Heat Up Your Job Search This Winter [INFOGRAPHIC]
Posted on December 9, 2013
Right now the weather isn’t the only thing cooling off. Many job seekers are putting their searches on freeze, wrongly assuming no employers are looking to hire during the holiday season. However the jolly guy in the red suit isn’t the only one hiring this winter season. Plenty of com …
CareerShift’s Val Matta Featured on Career Coach Caroline!
Posted on November 20, 2013
It may sound corny, but it’s true: The job search is a journey, not a destination. Your interests may change, your skills can transfer, and things may work out differently than you once imagined. I’m a prime example of that. For instance, I started out in social services, went on to r …
Tips and Tricks
Posted on May 25, 2011
CareerShift released its most advanced version yet, version 5.0, to help our valued members save time and manage their career search most effectively. For Group Administrators, there are also now new exciting capabilities. When asked what’s most unique about CareerShift, no doubt it i …
Happy Holidays from CareerShift
Posted on December 19, 2008
The following information hit home with me, so I am passing it on….. Happy Holidays from CareerShift. “For most college seniors returning home after final exams, this holiday season will be more about resumes and networking than laundry and mom’s cooking. This year’s graduating class …
Keyword Tips for MY JOBS
Posted on November 6, 2007
An Important part of the job search process is for students to complete self assessment exercises to ‘Know thyself’. Using their marketable skills as search words will help students get the most out of the “MY JOBS” function in CareerShift. Here’s a quick exercise to use as an example …
MY CONTACTS Tips
Posted on May 2, 2007
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 …
Introduction
Posted on February 14, 2007
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 …