Tag Archives: search tips
Coping With job-search frustration: Maintain your sanity! — a Guest Post
There’s nothing like the job search process. Rigorous, tedious and demanding incessant effort, you can easily become extremely frustrated while chasing employers and maintaining an optimum level of efficiency. It happens quite frequently that you send out a zillion job … Continue reading
Six skill teachers should emphasize when job-hunting
Being a teacher requires a blend of knowledge, experience and very specific skills. People tend to misinterpret the role of a teacher to be limited to that of giving lectures, showing movies and singing songs to children. Hence it could … Continue reading
How to research an employer before a job interview: a guest post
In today’s difficult economy and overcrowded job market, it’s already an achievement to get past the job interview phone screening. If you’ve been invited to a face to face interview at the employer headquarters, it’s your job to find out … Continue reading
Career Opportunities: Rejoining Society after Prison– a Guest Post
“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” – Richard M. Nixon Keeping the tenure of a … Continue reading
Common job-hunting mistakes by the long-time unemployed, a guest post
In the unstable economy of today, it is fairly common for a number of people to be incapable of finding a job for a prolonged period of time. A sudden influx of spare time after either getting fired from a … Continue reading
Five Steps For A Successful Job Search, a guest post
Searching for a job is one of the most arduous tasks for an individual or a professional. It is important for the candidates to cover all the basics of a job search which include important steps like creating a résumé … Continue reading
Waiting for a job offer? Don’t wait, keep hunting
I heartily agree with a recent posting I saw on the ivyexec blog telling job hunters never to rest if they think they soon may get an offer. Continue reading
Job hunting while you have a job: here’s some important advice
My rule is tell no one you work with, even your closest friends. They might let something slip that will come back to haunt you. Continue reading
The Top 4 job hunting trends of 2014
“Employment situations can change quickly, and you may have to be job hunting even if you had no intention of doing so. When you know what the market looks like and what kinds of skills are required, you’re able to adjust easily and get back into the hunt seamlessly.” Continue reading
Career specialist or generalist, how do you decide?
The important point, I think, is you have to market yourself to fit whatever peg a recruiter or hiring manager is trying to fill. Continue reading



