Thank You Tips

By Val Matta on Sep 13, 2007 8:00:39 AM

With so many Career Fairs taking place this time of year, I thought I would share some words on the ever important ‘Thank You’ to share with your students. The Career Fair: resumes are prepared and approved, students dress up, make eye contact, and shake with a strong hand….what’s nex …

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MY CONTACTS Tips

By Val Matta on May 2, 2007 8:00:31 AM

When you are using CareerShift.com to develop networking contacts inside an organization, you may want to use a few of these tips: (1) Say you find a Sales job in My Jobs that you are interested in. Click on the “Find Contacts at This Company” link and you will probably find close to …

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NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING!

By Val Matta on Mar 13, 2007 8:00:34 AM

There’s a saying about successful Retail companies that goes “LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION”. Well, I’m going to propose a saying that pertains to successful job hunting, “NETWORKING, NETWORKING, NETWORKING.” I’m not going to say that it’s all that simple to find a job, but networking …

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Introduction

By Val Matta on Feb 14, 2007 7:00:19 AM

Hi, My name is Mark and I may be new to the Blog world, but I’m not new to the Employment world. In my Blog, I’m going to try to give you my thoughts and perspectives on what it takes to get a job and manage your career successfully. My entire career has been in Human Resources and I …

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