Secrets of the Job Hunt
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How to Land a Job and Get a Life in New York
According to a poll by Time Out New York, 80 percent of young people say they want to live in New York City. For many, it s a lifelong dream fueled by media images of the fame, fortune, excitement, and eclecticism that is New York. The vast majority of these dreamers, however, don t know where to begin to make the leap to the big city. And those who do are often surprised at how difficult living and working there can be. Author Vicki Salemi has been there and done that, going from living in the... |
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The 7 phases of the job search
www.laurentbrouat.com When you look for a job, you go through a 7 step process. It is comparable to the loss of someone when you go through 5 phases. And consistently, I have seen people going through theses steps if they do it alone... 1st phase = after losing your job, you jump straight away to send a couple of CVs without having your CV really ready, the 1st negative replies come in. 2nd phase = In this phase, as you are a new job seeker (you have looked for a job for a couple of years),... |
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Who's Hiring at the Most Admired Companies - Vol 15
Reposted from CareerAlley "Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry." - George Ade What better place to work than a company that's been rated as one of the most admired companies to work for? Not only can you get paid for what you do, but maybe you will love working at a company that is so highly regarded. So how do you go about getting a job at one of these companies? There are several ways. The best would be if you know someone who works at one of these companies. You can... |
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How a professonal trainer's 5 principles of strength can boost your job search
A client showed me an article he had written about fitness conditioning. He referred to Russian strength expert Pavel Tsatsouline, who used five principles to train the American military's special forces. At first blush, they relate directly to a successful job search:1. FocusedApplying for jobs haphazardly, without a goal and without targeted employers or companies automatically weakens your job search and puts you in a "deficit" position. Deficits may include applying for "anything," applying... |
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College Grad Job Search - Are You Prepared?
Reposted from CareerAlley "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." - Vince Lombardi Is it almost time to graduate already? Four years felt like a long way off and, unless you are on the 5 year plan, in a few months you will be looking to start your new job. What, you don't have a job lined up yet? Time is running short! If you've been listening to the advice of your professors, college career center and yes, even your parents, you've been preparing for your... |
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Networking: How to ask for a favor
The other day I received an email asking me to do someone a favor. The request made me feel uncomfortable and I pondered for a day on how to respond. As an active networking job seeker, I am fairly certain you run into these kind of scenarios as well. "Could you introduce me to..." "Would you give my resume to..." "Can you call your contact and ...." If my dear friend, past colleague, family member or someone else close to me were asking for this type of favor, I wouldn't think twice. Would... |
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Job Search Ideas to Fast Track Your Job Search
Reposted from CareerAlley "New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!" - Arthur C. Clarke If it helps you get a job, it must be a good idea. Now I won't go as far as to say there are no bad ideas in job search (there are plenty - see below), but the good ideas are all time tested. Some are basic, like "Prepare for your search" while others are more complex like "create an elevator... |
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Who's Hiring from the Fortune 500 - Vol 16
Reposted from CareerAlley "Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive." - Andrew Grove This statement is so true when it comes to business. If you look at some of the Fortune 500 companies that have stumbled big time in recent years (like GM) and compare them to those companies that continue to be successful through the ups and downs of the economic cycles (like GE) you can see where complacency comes in to play. Even the most successful companies slip... |
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Tell me your job search success stories!
I want to feature stories of people who have recently landed new positions. If anyone is interested in having me interview them and include them in upcoming blog posts (anonymously, of course), it may give others hope and suggest new methods for them to try. Did you get your new job through applying to online job postings via Indeed, Careerbuilder, Monster, or Craig's List, applying directly to the company, networking, or a combination of many things? How long did your job search take? What was... |
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Should You Hold Out or Throw In the Towel?
The Job Seeker dilemma is when or if to take a less than ideal job. Do you want to hold out for the "perfect job". Maybe you've reached the point of asking, "will taking this job at Wal-Mart hurt my career?" If you have been out of work for any length of time, I am pretty sure you are sick and tired of it. You may be wondering "should I hold out" or "Should I sell out"? Before you throw in the towel and take just any job, ask yourself these three questions: 1. Have you been specific about what... |
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Is Outplacement dead?
www.laurentbrouat.com Outplacement is the service which consists in helping people to achieve a career transition (looking for a job or changing of job). I must say that this title is obviously provocative...but at the same time, the industry is facing new challenges that really question its foundations. Is Outplacement working for career changers? Outplacement has been questioned for a long time about its efficiency in helping true career changers. Herminia Ibarra explains in "Working Identity"... |
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The Best College Career and Job Resources - Vol 3
Reposted from CareerAlley "Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat." - Napoleon Hill Okay, so what is today's quote all about? Simply put, don't be discouraged in your job hunt. Not every lead ends in a job offer, in fact, the vast majority don't pan out. It's kind of like Lotto, if you have a ticket in the game and no one has won yet you can still dream about how you will spend the money when you win. One of the keys to staying motivated is to try to... |
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Google Interview Questions that Make You Feel Stupid
Google's in the Top 5 (4th to be exact) on Fortune's Best Companies to Work For, and if you're salivating at theh chance to work with this tech giant that provides free gourmet meals, throw away your "Interviewing for Dummies" book and check out the 15 Google interview questions that will make you feel stupid. |
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GITSGREEN focus on Energy Reduction via GESPER and Efergy
If you are reading this blog entry here on "Secrets of the Job Hunt", then there is a good chance that you have been unemployed recently. That experience has a way of clarifying one's view of things, separating what we need from what we want. When there is no money coming in you just have to stem the flow of what is going out! Going Green is much like that in that you are committing to changing your behavior in order to reach your goal. In the case of your household, there are a quite a few little... |
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Who’s Hiring from Forbes Most Trustworthy Companies List – Vol 4
Reposted from CareerAlley “Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if.."; And then do it.” - Duane Michals Back to Forbes' list of most trustworthy companies (pretty much where we left off). Another set of companies to add to your research list. So how do you determine if a company is trustworthy (it's hard enough to determine which people are trustworthy)? In this case, Forbes is looking at the reliability of companies' accounting and management practices... |
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The Best Job Search Sites - Vol 2
Reposted from CareerAlley “It's a jungle out there kiddies. Have a very fruitful day.” - Jimmy Buffett It is a jungle out there, whether you have a job or are out of work and looking to find new employment. But this is about more than just surviving in the jungle, it's about being successful in the jungle (like the lion pictured here) and in order to be successful you need to have the best tools. These tools can be broken up into two categories: Preparation (resume, cover letters, references,... |