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Should You Seek Temporary Or Contractual Employment While Searching?
According to US Department of Labor statistics, the average time to find employment is roughly six months. It could take as little as four to six weeks, or as long as ten to twelve months, or longer. Several factors determine your time to placement:
Does Retirement Fit Into Your Busy Schedule?
Why do you work?
Interview Skills That Attract Offers
An interviewer?s mission is to assess your qualifications compared to the other candidates interviewed. Asking you questions is their way of accomplishing that mission. Preparing meaningful responses in advance is your way of impressing the interviewer.
Interview Questions: How To Stump The Interviewer
In the limited time an interviewer has with you, their mission is to know you and assess your worth, especially in relationship to the other candidates interviewed. Asking you questions is the way they accomplish that mission.
How To Survive A Job Loss
Has this ever happened to you: You have been working at a particular job for a few years. It?s not the greatest job and it hasn?t always allowed you to capitalize on your unique gifts or talents. But it?s ok, and it pays the bills. The job has become a part of your life?s routine.
Does Your Resume Lack Vision?
You?re just getting over the shock of having become unemployed. You know you need to begin a job search, but you may not know the best way to proceed, or where to start.
Do You Need Help Writing A Winning Cover Letter?
Your cover letter is critical to your success. It sets the tone. It is read before your resume and includes vital information about you that every potential employer needs. If you don?t have a cover letter, or if you have one that is poorly written, you?re setting yourself up for failure. Knowing the crucial elements of a cover letter is imperative to getting in doors and moving your candidacy forward.
Are You Ready For A New Career?
Is your current or most recent job truly what you want to do?
Using Recruiters: How To Get A Step Ahead Of The Crowd
When there is an opening to fill, a company has four basic approaches at their disposal:
How Well Do You Manage Your Boss?
Are you in this situation? You and your boss just don?t seem to connect and work well together. It isn?t that you are having knock down fights. It?s just that you know things could be better. You don?t want to look for another job so you have to figure out how to make it work. Basically it?s your responsibility to manage your boss. Here are tips that can get you on the right track.
History Reports: When Your Resume Equals, I Did This, I Did This, I Did This
Do these sound familiar?
Learn How To Succeed At Career Fairs
This career article will give you some great tips on
successfully navigating thru career fairs.
4 Niche Job-Search Tips
Looking for a job on the Internet can be daunting. Where do you start? What Web sites are best for your industry?
In a Rut? Ready for a Career Change?
Are you unhappy at work? Tired and lacking energy and drive? Don't worry, you are not alone! Studies in the US show that up to 70 percent of the workforce is unhappy with their job at any given time.
We all feel dissatisfied and frustrated with our jobs at times. So, how do you know when the feeling of dissatisfaction and frustration means it is time for a career change?
There are a few key signs which point towards a need for change:
Career Change: Success Tips
Successful career change is based on first making an honest assessment of your skills and experiences. Then you match them against the current market conditions. Finally you set realistic goals. Here are five strategies to keep in mind when changing careers:
Plan for a longer job search.
Changing industries requires research, which requires time. Assess your financial situation and make realistic decisions. You may have to consider an interim position or part-time work or even volunteering to bridge to your new career and gain valuable experience.
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