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Job Journal April 15, 2007 Selena Dehne |
Bouncing Back from Rejection Here are some strategies to help you move on with your confidence intact. |
Job Journal May 6, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Be Unforgettable -- Follow up! Follow up with a phone call and convince employers you're it. |
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 February 22, 2009 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Avoid Getting Screened Out Tell the truth, but not the whole truth, to avoid getting screened out. |
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 22, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Use Time Wisely to Get the Most from Your Job Search Using time productively is essential if you hope to be successful in your job search. That means being organized, working smart, and following a plan. Here are some strategies to ensure your search makes steady progress. |
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 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. |
Job Journal January 27, 2013 Ford R. Myers |
Career Pros: Mistakes Jobseekers Make If your job search is going nowhere, it's time to stop spinning your wheels in the same rut. Here are ten common causes of failure that leave many jobseekers stuck in the mud. |
Job Journal July 9, 2006 Rich Heintz |
Rocket Science it's Not A stubborn percentage of jobseekers seem clueless when it comes to conducting a professional job search. Are you among them? |
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 Kerry Sulkowicz |
Straight Talk At Review Time How do you learn the art of delivering constructive criticism to employees? |
Job Journal March 6, 2011 |
Quick Fix: Ten Interview Questions You Should Ask Everyone thinks about how they will answer questions in a job interview, but few realize their own questions may be just as important, says Ford R. Myers, author of Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring. |
Job Journal January 15, 2006 Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
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 November 27, 2011 Peter Weddle |
The Sound of Silence Jobseekers typically describe their application experience as akin to sending their resume off into a black hole. It's as if their communication disappears into some cavernous void never to be heard from again. |
Job Journal September 16, 2007 John Challenger |
"What Have I Done?" As many as 25 percent of workers regret taking a new position within the first year. Don't let yourself be one of them. Here are some ways to optimize your job search and make sure you get a job you won't regret. |
Job Journal April 15, 2007 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Find a Job Fast With all the inherent frustration, many jobseekers burn out before landing a job. Here's an approach that works fast. |
Job Journal October 3, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Search Myths to Ignore The best places to find work are where others don't think it's available. |
Job Journal July 18, 2010 James E. Challenger |
Careers Pros: Workers Wise to Weigh Company Credibility Employees and prospective hires are wise to exercise due diligence. |
Job Journal August 8, 2010 |
Quick Fix: References Matter The people you choose to vouch for your employability can make or break your chances for a job offer. |
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 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 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 April 17, 2005 Marty Nemko |
Quick Fix: Concerned About Your Age? Older jobseekers don't need to downplay their maturity. Start thinking of all the pluses of being older and all the positive attributes you can bring to the workplace. |
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 February 8, 2009 John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Advance Yourself Between Jobs Productive pursuits to raise your worth while you're between jobs. |
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 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 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 August 24, 2008 |
Proliferation of Online Job Sites Overwhelms Jobseekers As more Americans find themselves unemployed, many turn to the growing number of websites listing job opportunities. While this is a good place to start, the Internet can easily be overused in a job hunt and may actually slow down the hiring process. |
Job Journal June 17, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: First Resume Needs Employer Focus A lack of experience needn't put you at a loss for words. |
Job Journal June 24, 2007 Selena Dehne |
The Write Way to Interview Here are some fail-safe strategies to avoid drawing a blank on an interview question. |
Job Journal June 20, 2010 Ginny Frizzi |
Is Your Job Search Well Balanced? Only about 10 percent of new hires result from online job postings. So why do many jobseekers spend an inordinate amount of their job-search time trolling the job boards? |
Job Journal June 25, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Use Spare Time to Make Yourself More Employable Human resource executives notice which candidates have taken it upon themselves to update their skills through education. |
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 July 10, 2011 Selena Dehne |
The Sustainable Job Search Ideally, everyone would view the job search as an exciting and invigorating opportunity. In reality, the process can be stressful, exhausting and emotionally draining, particularly when coping with rejection, financial hardships and today's uncertainty. |
Job Journal January 25, 2009 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: A More Compelling Resume The secret is to see your best attributes from an employer's perspective. |
Job Journal December 7, 2008 |
How to Find Work in a Recession Even with the economic downturn, employers must still seek and retain the best workers in order to compete on a global basis. Here are some ways jobseekers can find the best jobs available and position themselves to be hired. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Susan Karlin |
Love, Digital Style Everything else gets a feedback rating, so why not last night's date? |
AskMen.com September 17, 2012 Ian Lang |
Dealing With Silence The silence that comes with job searching is yet another contributing factor to the psychological trauma inflicted by unemployment. The reason it's so difficult to handle is that there's nothing you can do to mitigate it. |
Job Journal April 2, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Personalize Your Interview Interview rules are made to be broken -- sometimes. |
Job Journal February 12, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: More Acceptance of Moms-to-be Pregnancy no longer a complication to getting hired -- and it is illegal to make it so. |
Job Journal August 28, 2005 Mark Edward Nero |
Hang Up Your Hesitance, Pick Up the Phone If you're the type of jobseeker who finds it difficult to follow up applications or interviews with a phone call, get over it. |
Entrepreneur September 2008 Robert Kiyosaki |
Hear This It may be hard to swallow, but negative feedback can get you heading in the right direction. |
Job Journal September 21, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Online Job Fairs Online job fairs have a critical difference from their live counterparts. The 'first impression' you would normally make in person must be conveyed in writing, making the virtual path to an interview much more tricky for most jobseekers to travel. |
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 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 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. |
InternetNews March 10, 2006 Jennifer Schiff |
Hope (For Love Online) Springs Eternal New report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds romance, and security concerns thriving online. |