job Journal December 14, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Defeatist Attitude is a Loser When looking for a job, confidence in your abilities and belief in yourself are essential. |
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 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 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. |
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 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 September 11, 2005 James E. Challenger |
Know Thyself An honest self-appraisal is fundamental to finding a fulfilling career. |
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 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. |
Job Journal July 10, 2005 James E. Challenger |
The `Goal' Standard Have you wondered how to distinguish yourself from competitors in your search for a new job? Here are some ways to package yourself as a goal-oriented employee, something employers find irresistible. |
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 February 5, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Team Players Are a Step Ahead In the job interview, most interviewers never mention the words "team" or "teamwork," but it remains an essential trait of the ideal employee. |
Job Journal October 23, 2011 Scott Brown |
Overqualified? When jobs are scarce, some talented workers are forced to pursue openings that don't measure up to their real skill level. While employers tend to dismiss them as "overqualified," there are ways to mitigate concerns over having too much of a good thing. |
Job Journal March 5, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Adapt to Each Interview You will greatly increase your chances of winning a job by coming to each interview prepared with alternative accomplishments. |
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 February 19, 2006 Rich Heintz |
Why Can't Johnny Find a Job? In his new book, Job Search Solution -The Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now, long-time executive recruiter Tony Beshara describes ten reasons why jobseekers have such a hard time finding a new position. |
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 January 13, 2013 Derek Kinner |
Quick Fix: Don't Take References for Granted More and more employers are contacting applicants' references these days, sometimes with unintended consequences for jobseekers. Here's a simple way to ensure you're not sabotaging your job search by relying on the wrong people. |
Job Journal May 27, 2007 Carole Kanchier |
Career Pros: 12 Common Resume Mistakes You'll convey the wrong impression with these resume errors. |
Job Journal April 29, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Resume's Key Ingredient: Results Job-winning resumes herald your record of achievement. |
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 September 17, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: A Humble Guide to Bragging Whether it's to get hired or to get promoted, learn how to toot your own horn without hitting a sour note. |
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. |
Job Journal October 1, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Search Tips for First-Timers What today's first-time jobseekers need to know to compete with more seasoned applicants. |
Job Journal November 9, 2008 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job-Winning Ways for Older Workers The biggest obstacles for older workers are self-imposed. |
Job Journal March 7, 2010 John Challenger |
Are You Really Prepared for the Job Interview? The interview is the medium between an impressive resume and the position that awaits you. Your preparations for the process will undoubtedly be the determining factor of your success. |
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 May 2, 2004 Bob Rosner |
Working Wounded: When Ex-Bosses Talk Trash Some on-line help and strategies for countering rotten reference checks. |
Job Journal October 23, 2005 John Challenger |
If You Want the Job... Being liked by the interviewer is not enough to land a job. The interview is a sales call. You have to help your own cause along by demonstrating an active interest in the job under discussion. |
Job Journal March 8, 2009 James E. Challenger |
Don't be Daunted by the Negative Hype With the job market in its current state, there is a flood of half-truths and misconceptions regarding unemployment and how to find a job. Here's the truth about some of these myths and why your job search might not be as bleak as you thought. |
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 February 10, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: In Case of Job Loss . . . Getting fired is tough enough without going off half cocked. |
Job Journal July 30, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Transferring Skills Can Set You Free Many of your current skills can transport you to new fields. |
Job Journal April 2, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Personalize Your Interview Interview rules are made to be broken -- sometimes. |
AskMen.com Eddie Chandler |
How To Deal With Negative People You can't always change other people, but you can control your reaction to them. Here are some tips to help you counteract a contrary attitude -- wherever you may run into it. |
Job Journal May 3, 2009 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Prepare to Tout Accomplishments A job interview is no place to be humble about your accomplishments. |
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. |
Job Journal March 10, 2013 Jessica Holbrook Hernandez |
Career Pros: Your Next Boss Needs to Hear This in the Job Interview Five points you should make in an interview that will improve your chances of getting a job offer. |
Job Journal July 18, 2004 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: So You're Not Perfect When asked in an interview why you left your previous job, it might be better to simply tell the truth. Sidestepping your shortcomings might hurt in the end. |
Job Journal May 22, 2005 James Challenger |
Career Pros: Where Will Your Spouse Work? When a couple decides to relocate, it's typical for one of them to become a suddenly out-of-work jobseeker. Here's how to help your spouse find work when you relocate. |
Job Journal March 29, 2009 Danek S. Kaus |
It's All About Attitude Those who exude confidence and optimism are much more likely to achieve their goals, have better personal relationships, and be happy with their lives. Follow these steps to get your mind to emulate the positive mentality that is so critical for success. |
Job Journal April 29, 2007 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Network Your Way to an Instant Job Learn ways to make your network work for you and your job search. |
Job Journal August 7, 2005 Robert Half |
Slam Dunk Your Next Interview Some helpful do's & don'ts towards a winning job interview. |
Job Journal October 7, 2007 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: A Date with the Interviewer A job interview is like a first date - you're both hoping to find a good match. |
Job Journal August 20, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Why You Aren't Getting Job Offers Over and over, jobseekers make the same complaint: Why don't employers call me after I send a resume? The answer may surprise you. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 11, 2003 |
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage? Readers Respond What counts are commitment, loyalty, and trust, both up and down the chain of command... When we hire pilots, we hire for attitude and train for proficiency... What sort of measurements are you contemplating to reveal desired attitudes?... etc. |
Job Journal March 11, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Protect Your New Job Now that you've found a good job, what are you doing to hold onto it? |
Job Journal August 26, 2007 Natalie Ostrom |
Create Your Own Brand of Excellence Companies spend millions of dollars to create an image and impression recognizable by consumers. Why not apply the same concept to your job search? Here's how to create an image or 'brand' that communicates your value to prospective employers. |
Job Journal January 15, 2006 Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
Job Journal February 1, 2009 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Change Careers Only as Last Resort Look for opportunities in other industries before fleeing your field. |