6 Soft Skills You Need

Posted on by August 19, 2015

As a job seeker, do you know the difference between soft skills and hard skills? Hard skills are requirements needed in order to do the job, such as education, training and experience.  The soft skills are:

  1. Honesty and integrity
  2. Strong work ethic
  3. Emotional intelligence
  4. Self motivation
  5. High energy and positive attitude
  6. Ability to be a team player.

Please read our article Two Simple Rules of Behavioral Interviewing and follow our job seeker tips to get you started and help guide you.  Also, be sure to opt into our email course for advice on how to become more competitive in today’s job market.  You can also follow us on Pinterest and “Like” us on Facebook!

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How To Handle Bumps In Your Career

Posted on by May 1, 2014

Do you often get stressed about your job? Do you ever wonder why you aren’t satisfied, and what can you do about it? One of the ways you can get over this “bump in the road” is to bring your networking skills up to date.

Please read our article How to Use Your Network When Job Hunting, and opt into our email course for advice on how to get over the current “bump in the road” and better prepare you for the next one! You can also follow us on Pinterest, and Like us on Facebook!

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Are You A Stressed Out Job Seeker?

Posted on by September 11, 2013

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Are you a stressed out job seeker? Meditate! Check out the meditation benefits above, and follow our job seeker tips to help guide you. Also, be sure to opt into our email course to help you become more competitive in the job market. You can also follow us on Pinterest, and Like us on Facebook!

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10 Easy Steps To A Better Resume

Posted on by August 17, 2015

Do you think outside-the-box when you are preparing your resume? Do you thoroughly prepare your thoughts so that everything you apply to your resume is relevant to the job you are applying for?

It is critical that you apply your technical skills as well as your work skills with documentation to prove it to your resume. Please read our article How to Write an Effective Resume, and check out this infographic to get you started in writing the very best resume possible.

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Networking Rules!

Posted on by August 21, 2015

Networking is about meeting people you know who can vouch for your past performance and who can connect you with people you don’t know. Approximately 60% of your time should be spent networking when you are looking for a job. For job seekers, there are many advantages in networking over physically presenting your resume directly. Getting referred increases your chances of being hired many times over.

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Please read our article How to Use Your Network When Job Hunting and follow our job seeker tips to guide you in how to go about using your network to your best advantage. Also, be sure to opt into our email course for advice on getting started. You can also follow us on Pinterest and Like us on Facebook!

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What Can You Do To Make Hiring Easier

Posted on by August 25, 2015

The days of having a mine of great candidates available for work are gone. Even considering the unemployment rate of today, hiring managers aren’t filling vacancies as quickly as before because they are dissatisfied with the candidates that are presenting themselves for hire. Maybe you have an unrealistic expectation in that you would like to hire that “rock star” or “chili pepper”, but the salary for that type of candidate is more than you can pay. Then again, maybe you are looking at hiring as an event or a process, or hire strictly on experience without looking at the “whole” person. In today’s job market, being a Hiring Manager is certainly a challenge.

Please read our article Do You Know Who You Are Hiring? and follow our Hiring Manager tips to get you started and to guide you in hiring the very best candidate out there. Also, be sure to opt into our email course for advice! You can also follow us on Pinterest and “Like” us on Facebook!

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Don’t be a Zombie Resume Writer!

Posted on by August 25, 2015

How long has it been since you reworked your resume? Have you thought about how generic you sound when you state that you have “skills” in certain areas without demonstrating the context? When the context of the skill is left out, it’s as if the skill doesn’t really exist. Maybe it’s time to begin rethinking the resume and use actual experiences to relate that particular skill so that the Hiring Manager will consider you as a “whole” person, not just some “zombie” or “robot”.

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While you are reworking your resume and establishing your very own personal brand think about also reworking your Linkedin profile as well. Please read our article Why Linkedin Is So Critical then follow our job seeker tips to get you started and to guide you. Also, be sure to opt into our email course for advice on how to be more competitive in today’s job market. You can also follow us on Pinterest and “Like” us on Facebook!

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Do You Have Effective Leading Habits?

Posted on by September 19, 2013

There have been several articles and books written relative to habits of highly effective hiring managers. They keep their employees informed as to the good, bad and ugly news with full transparency in order to have a fully competent team. Please read our article Recruit and Hire the Best. Follow our hiring manager tips to help you make those decisions, and opt into our email marketing campaign for advice! You can also follow us on Pinterest, and Like us on Facebook!

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Can I Get Hired Through Social Media?

Posted on by August 19, 2015

Many employers are using the social media networks to find good candidates in today’s job market, with sites such as Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter.  Statistics show more people are getting hired through these sites and they are staying hired longer.  Please read our article How Social Media is Making Your Life Easier and check out the following infographic for information needed to get you started. You can also follow us on Pinterest and Like us on Facebook!

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Are You Using Social Media In Your Job Search?

Posted on by September 19, 2013

Finding a job through social media sources is becoming more and more popular in today’s job searching market. Have you used LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or other social media sources in your search? Please read our article How Social Media is Making Your Life Easier. Follow our job seeker tips to get you started, and opt into our email marketing campaign. You can also follow us on Pinterest, and Like us on Facebook!

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