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LinkedIn / Your Profile When You’re Unemployed
This may sound odd, but if you’re unemployed, you actually have BETTER opportunities to promote yourself on LinkedIn than other users. Openly displaying your personal brand and skills is simpler than fretting over the possibility that your boss is reviewing your Profile changes with suspicion. Still, marketing yourself on LinkedIn when you’re openly seeking a … Continue reading
UK / Jobseekers on bogus psychometric tests
Jobseekers are being made to complete bogus psychometric tests by the Department for Work and Pensions – and told that in some cases they risk losing their benefits if they do not complete the meaningless online questionnaire. The test called My Strengths, devised by Downing Street’s behavioural insights or “nudge” unit, has been exposed by … Continue reading
Job Search Approach: the “spray-and-pray” approach or the “investment” approach ?
While trolling the Internet awhile back, I came across an article about two different marketing strategies: the “spray-and-pray” approach and the “investment” approach. To me, the expression “spray-and-pray” — using tactics like mass mailouts, ads on the side of buses, and bombarding email in-boxes, then sitting back and praying someone will notice and respond — … Continue reading
Job Search Tools and Internet / 8 New Ways To Do
The internet continues to yield new tools, job search strategies, and factors to consider. Here’s the latest crop: Employers will Google you. If there’s something you’ve posted that you don’t want prospective employers to see, take it down. If someone else has written something unfairly negative about you, see if you can get them to … Continue reading
Job Search Basics
Q. I am interested in finding work in Boston and was wondering what jobs you would suggest I look for as an English undergraduate with limited job experience. I am currently unemployed and looking to move to the Greater Boston area with an easy commute. Please get back to me as soon as possible. A. … Continue reading
Using Social Media In Your Job Search
Social media is a key player in the job search process today. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ allow employers to get a glimpse of who you are outside the confines of a résumé, cover letter, or interview—while they offer job seekers the opportunity to learn about companies they’re interested in; connect with current … Continue reading
South Africa / Massive crowd for 900 cleaning jobs
The plight of the unemployed in the city and around the country was highlighted yesterday when hundreds of job hunters flocked to the City Hall in the hope of landing one of 900 cleaning jobs. Since the beginning of the week, people have been queuing at the office of a private cleaning company in Paul … Continue reading
Unemployment Benefits / Online job search requirement in N.J.
A while back, New Jersey offered job seekers a carrot in the form a website consolidating search tools, job-related news and employment opportunities. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development site helps connect employers and the unemployed efficiently and effectively. This week, the department introduced the stick. New Jerseyans receiving unemployment benefits as they … Continue reading
Job Search / Volunteering is valuable
It took me longer than I thought it would to discover my passion and career interests. Of course, I know that I will grow and change, but as I approached graduation and prepared to enter the workforce, I needed a focus. Fortunately, after four years of undergrad, two years of grad school, plus several internships … Continue reading
Job Search / 10 Viral Resumes
When the job market is tough, candidates need to try even harder to stand out. A few job seekers who are talented web developers, designers, videographers and writers have created such impressive resumes and cover letters, their job applications have gone viral. The following applications have gotten people jobs at big tech companies and at … Continue reading
Job Search / The seven biggest setbacks
1. Lack of experience YOUNG JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DEMAND EPERIENCE MANY NEW GRADS LACK 2. Age discrimination OLDER JOB-SEEKERS SAY EMPLOYERS DO NOT ALWAYS SEE THEIR EXPERIENCE AS AN ASSET 3. No connections A GOOD RESUME IS NO LONGER ENOUGH TO GET NOTICED, READERS SAY 4. Lack of entry-level jobs FIRST-TIME JOB HUNTERS ARE FRUSTRATED … Continue reading
HR / Artificial intelligence scans for recruitment data
ARTIFICAL intelligence technology is being used to deliver recruitment data that offers a more complete picture of the job market. Recruitment industry veteran Robert Olivier, who founded the former Olivier Internet Job Index, is using the United States-developed technology to analyse the Australian job market. “The thing that bothered me about my old approach was … Continue reading
Job Search / Traffic Surging, Indeed.com on Top
What’s the most trafficked site by Americans searching for a job? Turns out it’s Indeed. Last month, says comScore, the web traffic measurement company, 17.3 million different visitors from the U.S. clicked into Indeed to look for a job. That translates into a 29% increase over December’s job search count. Overall, January saw a 24% … Continue reading
Young And Unemployed / 3 Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Hired
If you’re a college graduate and you’re unemployed, you might have an idea of what I’m about to talk about. You’ve spent four years of your life hitting the books, getting good grades, participating in relevant extra-curricular activities, and maybe even juggling a part-time job in between. You’ve worked really hard for your degree and … Continue reading
Job Search / Do Women Have An Edge In It ?
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the issue of gender stereotyping when it comes to job hunting. It’s totally un-PC to say that women are better at making personal connections than men, but that’s exactly what Sam Pease, a vice president at the Boston career-coaching and job search firm, New Directions, told me when I asked … Continue reading
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