Who`s and What`s Concerning Your Career; Blog by Resume to Referral

Boomers Need to Rethink Seeking Full-Time Jobs With Gen Xers

Guest article by Randy Block, Career Transition Coach In my coaching practice, I often hear complaints from job seekers over 50 regarding not being considered for a full-time position by a Gen Xer. “I was fully qualified and it makes no sense” is the most common complaint. “They simply don’t know how to hire” is [...]

The ‘Cat’s Out of the Bag’… Top Three Interview Secrets

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Job Interview “Secret” Be prepared. Be yourself. Be attentive. What’s so ’secret’ about these precepts that surely everyone knows? The secret is that few people live by them when it comes to landing a job interview. Many job hunters follow these instead: Protect your emotions. Protect your privacy. Protect your rights. In other words, [...]

Bullied On-the-Job…How Do I Fight Back?

Sometimes, workplace bullying can surface from the most unlikely of places: “UK Prime Minister Accused of Workplace Bullying” You cannot easily protect yourself from being bullied. We have nothing to do with the behavior directed towards us, only the behavior we return. If someone in the workplace is out to harm you with words or [...]

How to Write a Positive Cover Letter Quick and Easy

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator Many job-seekers miss the opportunity to get past first base when it comes to landing the job of their dreams. What holds them back? A negative attitude reflected in their cover letter to potential employers. Negative Thoughts Lead to Negative Actions! They may feel bitter [...]

10 Tips For Starting Your New Year Off Strong

1. Surround yourself with success “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future,” is a great saying because it’s true! The people and influences we surround ourselves with play a huge role in how we think, act and form our own aspirations. Rearrange your environment to include more positive, proactive, prosperous, generous and happy [...]

5 Tips for Getting the Most Value Out of Job Boards

We all know how frustrating job searching can be. Scarce are the days of picking up a newspaper and finding that perfect job opening, or walking into an establishment and simply asking to fill out an application. Today it’s all about the online job search, which is most commonly conducted through job boards. However, with the [...]

10 Cover Letter Tips (Booklet)

Written by Teena Rose, CoverLetterCentral.com Writing an effective cover letter is getting tougher and tougher. How do you start the cover letter? What do you say? How do you write a cover letter that doesn’t look like the millions of others this hiring company will receive over the next week alone? These questions cover issues we [...]

IT Jobs Abound!

“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.” – Rich Cook The vast majority of companies have some form of technology, but [editorial clarification: "only a few"] not may companies are drive [...]

6 Steps for Product Marketing Me: Strategy for the “Unpublished” Job Market

The best way to introduce yourself to a company with which you would like to work, find a company for which you think you’d like to work or to target companies for the purpose of networking into a position, openings notwithstanding, is to know the “What, where and how you can help the company”. I [...]

Interview Strategies: How To Explain Why I Was Fired?

“I was recently fired. How do I explain my firing to interviewers?” To answer your question, I have to tell you about a conversation I had with a client. She said, “Everyone’s been fired at least once in their lives.” I chuckled. I thought, what a silly statement to believe. Her statement stuck with me however [...]

Types of Cover Letters (Back-to-Basics Series)

Frankly, your eyes would cross if I provided a full list of every type of cover letter. I believe there’s only one cover letter, but over the years, professionals have taken up to calling the cover letter by more specific names to help define the purpose of the letter. For example, in my article entitled [...]

Sales Jobs Abound!

“A sale is not something you pursue, it’s what happens to you while you are immersed in serving your customer.” – Anonymous You know the old saying, a good salesperson can sell anything. I’m sure there is some truth to it, but to be a successful salesperson takes a certain personality and skill-set that (in [...]

Purpose of a Cover Letter (Back-to-Basics Series)

Written by Teena Rose, CoverLetterCentral.com Purpose of a Cover Letter A cover letter serves as a “middleman” or connector between your resume and a the job opening … specifically it can be an introducer, an answerer of questions, and a speaker for your candidacy. Over the years, cover letters have taken on many different names, or what [...]

Caution People! How Social Media Is Muddying the Waters for Perfectly Good Jobseekers … and How Companies are Letting it Happen

Written by Teena Rose, ResumeToReferral.com Invited to an interview, you step into the room and unload that heavy photo album you’ve been clinging to onto the conference table. In addition to a resume and brag book, you have pictures on your iPhone of your dogs and the neighbor’s cat stalking the birds enjoying your new bird [...]

