If You Want to Go Fishing, the Lake is a Better Bet

By: Gloria L. Hess A job seeker recently shared with me his three résumés—one was targeted for tech jobs, one was targeted for sales jobs and one wasn’t targeted at all.  He went on to explain that since he could do many different things, he believed his chances of more quickly landing a job would increase if he’d “cast out a wide net to see what bites.” What I told him, and what...

Do employers really read cover letters?

By: Charlotte Weeks I’ve heard this question many times before. The résumé is recognized as the more important document, with cover letters often being an afterthought. However, according to a 2008 survey, 86% of senior executives at the nation’s largest 1,000 companies still find cover letters valuable. Of course, there are always going to be employers who won’t read a cover letter, or...

Winning the Job Interview

Learn how to stand out from the competition By Steve Golberg It has often been said that “your resume can get you an interview,” but in reality it’s your interview that can get you the job.  In today’s challenging and competitive job market, employer’s have many candidates to choose from and therefore have become more discerning  then ever before, which is why developing your...

Put Your Interview Questions to Work pt. 1

PART 1 -  Candidacy Building Conventional career transition resources tells us that asking questions during interviews shows genuine interest, and doing so, will have a positive impact on our candidacy.  What many of us fail to realize is that calculated questions add tremendous value to our candidacy, reflect the importance that we place in making career related decisions, give us a chance to...

Holiday Gifts for the Unemployed

Chances are, someone on your holiday gift list is one of the 1.9 million U.S. workers laid off this past year. You may be tempted to buy them a set of inspirational flash cards (“Tomorrow is a new day!”) or a motivational coffee mug (“Dare to reach for the stars!”). Don’t. Your laid-off friends and family members don’t need cheesy platitudes. Nor do they need a...