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Job Journal July 11, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Don't Let Job Unhappiness Steer You Wrong In a difficult job market, you're more likely to make choices you'll regret. |
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. |
Job Journal January 14, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Change Industries, Not Careers If you've been laid off, cut back or downsized, or perhaps just plain burned out, consider applying you skills in a different industry. |
Job Journal April 6, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Career Change Can be Costly Changing careers should be the last choice among all your job options. |
Job Journal September 11, 2005 James E. Challenger |
Know Thyself An honest self-appraisal is fundamental to finding a fulfilling career. |
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 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. |
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 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 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 October 14, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Retirement Can Wait Eight in ten baby-boomers plan to delay retirement and remain in the workplace. Some of them, however, may find the prospect of continuing to work in their current occupation tedious. Here's how they can transfer their skills to a new industry. |
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 February 25, 2007 James E. Challenger |
You Gotta Believe It's the jobseekers who appear capable and confident that get hired. |
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 July 25, 2010 Peter Weddle |
Come As You Aren't Looking for work may never be the same as it was before the recession. Instead of job hunting as we were, we must now look for a job as we need to be. To find success in the new job market, we must always be changing, always growing. |
Job Journal January 27, 2013 Peter Weddle |
Elevate Your Standing With Employers Accepting the label of "jobseeker" can leave you stuck in a bottomless pool of applicants. Those who rise to the top get employers' attention by being something more than a someone simply looking for work. |
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 July 6, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Considering a Job Change? Shifting jobs or entire careers is very risky business. Before you run off to join the circus, so to speak, spend some time and seriously evaluate your decision. Here are some guideposts to help you along the way. |
Job Journal February 20, 2011 Peter Weddle |
The Decade of the Tiger Jobseeker In this job market, in this economy, maybe what we need is tougher job seeking. Maybe, the key to success is to refashion ourselves as tiger jobseekers. |
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 October 6, 2013 Peter Weddle |
How to Avoid Becoming a Permanent Part-Timer The part-time workforce is becoming a permanent reality, but it doesn't have to be yours. Make sure you're seen as a person who can adapt to and contribute in a wider range of circumstances and situations than those defined by your job. |
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 June 3, 2012 Peter Weddle |
What's Next for Job Search Success? It might seem that the fundamentals of a successful job search should be relatively timeless. But upheavals in the economy and the job market have caused seismic shifts in employers' expectations over the past several years. |
Job Journal October 23, 2011 Ford R. Myers |
Career Pros: Overcoming Long-Term Joblessness If you've been out of work more than 6 months, it's time to make a change for the better. Whatever you've been doing hasn't worked and, with every passing month, your path to a paycheck becomes more steep. Here are ten steps you should take right now. |
Job Journal December 14, 2003 James E. Challenger |
Terrorism's Legacy A look at how 9/11 has affected jobseekers and the market for their skills. |
Job Journal July 24, 2011 Peter Weddle |
What's the Freshness Date on Your Career Training? As the pace of technological change continues to accelerate, the value of your training and education is directly affected by how recently you completed the coursework. Continuing education is a must to avoid being seen as outdated or unemployable. |
Job Journal September 7, 2008 James E. Challenger |
Older Workers Find Favor in the Current Job Market A new report shows that employment among older workers is actually on the rise, shattering the myth that these workers are particularly vulnerable in this economic downturn. Their experience and knowledge instead make them valuable assets to an employer. |
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 February 17, 2008 Julia Hollister |
Staffing Agencies Staffing agencies offer inside track to a wealth of employment and training options. |
Job Journal June 24, 2012 Eric P. Kramer |
What are you doing to STAND OUT? The world is full of well-qualified people with an impressive resume and a LinkedIn account. But some of them manage to stand out from the rest. And you can too -- simply by identifying ways you bring added value to the table. |
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 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 October 7, 2012 |
In a Tough Job Market, Soft Skills are Essential The skills employers value go well beyond technical expertise or your college degree, and it can improve your competitiveness to point out the `soft skills' you'd bring to a job. These valuable traits and abilities deserve a mention if you can back it up. |
Food Processing September 2012 |
MRO Q&A: How Do I Develop Robotics Training For My Maintenance Team? I am trying to develop expertise in robotics in our maintenance team, but I don't need everyone to have it. Do you have any suggestions? |
Job Journal November 18, 2007 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Tepid Growth in Entrepreneurship The Internet makes starting a business easier, but few find the time. |
CIO May 30, 2012 Martha Heller |
Skills for the CIO Class of 2015 IT management is changing. Here are some of the types of experience and knowledge that companies will be looking for in their CIOs. |
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 28, 2010 |
Strengthen Your Career Options Today's tough job market and sluggish economy are making unemployment a longer ordeal for many. But there are plenty of productive ways to focus your efforts that will improve your employability, expand your options and shorten the time you are jobless. |
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 June 13, 2010 Daniel Sitter |
8 Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople The traits of good salespeople, regardless of the product or service they're pushing. |
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. |
IndustryWeek January 19, 2011 |
Don't Retreat from Manufacturing As a nation should not retreat from "lower-level" manufacturing. While there are many rote jobs in assembly lines, there are many people who only have a desire, skills and education for such jobs. |
Job Journal March 10, 2013 |
Overcome the Stigma of Unemployment As if an extended period of joblessness weren't tough enough, the long-term unemployed must make an extra effort to show they're making good use of their `time off.' You may have lost your job, but you can't afford to lose your professional edge. |
Job Journal March 24, 2013 Peter Weddle |
Showcase the Write Stuff Good writing is becoming a rare commodity in Corporate America. And jobseekers who can demonstrate above-average English skills have a distinct advantage over the competition. Don't write off your job search with careless composition. |
Job Journal March 12, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: You're a Service Provider Over the past decade or more, the relationship between employer and employee has changed significantly. Today, you'll go further by seeing yourself as an independent service provider. |
Job Journal July 1, 2007 Rich Heintz |
For 50 Years, She's Been Helping Sacramento Jobseekers For the last half-century, 81-year-old Bess Feil has been helping Sacramento jobseekers through her midtown employment agency. |
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 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 June 27, 2004 James E. Challenger |
Career Pros: Industry Switch May Be Best Bet for Displaced Workers For displaced workers, the grass is probably greener in other fields. |
CRM July 22, 2011 Todd Cohen |
How to Create a Powerful Sales Culture How can your organization sell more and sell smarter? By creating a powerful sales culture - an environment that inspires and engages everyone in the organization to become part of the virtual sales team and support the business development efforts. |