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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 April 15, 2007 Julia Hollister |
Supporting Players Administrative assistants have more responsibility, greater value and more opportunity than ever. |
Job Journal January 11, 2004 Julia Hollister |
Temps Working Their Way onto Permanent Payrolls Many prove their worth via temporary assignments. |
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 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. |
Job Journal July 1, 2007 Rich Heintz |
Temp Agencies If you aren't including staffing agencies in your job search, you may be overlooking one of the quickest ways to get yourself hired. |
Fast Company Lydia Dishman |
New Glassdoor Survey Suggests "It's Who You Know" Is Only Slightly True For Job Seekers To find this, Glassdoor analyzed more than 440,000 job interview reviews drawn from those posted on its platform since 2009. |
Job Journal May 30, 2010 |
Temporary Assignments Can Turn Into Permanent Positions As employers start to add permanent staffing, temporary help is in a hire position. |
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 30, 2006 Mark Edward Nero |
Temporary Agencies Becoming a Permanent Solution More and more, temporary employment agencies are asked to supply companies with employees beyond the typical fill-in secretary or clerical worker. |
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 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 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 October 22, 2006 |
PrideWorks It's National Disability Employment Awareness Month. |
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 March 21, 2004 Julia Hollister |
Is Your Strategy Outdated? Last year's resume may not be the best way of presenting yourself to win the job you want in 2004. Here's a basic list of what's in and what's out this year for savvy jobseekers. |
Job Journal June 8, 2008 |
Huge Increases in Government Hiring on the Horizon Despite the slowing economy, federal, state and local governments have added thousands of jobs in 2008. Federal agencies are expected to fill hundreds of thousands more as droves of government workers reach retirement age. Find the right job for you. |
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? |
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 November 20, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Are You Ready to Play Job Search Jeopardy? How sharp are your job-hunting skills? Here's a way to find out without risking rejection in the real world. |
CIO December 4, 2007 Debra Feldman |
How to Create and Execute an Employer-Centric Job Search Strategy Job seekers at all levels are going about their searches all wrong. Instead of sending out resumes willy-nilly, they need to focus their effort on the employers who will be most receptive to hiring them. |
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 June 12, 2005 Mark Edward Nero |
When Your Job Search Stalls . . . Is a private employment service the answer to your job search? |
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 February 29, 2004 Paul R. Huard |
The Job Interview: Errant Attitudes Doom Clueless Candidates Here are some classic examples of what not to say during a job interview. |
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 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 21, 2011 Peter Weddle |
How to Stand Out from the Rest of the Flock With so much competition for every job opening, it may seem like an impossible task to get the attention of recruiters. But most jobseekers fail to make the cut because of poor fundamentals and a lack of understanding of what employers expect from them. |
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 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 September 18, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Interviewers Irked by AWOL Applicants Frustrated hiring managers at a variety of companies report an alarming trend in job interviews -- applicants who fail to show up. |
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. |
Entrepreneur July 2004 Chris Pentilla |
Here to Stay When you're looking for new hires, temps may not be as temporary as you might think. |
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. |
CIO April 2, 2008 Mark Cummuta |
10 Secrets for Searching for a Job During a Recession Focusing your efforts on jobs in growing industries and demonstrating how your work has generated revenue are just two simple ways to distinguish yourself from the rest of the job seekers competing for positions in a down economy. |
Entrepreneur July 2007 Tracy Stapp |
Flexible Hours A staffing agency finds its niche pairing moms and others with jobs that match their schedules. |
Job Journal January 15, 2006 Carole Kanchier |
Countering Job-Search Frustrations Learn how to resolve common job-search challenges, turndowns and setbacks. |
Job Journal March 26, 2006 James E. Challenger |
Can You Consult Your Way to Your Next Job? Project or consulting work can help you pay the bills while leaving you ample time to job search. And those temporary assignments might also lead to full-time employment. |
AskMen.com Eric Santos |
Job Application Tips Don't let your resume get thrown in the trash. Here's how to stand out when applying for a job |
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 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 25, 2010 |
Deciphering Job Ad Lingo Misinterpreting the language in job postings can cause missed opportunities and misdirected efforts. When reading employment ads, it's essential to understand the 'code' behind specific key words and the subtleties of an employer's hire expectations. |
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 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 July 18, 2010 James E. Challenger |
Careers Pros: Workers Wise to Weigh Company Credibility Employees and prospective hires are wise to exercise due diligence. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
How to Look for a Job While You're Employed How do you look for your next job while you're at your current job? Here are some tips to help you navigate the trickiest workplace maneuver of all -- changing jobs. |
Financial Advisor February 2012 David Lawrence |
How To Hire Right Three steps that will help you avoid choosing the wrong person for a job. |
Job Journal July 6, 2008 Julia Hollister |
Office Jobs Today's administrative staffers are tasked with a broad repertoire of responsibilities. |
Job Journal January 23, 2005 James Challenger |
Career Pros: Find the Boss, Land a Job The most effective approach to landing a job is to find the manager who needs a new employee and make that person want you. |
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. |