For most job seekers, attending a job fair is definitely still a viable option to consider. This is especially true if you are seeking an entry to mid-level position, or in an industry such as retail, health care, sales, and customer service. For an employer, a career...
As most of you have probably heard, we are in the midst of a period that has been termed the “great resignation”. Employees are leaving their current jobs voluntarily for other positions. This is reflected in record low unemployment filings across the country over...
We are now well into late stages of the college semester and the traditional May graduation time period. So, it seems like an appropriate moment to discuss the preparation that college students should be doing (right now) to prepare for their post-graduation lives. I...
So often the margin between whether you receive a job offer or it goes to another candidate is razor thin. This may be the result of someone else having just a little better skillset than you currently possess. COVID-19 could also have caused a small skills gap with...
So often, the difference between candidates is a razor thin margin. The final candidates from the talent pool available will have similar education and experience backgrounds. Usually, the phone and in-person interview(s) serve to separate the candidates, where a...
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With the start of the new year, we enter the dreaded “resolution season”. This is the time that we make a resolution to change something in our life for the better. These intensions are the reason that our advertisements are currently filled with home exercise...
Over the course of the last several months, the COVID-19 virus has forced many workers to their homes in order to continue to do their jobs. Now that many employers are beginning to implement plans to return employees back to their facilities, some of you may be...
There are many resources available to a Job Seeker that may be used to gain a competitive advantage over the competition. One of the most important of these tools for the Job Seeker is the Job Description. The Job Description is a document that is used for...
The art of job searching certainly appears to be more planful and sophisticated each year. It was not too long ago that most positions were found by knowing someone or just walking in and applying. For years in this column, we have written about being a savvy job...
