When you send out your résumé, it is likely to be one of many which will be screened by the recipient. Make sure that yours makes it through the screening process by creating a compelling cover letter. The letter needs to be concise, yet effective. You want to appear confident, but you don’t want to [...]
Titles aren’t as important as skills, says a recent article in the Harvard Business Review by Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder. A recent CareerBuilder study of more than 2,000 companies found that half of the hiring managers limited their search by job title, but, as a result, were excluding excellent candidates who had the right [...]
If you’re still combing through newspapers for jobs, you’re doing it wrong. The hunt for jobs has changed dramatically in the last decade. If you don’t change your methods, you run the risk of seeming “out-of-date,” which is code for “too old for this job.” It’s no longer enough to simply submit a resume, sit [...]
After an interview, it is advisable to keep yourself fresh in the mind of the interviewer(s). Here are some tips on how to do that. Remember, you do not want to be perceived as a nuisance, so ask about their preferred method of follow-up communication and whether it would be acceptable to contact them in a [...]
In an interview, the question of where you see yourself five years from now may be one of the trickiest to answer. It seems like every employer asks it, and there is no standard or “best” answer. It’s wise to avoid giving the impression that the job for which you’re being interviewed is merely a [...]
