LinkedIn is an extremely useful and inexpensive career and job search tool, but so many professionals and job seekers fail to take full advantage of it, if they use the social media site at all. According to social recruitment marketing Read More
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8 Signs You Should Quit Your Job for a Better Opportunity
Are you spending most of your time at work completely miserable? Does the thought of your job immediately make your stomach churn? Or maybe you don’t hate your job, but have become complacent about your career and often wonder what Read More
Customer Service Jobs Teach Transferable Skills for Your Career
If you work in customer service or retail, it’s likely you face challenges every day. It takes bravery and fortitude to effectively solve the issues of frustrated customers, stay on your feet for long periods of time, and help Read More
Career Advice for Millennials: Inspiration for Your Future
Millennial workers (those born between 1982 and 2004) are facing a more promising job market, with a wide range of career options available to them. Factors like technology, more pay and employment opportunities for women, and social media have Read More
Reasons for Leaving Your Current Employer? How to Respond
One of the interview questions may job seekers dread, but is almost always asked, is “What are your reasons for leaving your current employer?”, or “What are your reasons for leaving your previous employer?” Since in most circumstances the reasons Read More
5 Secrets for Turning an Internship into a Full-Time Job
If you landed an internship this summer, you have a valuable opportunity that can determine the direction of the rest of your career. It’s easy to just show up and go through the motions, do what is asked of you Read More
Get Yourself Noticed: Signs You are Ready for a Promotion
Looking to move up in your company, but not sure where to start? Before you ask for a promotion, it’s important to make sure you are doing everything you can do to show you are a valued employee who Read More
Evaluating a Job Offer: Some Things to Stop and Think About
Receiving a job offer can be exciting yet stressful. It can be tempting to accept it right away if you’ve been job searching for a while and are either unemployed or in a current job you are dying to move Read More
Job Searching in the Summer: How to Play Your Cards Right
As summer approaches, many people feel the inclination to relax. One of the things people often relax on during the summer months is their job search. You may think that with so many people on vacation job searching isn’t Read More
Pre-Employment Credit Checks: What Job Seekers Should Know
There are a lot of bases to cover in your job search. Craft the perfect resume, find some solid references, work on better answers for some of those daunting interview questions. But one thing that many job seekers often Read More