Stop wasting time applying online!
So, you have finally made the decision to embark on a quest to find a new job. You’ve searched your online files to find the 15 different versions of your resume that you haven’t looked at in years. 82
How to Shop for a Job
Jobs, like cars need to be replaced or maintained on a regular basis. When you grow tired of your current job due to poor management, low pay or perhaps cut backs, you will want to treat you new job search the same way you would shop for a new car. Here are a few tips
The Traps Job Seekers Fall for Before, During, and After a Job Interview
There are certain sections of an interview that can either make or break you, depending on how you go about them. Employers lay out several traps during the interview to see how you react. You, as a job seeker, can lay traps yourself by not being prepared or not taking initiative to qualify yourself as
How to Construct a Dynamite Resume
In a perfect world, no one would need a resume. The candidates most suited to a particular job would simply be summoned forth to interview, based on their reputation and word of mouth referral. Employers would carefully make their hiring decisions based on the candidates’ verbal account of their past performance, without regard to any
Is employer obligated to maintain manager’s salary?
I am sales and marketing director for a software company, which is a subsidiary of a trucking company. The trucking company wants to shut down the software company. They have offered to sell the software company to the original developer of the software who is currently employed by the trucking company as an MIS director.
A Job-Hunter’s Guide To Executive Recruiters
Confusion about how recruiters operate has put many a career at a disadvantage. Executives in transition can’t afford to let faulty assumptions foul up their prospects. Knowing how the search industry operates will make you a better, more successful candidate. To help you get the facts straight, here’s a guide to working with recruiters based
Making A Career Change
Is it time to move on? If you are considering a career change you might find it helpful to examine the answers to the following questions: 63
Your Office Coach: What to do about terrible new boss?
Q: A few months ago, my colleagues and I got a new manager who makes our lives a living hell. “Kristen” has no management experience and nitpicks everything we do. She gets angry about small stuff and talks to us like we’re in third grade. She has also allowed the office to get disgustingly
ESPN cuts 300 jobs as subscriber fee growth slows
ESPN President John Skipper told staff Wednesday that the Disney-owned sports network will be eliminating jobs as part of “a number of organizational changes” at the company. “We carefully considered and deliberated alternatives before making each decision,” Skipper said in an internal message released to the media. “The people who will be leaving us have
Get The Paycheck You Deserve With These Expert Salary Negotiation Tips
The average hourly wage for non-supervisory production employees in the private sector was $20.50 as of February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages have been stagnant, while productivity has increased across the board. The Economic Policy Institute found between 1973 and 2011, productivity grew by 80 percent across the country, while wages
8 Things Highly Successful People Do Differently
Are you satisfied in your current position? Distressingly few people can answer yes to that question. Most people want a pay raise, a promotion or a jump to a better position at a different company. Yet, in today’s economic climate, few people manage to obtain those goals. Those who do have secrets to their success.
How to Write an Effective Job Description
Making the Job Description Clear Will Help to Hire the Best Employees The Importance of Job Descriptions Descriptions of job titles appear in a variety of forms in the workplace. Recruitment ads, compensation surveys and other benchmarking tools, as well as corporate or departmental development plans all use some method of describing a job. The