There are many ways you can be proactive to discover hidden job opportunities. Here are three that may surprise you.
Mobile Job Search – Tips and Tricks
Mobile job search is the way of the future so you need to embrace it. How to use your time more efficiently and advance your job search.
Does Your Job Search Strategy Make You Dated?
A job search without a significant social media presence, interaction and online sharing will bring little return. Is your job search strategy out of date?
5 Ways to Hide Your Job Search From Your Employer
Job hunting while employed can be both challenging and risky. Here are five tips for a secret job search.
Boom! Executive Job Search Just Got Tougher
More senior executives will be on the job hunt in 2015. Knowing how to define and promote your career differentiators will give you a competitive edge.
Top 10 Job Search Myths That Are Holding You Back
A job search is challenging enough, without buying into these common myths that can derail you before you even start!
Why You Need to Be a Detective in Your Job Search
Being a detective is a lot easier now than when I first became a Scotland Yard detective. Why? I didn’t have access to the Internet. That global resource would have provided me with a whole new array of tools to do my police work. Today it’s a lot easier to uncover facts than it’s ever […]
How to Conduct an Effective Informational Interview
An informational interview is when you meet with an influencer for general advice and details about a potential future workplace. While it can be intimidating and you may be rejected some of the time, don’t be afraid to ask for these meetings. Conquer that fear, because the more interviews you ask for, the more you […]
Why Target Marketing Should Be in Your Job Search Toolkit
Large successful companies such as Procter & Gamble all target their marketing campaigns to a set demographic, and you need to do the same thing in your job search. It’s far more effective to send 10 targeted resumes than it is to send 1,000 or even 10,000 untargeted ones. You need to hit the bulls-eye! […]
8 Questions to Answer Before Launching Your Fall Job Search
Were you one of the job seekers who suspended their job search for the summer and are now about to resume your quest – along with 70% of your competition? While employers continue to hire during the summer months, a fall job search is filled with activity as more candidates compete for fewer jobs. Employer […]
Why Hire a Professional Resume Writer? The 98% versus 2% Equation
Many people often question the financial investment of hiring a professional resume writer, but let’s look at this from a cost versus benefit advantage. According to Robert Meier, President of Job Market Experts, “98% of job seekers are eliminated at the initial resume screening and only the ‘Top 2%’ of candidates make it to the […]
5 Communication Strategies for a Successful Job Interview
“Be yourself” is common advice we hear from parents and other caring supporters in our lives, yet you may not always show the best version of yourself. In a job interview, this could lead to being passed over or dismissed. Here are five strategies that will help you convey your strengths, skills and personality in […]
The Power of Volunteering in Your Community
According to a 2013 LinkedIn resource, 42% of hiring managers believe that volunteer experience is just as important as formal work experience. While we’ve always known it looks good on a resume, does community involvement lead directly to work? Here’s how it did for one of my clients – let’s call him Scott. Scott was […]
Success Tips for Working With Recruiters
Many job seekers are under the impression a Recruiter will find them a job. This is false, however Recruiters CAN play an integral role in your job search and career management. In Canada, Recruiters currently hold about 12% of the available jobs at the senior executive level. The #1 thing I help people understand about […]
Resume Bloopers
I love my job as a resume writer. I get to help people and make them shine in times of stress. I can turn a negative into a positive and make my clients feel so uplifted and ecstatic. Without lying or embellishing, I can make anyone look good. In fact, I have one of the […]
How to Snap Out of Networking Lethargy
There is a very prevalent trend right now where people have lost the energy to network. Attendance is down at some events, and people in career transition are resistant to the suggestion to spend the bulk of their time networking. This is a foolish mistake and now is the time to snap out of your […]
How Recruiters Search for Candidates Online
If you want to be found and chosen by recruiters with jobs to fill, you need to understand how and where they look for candidates. The first thing to clarify is that recruiters don’t work for YOU. Their clients are the corporations who have hired them to help fill available positions with appropriate candidates. Candidates […]
Time Management During a Job Search
Searching for a full-time job IS a full-time job – more if you’re really serious about shortening your transition time. In fact, I recommend people spend 12 hours a day, 5 days a week on their job search. I hear many objections to this, for which I always have a response. Here are some of […]
Patience in a Job Search is a Virtue
Over the years I have watched thousands of clients undertake a job search. To some it comes naturally; they work with me or other Career Coaches to devise their plan and away they go embarking on a new journey where one of the key attributes is patience. Others struggle and their patience becomes thin and […]
Creating A Job Search Plan
Years ago I expanded my business, advancing beyond resume writing to job search coaching as I realized how passive and uninformed my clients were in searching for their next career opportunity. Whether you are presently employed and wanting to advance, or unemployed and in need of a job, you need to create a job search […]
