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Job Search – How to Use Your Public Library
Don’t believe it? Here are nine great ways in which your public library can enhance your job search. 1. Free Job Hunting Books 2. Computer Classes 3. Resume Writing and Interviewing Services 4. Free Internet 5. Job Search Workshops 6. Job Clubs 7. English Language Classes 8. Assistance When Transitioning to a Different Career 9. … Continue reading
Visual Portfolios Online
Name: Pathbrite Quick Pitch: Pathbrite offers students and young job seekers a way to present their accomplishments holistically online. Genius Idea: The digital platform lets users construct visual portfolios by pulling in representative pieces — pictures, links and published work — of themselves into one place. From online media to search, the web is becoming … Continue reading
The Unemployment Gap in Your Resume
The Gap. It is not just a store selling reasonably priced American apparel, but also a resume nuisance. Any recruiter will tell you that one of the first things they look for are any unexplained spaces in employment history. There are many reasons people need to take time off from employment, i.e. maternity/paternity leave, personal … Continue reading
Pinterest | 5 Ways to Use in Job Search
Most people use it to pin pictures of pretty clothes, interesting home decor, and drool-inducing food, but we’ve got another idea — use Pinterest for your job search. Here are five ideas of how to do just that: 1. Find Companies You Want to Work For 2. Put Your Resume on Pinterest as a Portfolio … Continue reading
India | Privacy invasion in job interviews
You may be very secretive otherwise, and not want to share your passwords for your email or social networking accounts, and rightly so. But what if it is your employer who is asking you for it? In what is branded as an unethical and a rather provocative measure, candidates looking for a job have been … Continue reading
Employer | Facebook Password | What to Do ?
Could you imagine a job interview during which your interviewer asks you for your Facebook password? Well folks, it’s happening and you should know what to do when it happens to you. Let’s go over some things you can do to protect yourself on a job interview. Don’t forget: You have the right to a … Continue reading
Recruiting | Europe | Social media cannot yet compete with existing recruitment channels
Social media are more and more used for recruitment. But some recruiters are still doubtful. The debate is hot. Hard facts are needed. StepStone recently carried out a survey to collect information and statistics about this increasingly popular use . The key findings (extracted from the report) Organisations use social media mainly for recruitment About … Continue reading
What Employers Want from the Long-Term Unemployed – Brent Rasmussen – Harvard Business Review
We often hear from job seekers: “If I have the necessary skills and experience, why am I not hearing back from more companies?” It’s a fair question, especially for the more than five million workers who’ve been unemployed for six months or longer (more than 40 percent of all unemployed job seekers). Struggling to get … Continue reading
Jobs Search | Call Employers
Here are the tips for cold-calling that I got from my career counsellor: Go through the Yellow Pages and make a list of businesses you think you might enjoy working for. I found this pretty fun and encouraging, because it made me realize just how many businesses there are in Charlottetown that fit what I’m … Continue reading
Social Media | How they can helph College Students in Job Search
“A groundbreaking survey from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that recent college graduates, like many others across the United States, are struggling in today’s job market. Only a little over half of recent college graduates are working in full-time jobs. Additionally, half are working in jobs that do not … Continue reading
Job Interviews | Some Employers are asking for Facebook and email passwords
Daily Mail – Setting high privacy controls and de-tagging yourself in photos may not be enough to keep potential employers from having concerns about your social media self. Rather than trying to get around the pesky password protections of Facebook and email accounts, certain government agencies and colleges are cutting straight to the source. Some … Continue reading
Tips: Entry-Level Resume in Recession
The Savvy Intern by YouTern: If you’re applying for a job at the entry level, you may be taking your first stab at writing a resume, which is always exciting. But the writing process gets even more exciting (and a bit more challenging) if you’re writing yours during a tough economic period. Competition is usually a … Continue reading
Job Hunting in the Internet Age – IEEE Spectrum
Few things have changed as much as looking for a job. In a way, it’s all Google’s fault. We’ve gone from an information-scarce world, in which the hardest thing was finding jobs you might be right for, to an information-rich world in which the hardest thing is standing out from the hordes of people who … Continue reading
The Top 3 Mistakes Job Seekers Will Make on Facebook Timeline
More than 18.4 million Americans have used Facebook to find a job. Facebook Timeline poses new obstacles for current adults looking for work. How can the Timeline mess up an existing job search? Here are three things job seekers should avoid doing on Facebook Timeline. It should be abundantly clear that Facebook Timeline is different, … Continue reading
Which skills do count when you are unemployed and looking for work ?
There are two groups of skills that make a difference if you’re looking for work : Your search skills Your own skills, your competencies.
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