How to explain weak experience without being negative?

Frame your answers in the positive. The key is to make sure you let the interviewer know that although you realize the former practice wasn’t optimal, you did the best you could to help your employer. – what benefits came from doing it yourself, what successes did you have doing ... Continue Reading

Find a Job – Cost Effective Ways to Gain Much Needed Experience

Are you looking for a new job? Have you noticed that most of the jobs you want to apply for have job requirements that you simply do not meet? As you can imagine, you are unlikely to land a job with a high school education if the job ... Continue Reading

Would you get a higher starting salary in a government job with having prior military experience?

Most people who are starting as GS-4 start at GS-4 step 1, so it seems that they are counting your years of experience at something, whether it’s military or civilian. Military experience doesn’t count unless you will be doing something for the IRS that requires similar skills to what you did ... Continue Reading

Unpaid Interns: Small Biz Owner’s New Friends

By Joyce M. Rosenberg — AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of hiring unpaid interns this summer has become very appealing to small business owners contending with a difficult economy. An extra worker, even an inexperienced one, can be a big help to a company that can’t afford to ... Continue Reading