Part 11: Organizing a job search: keeping track of it all
Probably one of the most overlooked part of job hunting is record keeping. Most of us just don’t do it.
It’s worth money!
But there is one really good reason to burn the time and energy required to keep records of your job search: money. Yup…it is worth money to keep accurate records of your hunt for a new job: the cost of your job search is tax deductible and, Read more…
Part 10: Organizing a job search
The previous articles have all presumed that you have located an appealing job opening advises you how to pursue it. But there is an additional dimension to which you need to pay attention: organization of your search. This falls into two categories: 1) finding job openings to apply to and 2) keeping track of your applications and interviews (which can be very important if you are collecting unemployment and they want you to verify your efforts).
Creating opportunities Read more…
Part 9: Getting away gracefully…giving notice at your old job
So, you have a brand new job! Congratulations! Now, how to resign from your old one…
You did negotiate a start date that allows you to give appropriate notice at your old job, right? Every place is different, but in America, two week’s notice is the norm…anything less could leave you with a bad reference, something you wish to avoid at all costs.
Friday is not always the best day to quit… Read more…
Part 8: You got the offer! Negotiating a good salary…
The phone rings and when you pick it up, it is the HR rep for the company you interviewed with on Tuesday…they want to make you an offer!!
LISTEN!
That’s the first thing you do…listen. Don’t interrupt, don’t ask questions, just listen to the offer. Let the person speak, make the obligatory “mmm hmmm” noises at the appropriate places so the speaker knows you are there and you are Read more…
Part 7: Saying “thank you” never goes out of fashion
The interview is concluded, you’ve gone home, and now all you can do it wait, right? Well, not exactly…
There is this old-fashioned Read More...
Part 6: Interviews: You look the part…now what do you say—and not say?
So, you’ve got your hair cut, your interview outfit chosen, and the date and time are set. What else do you have to do to prepare for that all-important interview?
Well, you are going to need to bring some paper work with you. If you do not have a nice portfolio, go to a stationer’s store and buy a plain, inexpensive one to carry your documents. You want to look neat and tidy, and carrying a bulky briefcase won’t Read more…
Part 5: Interviews: what they see means more than you think!
I am always amazed at people who go through all the work to secure a job interview, but put no effort into preparing for the interview itself…it’s kinda like making detailed preparations for a big wedding but making no preparation for the marriage itself!
Conventional wisdom says you should “wow” them…you should look like a page out of Vogue or GQ, you should look chic and dazzling and Read more…
Part 4: Cover letters: useful tool or a waste of time?
I suspect most people hate writing cover letters. They don’t know what to say, they think nobody reads them, they think they are a waste of time. So, instead, Read More...
Part 3: Creating that killer résumé for yourself **FREE SAMPLE**
Here’s how to create the Holy Grail of résumés…one perfect page…for yourself.
Download the .pdf file (scroll to end of this article) and either print it out or keep it on screen for reference. The example has a list of numbers, 1 through 14, each corresponding to an arrow. This is what you need to know to make your own résumé this user-friendly.
1. This entire section is in the document Header. It helps conserve space Read more…
Part 2: Analyzing your résumé: find the good, change the bad, throw out the ugly
In the years that I reviewed and prepared résumés for people, the most common format brought to my office was what is known as the “chron” or “chronological” résumé. This basically has your name and contact information stacked at the top of the page beneath the word “resume” then shows your education history in chronological order followed by your employment history, also in chronological order and with a paragraph or more about each job. Some if these Read more…
Part 1: Get that job interview by crafting a killer résumé!
The economy is tough, jobs are scarce, and you need a new one. But every résumé you send out gets a “Thanks, but no thanks” response…if you even get response at all. It’s happening everywhere…but not to everyone. What do you want to bet that the people getting those interviews…and the jobs…have killer résumés? If you want one too, just keep reading. Read more…
