How to Find Work: One Critical Strategy That May Be Missing From Your Job Search

Are you focusing your job hunting efforts only on the big job boards like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com? If so, your odds of finding work might be far lower than you realize. According to AskTheHeadhunter.com, only a mere 4% of job seekers were able to find work ... Continue Reading

How Do Job seekers Stay Optimistic and Motivated During Job Search

As a fellow active candidate: 1. It is critical to network in person, both with those who are employed as well as those who are in transition. This is important, not just because of the old “70% of jobs are gotten via networking” statistic (source: federal Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS ... Continue Reading

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Job Search Techniques – Maximize Your Chances of Bagging the Job

No one wants to go around the town with their rolling briefcases or school messenger bag on their shoulders while in search for the right job because they had been rejected by different companies already. Job haunting can really be a tedious not to mention frustrating feat to accomplish. Printing the ... Continue Reading

Easy Steps to Beat the Negative Thoughts Ruining Your Job Search

First, resolve to be a bit more thoughtful about it. Then, spend more time than usual. Job searching is, like, your new job. Stats show that, on average, unemployed people actually spend less than 30 minutes a day job seeking. Why is this? I think it’s two ... Continue Reading

Tips to Stay Sane in Your Job Search

Here are several ideas you might incorporate into your sanity plan: Exercise. Exercise is one of the best things you can incorporate into your life when you are in a high-stress situation. From a purely biological perspective, it reduces the stress hormone cortisol and produces endorphins (essentially natural feel-good chemicals). And ... Continue Reading

How to Beat the Negative Thoughts Ruining Your Job Search

First, resolve to be a bit more thoughtful about it. Then, spend more time than usual. Job searching is, like, your new job. Stats show that, on average, unemployed people actually spend less than 30 minutes a day job seeking. Why is this? I think it’s two things: the ... Continue Reading

5 Myths That Are Crippling Your Job Search

Myth: You can only get a job through connections these days. Fact: Plenty of people—I’d guess the majority—are getting jobs by spotting an ad, sending in a resume, and interviewing. It may not feel that way, because there are so many people in the job market competing for a limited number ... Continue Reading

5 job search tips for the Internet

1. Make a plan The more organized you are, the more effective you’ll be. Plus, the competition is organized, so you’d better be too. Think about which companies you want to work for, what other areas/industries your skills might apply to, and how you’re going to track and follow up with all ... Continue Reading

New Site Mixes Job Hunting, Social Networking

You know there’s something wrong with the world when it seems like there are more job sites than jobs. This hasn’t stopped several promising new job search engines from popping up this year. Fiverr.com launched in March and helps people promote themselves by marketing small tasks they can do for $5 ... Continue Reading

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