The Most Important Letter You May Ever Write

A top ranking career military officer, at one of the highest official levels, who during his time in the Reserves also developed a stellar career as senior executive in industry, recently concluded his reactivation period and faced the daunting task of re-entering the job market. After some time searching on his own he was [...]

Job Aggregator Continues to Wow, While Job Boards Wallow

Written by Teena Rose, Resume to Referral Jobseekers have evolved from simply finding and applying for jobs, now leveraging and positioning themselves as top talent using social networking and social media tools. How long will job boards continue to ride the declining “financial wave,” ignoring what jobseekers really want and need in a job-search tool? The [...]

Cover Letter Tip for a Tough Job Market

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator Think of your cover letter as a knock on the door. When someone opens the door you’re standing there ready to introduce yourself and to share your qualifications for the job opening. This is a proactive, direct way to win attention, but also [...]

Two Cover Letter Secrets YOU Can Use In Tough Times

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator The global job market is about as tough as it’s been in several years. Here are two cover letter secrets you’ll want to take advantage of as soon as I share them with you. Secret #1: Powerful Networking Cover Letters Open the Door To [...]

Three Simple Job Interview Tips That Work!

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Job Interview “Secret” Today it’s more challenging than ever to land a great job. It’s possible you’ll have to go through several interviews before you find the position you’re looking for. You might feel a knot in your stomach, your pulse rate jump, and your hands suddenly [...]

Searching For a Job? Network and Stand Out From the Crowd!

Networking is the best way to find a job in our current economy and it helps you to stand out from the crowd. Although it may take time to establish a network of colleagues, networking has great rewards if done correctly. The Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines Networking as: “the exchange of information or services [...]

Resume Tip: It’s All About The RESULTS You Can Deliver!

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Resume Creator Are you problem solver? Someone who can save the company money? Someone who can make the company money? A person who can organize and categorize without effort? If so, step up and sell those skills. What do you do well that will bring the [...]

The Secret to Writing a ‘Must-Read’ Cover Letter!

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator Want to draw attention to your cover letter? So much so that the hiring manager can’t put it down? Here ’s the secret. Meet the employer’s needs. Show him or her how you, the job seeker, can benefit his or her company––if you’re hired to [...]

“Season” Your Cover Letter With A Great Quote!

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator Have you ever heard or read a quotation you just had to share with someone? How about one of these? “Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.” Norman Vincent Peale “Real success is finding your lifework in the work that [...]

Should I Include Volunteer Work in My Resume? (Back-to-Basics Series)

Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Resume Creator Many job seekers ask if they should include volunteer work as part of their job resumes when seeking new employment. It’s a question worth looking at. Some employers are only interested in seeing the nuts-and-bolts details that show the “what and where” of your [...]

Facts About Headhunters

Guest Article by Art Frank I’m frequently asked if I know any good headhunters. Well ….there are 2 kinds. The conventional employment agency also known as a Contingency Agency. That is they are only paid contingent on placing you. They will happily accept and file your resume presumably where they can find it when they need it. [...]

Secret Networking Tool

Guest article by Vic Perkins A SECRET NETWORKING TOOL … OVER 50% OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ACCEPT A NEW JOB HAVE USED SOME METHOD OF NETWORKING. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU LEARN HOW TO NETWORK EFFECTIVELY! Over 50% of professionals who obtain a new job have used some method of networking. Networking should be an integral part [...]

Prove Your Performance in 2010

Guest article by Eric Shannon As devastating as this recession has been for the laid-off and unemployed, it has also been a gut wrenching experience for many small business owners (recruiters) including the author. American entrepreneurs have learned some hard lessons that won’t be forgotten. When I say the entire American business landscape has changed, it’s [...]

How to Write a Unique Cover Letter

Say Goodbye to Your BORING Cover Letter! Guest article by Jimmy Sweeney, Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator Every job seeker wants to land an interview that leads to a job. A unique cover letter can make that happen. Here’s how: Let the hiring manager know what you can do. Toot your horn a bit—without blowing him or [...]

Resume Writing: Accomplishments Are Key (Back-to-Basics Series)

Guest article by Lisa Chapman Are you in the middle of writing your resume and wondering what information to include and what information to exclude? You must begin to think like the person who will be hiring you. What will she want to see on your resume? What information will be important to her? The only [...]

Job search 2010; Eric Shannon says “Small Is In”

Guest article by Eric Shannon We’ve just been through a brutal economic storm. If you were sheltered, great – good for you. But pay attention anyway, because this storm wreaked havoc on many of the people you’ll meet in the next stages of your career. You are going to meet and work with a lot of [...]