LinkedIn is more than just an online resume; it is a powerful engine for career growth. This guide covers the basics of LinkedIn job searching, including profile optimization, setting up job alerts, and using the “Easy Apply” feature to streamline your applications.
Should you continue your job search throughout December? Yes! Employers hire people in every month of the year. In December and January, they may be hiring for positions that are newly funded in the new calendar year. Don’t postpone your job search until January!...
Living the contracting life can be a high speed roller coaster in one moment and a veritable snore fest the next. You can make the most out of the lulls in your work to develop yourself and become a more attractive candidate for your next period of work....
There is no perfect time to go back to work after you’ve taken maternity or paternity leave. Your employer may decide it’s time to return, or your pocketbook might dictate that you get back to the office. Whether you have a job waiting for you or you plan to look for...
In our society, it has been assumed that kids go to college after they graduate from high school. Then, once you graduate from college, you assume you will go out into the world and get a job. But, there was one thing that nobody told you, and that is how hard it was...
Making the transition from the small business world to the corporate world can be intimidating, but the opportunities for personal and professional growth are vast. There are many resources available to help make your move to a larger company a smooth one. Here's are...
Questions of the Week from Career Directors International: Is a Job Objective really necessary on a CV? Coach's Answer: There are several types of generic job objectives that are simply a waste of precious review time. However, providing key direction to a reviewer...
Ways to Make Your Business Card Bring You More Business The best business cards tell people four essential facts: who you are, what you do, what you can do for them and how to reach you. Every element of your card should support one those four things. Because business...
Myth or fact: Market researchers are number crunchers, stat stooges, and questionnaire boffins. Market researchers obsessively pore over data that any sane human being would view as tangled errata. Certainly the question lingers in the minds of many when the term...