http://www.workcoachcafe.com Job search advice. A place to learn and share what works for job search today. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 WorkCoachCafehttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/20/3-reasons-you-are-not-getting-job-offers/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/20/3-reasons-you-are-not-getting-job-offers/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:22 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=8264 Technology has dramatically changed recruiting, particularly in the last two or three years.  And, changes in recruiting impact successful job hunting methods.  So, job seekers must modify their approach to land a new job.  If you aren’t currently having much success in landing a new job, consider changing your approach to be more effective.  (More: Beat the [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/20/3-reasons-you-are-not-getting-job-offers/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/14/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-job-search/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/14/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-job-search/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 04:35:23 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=8213 I talk with job seekers often, and usually they are frustrated – having a hard time making progress in their job search.  The main problem I see is that job seekers are job hunting using the old methods that worked for their last job search.   Technology has changed many other things in our lives [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/14/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-job-search/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/06/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-your-resume/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/06/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-your-resume/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 01:28:40 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=8135 Job seekers make assumptions about many aspects of their job search that may be wrong (for example, last week’s bad assumptions about job interviews).  And making wrong assumptions can mean a longer job search. Bad Assumptions About Your Resume Even a fabulous resume won’t land you a job, but a poorly done resume will cost you [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/05/06/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-your-resume/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/29/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-a-job-interview/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/29/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-a-job-interview/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:05:17 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=8107 Although all of these statements below will hopefully not be true, depending on the employer and the interviewer, go into the interview expecting that they will apply.  Don’t be discouraged by that!  Expect these situations to arise and, knowing they might happen, you can be prepared. Bad Assumptions About Job Interviews  As important as a job interview opportunity [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/29/3-assumptions-you-should-never-make-about-a-job-interview/feed/ 3 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/23/before-you-apply-answer-4-important-questions/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/23/before-you-apply-answer-4-important-questions/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:53:50 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=8029 In this very competitive job market, job seekers need to stay focused and bring their “A Game” to every opportunity they pursue.  If you are in spray-and-pray job application mode, applying for every job you see, you are bringing your “C Game” to each opportunity.  Disconnect from that apply-apply-apply instinct because a job search is not [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/23/before-you-apply-answer-4-important-questions/feed/ 6 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/15/how-to-successfully-job-interview-dos-and-donts/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/15/how-to-successfully-job-interview-dos-and-donts/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:58:55 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=7818 Because there are so many different questions that can be asked in a job interview, it is helpful to have some general guidelines to help you answer any job interview question. Generalizations can be dangerous, but to play any “game” effectively, understanding the “rules” of the game is critical to your success.  These 12 guidelines [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/15/how-to-successfully-job-interview-dos-and-donts/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/08/beat-the-technology-twists-to-job-search-in-2013/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/08/beat-the-technology-twists-to-job-search-in-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:58:13 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=7930 Effective job search strategies began changing in the mid-1990’s with the appearance of the Internet. In the last few years, the widespread use of search engines and the growth of social media have changed recruiting in ways that are transparent to most job seekers. Not understanding those technological changes makes job hunting more challenging (and [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/08/beat-the-technology-twists-to-job-search-in-2013/feed/ 1 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/01/how-to-successfully-search-for-your-perfect-job/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/01/how-to-successfully-search-for-your-perfect-job/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:11:09 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=7865 A job seeker recently posted his frustration about the current state of job search in a comment here on WorkCoachCafe.  He said, “I’ve applied for 11,437 jobs as of today within the past 14 months of searching. This online stuff doesn’t work, but what else can you do?” How very frustrating for him!  But the lack of [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/04/01/how-to-successfully-search-for-your-perfect-job/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/25/job-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-change-jobs/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/25/job-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-change-jobs/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:36:33 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=7833 “Why are you looking for a new job?” and “Why do you want to leave your current job?” are some of the other variations of this question.  It is a common interview question, so it’s best to have thought about it and have a good answer ready.   Prospective employers are naturally curious about you [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/25/job-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-change-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/18/job-interviews-answering-why-you-left-your-last-job-when-you-were-laid-off/ http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/18/job-interviews-answering-why-you-left-your-last-job-when-you-were-laid-off/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:45:29 +0000 Susan P. Joyce http://www.workcoachcafe.com/?p=7762 We have several posts about answering the “Why did you leave your last job” question in a variety of situations (fired, left quickly, or something else – see the list at the bottom of this post).  In this post, we’ll address the circumstance of answering why you left your last job when you were laid off. [...] http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2013/03/18/job-interviews-answering-why-you-left-your-last-job-when-you-were-laid-off/feed/ 5