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Dear Dorothy, How do you best position or market yourself to enter a new industry or sector when the companies only want to see people with similar industry backgrounds?   Here is what I think will help you change industries: -        Assuming you are pursuing the same or similar position, read and research the new [...]

Recently a person began telling me they were seriously overwhelmed by their job search and then they burst into tears.   Being overwhelmed by your job search does happen.  Little wonder it overwhelms many people, because these days there are a lot of moving parts to it, and made even more complex because of the internet. [...]

A vacancy has been advertised. There are 100 applicants. The company wants to interview 5–8 people. The head of department, HR officer or whoever is responsible for recruitment is faced with a large pile of applications and has to choose the interviewees. To improve your chances of getting this interview, always remember the golden rule: [...]

By:  Kat Krull   In today’s tough economy and job market, it’s an unfortunate reality that many professionals and job seekers experience large gaps in their work history – or take a job they consider “below” their previous one — for one reason or another.   While it may seem like the end of the [...]

Congratulations! You have been invited to an interview. Now what do you do? The first step is beginning to research the company. Once you have done this, you will be ready to prep for the interview questions, learn how to improve your interviewing skills and begin to think about what you’re going to wear to [...]

By Julie Austin Anyone can submit a resume online from the comfort of their home computer, but the Internet highway has become much more crowded with resumes these days. Hiring personnel at HR departments are overwhelmed with the sheer volume they get. Put yourself in the shoes of hiring personnel and you’ll quickly see how [...]

Launching a strategic executive job search – and hoping to make a splash? In previous years, listing the size of budgets managed, divisions run, or revenue generated might have been enough resume verbiage for a recruiter to hunt you down, but no more. Today, executives are being asked to deliver more and brand themselves as [...]

Just to recap our story so far; our executive launched her job search and in 8 short weeks had 2 job offers.  She had “applied” online to only 1 position.  The first few weeks were spent contacting 75 of her existing network who in turn referred her to about 30 more people which netted her [...]

By Sarita Humat In today’s competitive climate within the job market it is vital that the job interview questions and answers to them are compelling enough to grab the interviewer’s attention and land you that job. When you have a job interview, it can be very unnerving to think about the kinds of questions you [...]

How would it sound to you if you were only 6 weeks into your job search and you already had 1 job offer and another one about to be sent your way?  Kind of exciting don’t you think?  If you’re a job seeker for any length of time, this might sound impossible.  The thing is, [...]