When Hiring Slows Down — How To Get Hired Anyway
During my work as a career counselor, I have seen periods when hiring is very strong across the economy, making it far easier to land a new job, and periods when hiring slows down dramatically, leading to frustration in even finding a job opening to apply for. At any moment in time, even when jobs are plentiful, I’ve found that there are usually groups with more difficulties than others in landing a new job due to factors…
Why Your LinkedIn Profile Is As Important As Your Resume And How To Improve It
When you are job hunting, everyone acknowledges they need a great resume. Yet most people don’t realize that your LinkedIn Profile needs to be an excellent advertisement for you. Both go hand-in-hand to market yourself effectively to recruiters and hiring managers. Ignoring LinkedIn is a big mistake so many job hunters make.
How To Catch A Recruiter’s Eye On LinkedIn And Land Your Next Job
There is a hidden world job openings that have not been advertised or posted. Uncovering these can give job hunters an edge. Here’s how to leverage your LinkedIn presence to find these openings by networking with recruiters.
Top Job Interview Mistakes New Graduates Must Avoid
Whether you graduated from college a year ago or just received your degree, are an undergraduate, a new MBA, or a graduate student, you are facing a challenging job market. As a career counselor, I help many grads prepare for that all-important job interview. That has given me a first-hand view of the top mistakes you […]
New College Grad’s Guide to a LinkedIn Profile that Gets Attention
Most colleges fall short in preparing soon-to-graduate students for their job search. While they often stress the importance of having a solid resume, too often they miss offering detailed help on how to build another critical tool for landing a job today: a LinkedIn Profile. There’s no required class, no how-to manual, and no standout […]
5 Proven Strategies To Ace Tough Situational Interview Questions
During your next interview odds are high that you will be asked to describe how you previously dealt with a work situation. Known as situational interview questions, these are challenging to answer in a way that reassures the employer that you are a top candidate for the position.
To help you ace these types of questions, I am sharing my recent Forbes article below with five strategies that I teach my clients.
10 Resume Trends: What You Need To Know To Stand Out
Job hunters wonder about how to improve their resume. Mary, a director at a large company, called for help with resume writing because she was losing her job. She said, “I’m sure my resume doesn’t represent me very well. I want it to be impressive, but I’m stumbling on how to create it. I hear people say they send out dozens of resumes with no response, which makes me very anxious. How must I differentiate myself to get an employer’s attention?”
Career Advice for Recent or Soon-To-Be College Graduates
In this interview with Robin, she offers career advice aimed at recent and soon-to-be graduates. She covers graduate studies, internships, career networking, LinkedIn, helpful websites, interviewing, and more.
Employers Are Restarting In-Person Job Interviews: 7 Mistakes To Avoid
Are you ready to interview live, face-to-face, in an employer’s office? Employers increasingly hold a final interview in their office rather than online. And I am hearing from HR and hiring managers that people are often making mistakes when in person that cost them getting an offer. Read my article to learn about strategies for avoiding 7 common mistakes for your next in-office interview.
The Secret Weapon To Ace Your Next Job Interview
Answering interview questions can be very stressful. You want to do your best and impress the employer. The outcome you wish for is to get hired; yet, many times that doesn’t happen. The best career advice you can apply to improve your interviewing skills is to do your homework and prep before the job interview. That preparation is often the difference between losing out or landing that job.
