Archive for May, 2009
Work Gaps on Your Resume?
Are your prospects dimming because you’ve been out of work for three months, six months, even longer?I talk with job seekers every day about their resumes and job-hunting strategies. Many are in this same boat and rightly concerned. As the economy c
Ultimate Guide to Career-Fair Success
Career fairs have never been hotter, with thousands sometimes showing up to compete for a few hundred jobs. So you’ve cleaned and pressed your interview suit, you’ve honed your resume, even perfected your handshake. You’re all ready.
‘I Don’t Know Any Professionals! How Do I Network?’
You’ve heard that old adage, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” But what if you don’t know anybody, then what? First off, let’s back up. …
5 Steps to Better Time Management
Time management is essential in our high-speed, always-on culture, yet most advice you’ll find on this topic is pretty vague. “Setting goals” and “making time work for you” are, um, great, but so are practical efficiencies. Because oDe
6 Steps to a Killer Cover Letter
There are thousands of ways to ruin a cover letter. If there’s one thing I’ve learned after seeing hundreds of thousands of job applications in oDesk’s marketplace, it’s that jobseekers shoot themselves in the foot way too often. Every missed detail
Attention, Attention: Tips for Boosting Your Visibility at Work
If you’re concerned about protecting your job, it’s important to take steps to raise your profile. While you don’t need to brag about your on-the-job achievements in order to get noticed, increasing your visibility does require some self-promotional
10 Great Cities for Starting a Small Business
Where some people see obstacles, others see opportunity.That’s certainly the case with starting a small business during a recession. While most people naturally focus on soft demand and the scarcity of capital, those with a contrarian eye see weakene
New Grads: What to Do When You Can’t Get the Jobs You Want
You’ve spent four years pursuing a profession from the comforts of a classroom, hoping that when you earned your degree, a job offer in your chosen field would follow. But then the recession hit and job openings — for seasoned pros and college grads
Work Gaps on Your Resume?
Are your prospects dimming because you’ve been out of work for three months, six months, even longer?I talk with job seekers every day about their resumes and job-hunting strategies. Many are in this same boat and rightly concerned. As the economy c
Ultimate Guide to Career-Fair Success
Career fairs have never been hotter, with thousands sometimes showing up to compete for a few hundred jobs. So you’ve cleaned and pressed your interview suit, you’ve honed your resume, even perfected your handshake. You’re all ready.
