A new search engine enables U.S. job seekers to find jobs posted on all career websites in a single search. I spent some time last night on Jobrapido and found it to be an efficient organizer of job openings carried by sites such as Craig’s List, CareerBuilder, TalentZoo, HispanicJobs.com and Monster.com. It also carries some smaller,…… Continue reading Online Job Searches Made Easier
Category: Job Search
Avoid Blast Emails in Job Search
Sometimes we learn from the mistakes of others. It’s in that spirit that I share the following as an example of how not to submit your resume to prospective employers. This generic email was sent to 24 Chicago-area agency leaders — all of whom saw the names of the other recipients and several have brought…… Continue reading Avoid Blast Emails in Job Search
Advice From a Job Market Jungle Survivor
Elise Spadavecchio Confidence, Courage and Enthusiasm. That was my dad’s advice before my first speech in 5th grade. Last fall, I walked into my internship with the same excitement as I had during my speech, ready to blow everyone out of the water and get hired in a week. Well, I did have my confidence,…… Continue reading Advice From a Job Market Jungle Survivor
Add Vision to Job Seeking Checklist
James S. Walker So you are looking for your next job. You have a great resume. You submitted it. HR chose you out of the hundreds of applicants and scheduled an interview. Great! Now it’s game time. Step 1: Have a Vision Everything that you have done up until now has been about getting the…… Continue reading Add Vision to Job Seeking Checklist
5 Ways to Defy the Downturn
Insights for launching a career are featured in the current issue of Business Week, which I recommend to recent graduates and students who will be seeking jobs in 2010. The September 14 issue carries several career-related articles as well as a listing of the top 50 employers as ranked by pay, benefits and training programs. The article provides…… Continue reading 5 Ways to Defy the Downturn
Cover Letter Can Help or Kill Job Chances
A friend asked me to review her resume this week. It was excellent. She then sent it to a prospective employer and bcc’d me. Despite a great resume, I doubt if she gets called for an interview since the cover letter contained at least three glaring typos. Cover letters simply need to be short, to the point and…… Continue reading Cover Letter Can Help or Kill Job Chances
8 Tips for Acing a PR Job Interview
Unless you have a degree in a particularly high-demand field, recent grads have quite a challenge ahead of them in finding a job, and even more so in finding a job they love. PR grads are no exception so that’s why it’s important to be as prepared as possible in order to avoid some of…… Continue reading 8 Tips for Acing a PR Job Interview
Shifting Gears from Law Career to PR
Q. As an aspiring lawyer, I enjoyed reading Mark Bain’s post about his job at a premier law firm. He’s lucky that he doesn’t have a law degree since it’s been a lot harder for me to land a job in my desired profession. The recent New York Times article about the grim prospects for…… Continue reading Shifting Gears from Law Career to PR
Recovering from an Interview Mishap
Q. After waiting for months for an interview for a real job, I blew it big time over the simplest of questions: “Describe your favorite and least favorite memories of growing up.” I had rehearsed possible college and business-related Q&As with my roommate and father, but I didn’t anticipate this one and I rambled on about…… Continue reading Recovering from an Interview Mishap
Perseverance Tips for Job Seekers
Matthew Lash In these tough times, it is important to keep a positive attitude and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel in terms of finding a job. With the unemployment rate continuing to rise and there being so much competition for a limited amount of jobs, it is important…… Continue reading Perseverance Tips for Job Seekers