Display by: Title | Popularity

1). #1 Fear that Holds People Back in their Careers Surveys have shown the average American is more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. No wonder many people have let promotions at work pa 2). Dealing with Gaps in Employment This week's job searching tip deals with gaps in employment on your resume. If, by looking at your resume, an interviewer can see an obvious gap betwe 3). Capturing analogue to digital video You may have and old analogue camcorder or perhaps and old video deck and you fancy putting your old home movies onto DVD format.Well there ar 4). Beginners guide to PC video editing If you're new to PC video editing then knowing where to start can be a bit daunting, so hopefully this guide will point you in the right direction. 5). Conquering Interviews with Better Negotiating Skills Negotiation is a skill that we all use at some time in our lives. Whether it's with looking for a job, a dispute with a spouse, buying a car or a hous 6). Achieving Recognition at Work QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER:There is an employee where I work who whines when she 2 things going on simultaneously. Although her hours are 8:30 7). Dressing for Successful Job Interviews The first thing an interviewer will notice about you is how you're dressed. Even before you say hello or shake their hand, they are starting to form a 8). Decoding Interview Questions: What are they really asking? Interviews can be very stressful, so the more prepared we are, the better. One way to prepare ourselves is to brainstorm ideas about questions we may 9). Dealing with Personality Interview Questions QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER:I recently had an interview where the man asked me What 3 people living or dead would I have dinner with. Honestly 10). First Impressions: Dealing with Interviewer Bias DEALING WITH FIRST IMPRESSION BIASStudies have shown a majority of interviewers do not have a scientific way of determining who would do best 11). Establishing Yourself as a Known Authority to Get a Job When it comes to finding a job, the fewer people you're competing against to get a position, the better. Responding to job ads posted on the major job 12). Making Sure You Have Good Employment References Most people don't give much thought about references until after a potential employer asks for them. After all, searching for a job is very time consu 13). Becoming a Star Performer in your Career So what's the difference between a star performer who can name his/her salary and get whatever job he wants, and someone who can't? Very successful pe 14). Job Search Etiquette For most people, the word "etiquette" conjures up images of privileged wealthy people and esoteric rules of social behavior that have no real meaning. 15). Competing with Outsourced Labor through Increased Expertise In this job searching tip, we’ll discuss how increasing your level of expertise can help you compete with cheap overseas labor. The whole trend toward 16). Developing your Job Search Elevator Pitch Have you ever had a conversation with someone who had the potential to help you land a better job and felt that they didn't get what's unique about yo 17). Dealing with Jobs Left Early Recruiters and employers generally like to see candidates who have a steady work history. That being said, nobody's perfect and many people have had t 18). Career Advancement Portrayed in Reality TV Shows Hollywood has really hit it big with reality TV shows - especially some of the more recent reality shows that deal with the idea that winning a brief 19). Be Happy at Your Current Job to Get a New Job Are you in a position where you hate your current job and all you ever do is complain about it? Does your attitude affect the way you dress and the wa 20). Being the Candidate Recruiters Want to Talk To Finding people through job sites can seem like a daunting task for many recruiters. If you reply to a recruiter's job listing on one of the popular jo 21). Listening: A Crucial Job Search Skill It’s important that job seekers possess basic interpersonal skills, but some are more valuable than others. The United States Department of Labor Secr 22). Making Sure Your Job References Aren’t Holding You Back Downsizing is a fact of life in the corporate world today. This week’s article addresses this issue and how to work around it if it happens to you 23). Escaping from your Job Search Groundhog Day The actor Bill Murray earned critical acclaim for his performance in 2003's Lost in Translation. It was a great movie about someone feeling like he wa 24). Researching the Job Market In our last job searching tip, I discussed ways of improving your resume. In that article, I pointed out how networking with other people can help you 25). Recruiters Prefer Someone They Know If a recruiter has a position open, guess who their first move is when they want to fill it. If you guessed posting a job on a job site, you're wrong 26). Handling Strange Interview Questions In this week's job searching tip, we address an inquiry from a subscriber about an interviewer asking strange questions. As we discuss in this tip, pe 27). Parents returning to work: how to balance work and family li While we usually focus on the actual act of job searching and career advancement in these articles, there are some other issues that can have a big im 28). Reducing Job Search Stress Stress Busters: Making The Most of Your Job SearchLife brings us plenty of stress everyday. Don't let the loss of a job increase your stress l 29). Quitting Time: How Do You Know When Its Time To Quit Your Jo Nobody likes his or her job all the time. Even if you have landed your dream job or work for yourself in your dream career, there are pros and cons to 30). Emotional Ties to Jobs and Bosses In a recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, an article addressed the subject of Emotional Transference in boss-employee relationships. While tha 31). Optimizing your Resume Presentation One of the unfortunate realities of the job search process is often, people who are a good fit for a job get passed over because of an inadequate resu 32). Finding Personal Meaning In Your Career When we talk about personal meaning in terms of our career, people often think it’s about turning your passion or favorite hobby into a job. However, 33). Improving Your Resume You may have considered going to a resume writer to get your resume revamped. Resume writers are great and most of them produce resumes that are bette 34). Selling Tactics Effective with Job Searching JOB SEARCHING AS A MARKETING EFFORTMost job seekers realize that the job searching process is a marketing effort. It requires some degree of " 35). Making New Career Habits and Resolutions Stick Whether it's for New Years' or any other time of year, it takes discipline to change your behavior. Many people realize that new habits like attending 36). Switching jobs to avoid the outsourcing threat Certain industries outsource more than others. Changing industries may be a relatively easy way to take a step to combat the impact of outsourcing. It 37). Employers Requesting Background Checks This week's job searching tip addresses a question from one of our readers about about background checks. While many employers will hire people withou