This Is Where Employers Really Look For Talent
Posted on June 6, 2016
Pexels You’ve been on the job search for a while and aren’t having any luck. You’ve been using job board after job board, but you haven’t been successful yet. Why? You’re looking in all the wrong places. A new survey conducted by SilkRoad found that while job search engines lead to th …
When You See These Tips, You Will Rethink How You Present Yourself in a Job Interview
Posted on May 30, 2016
Pixabay Appearance can make or break your chances of landing a job in an instant. An April 2015 study from the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology found that 52 percent of interviewers make their decision about a candidate in the first 5 to 15 minutes of the job inte …
This Is What You Need On Your LinkedIn Profile But Not Your Resume
Posted on May 23, 2016
Pixabay It’s no secret that social media is a crucial element to hiring these days. In fact, a shocking 82 percent of recruiters sign into LinkedIn to screen candidates during the hiring process, according to Jobvite. But if you’re simply copying and pasting your well-crafted resume i …
What Happened to Critical Thinking? Learn How To Improve This Top Skill
Posted on May 9, 2016
pixabay An April 2014 report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) asked companies to identify the top competencies they consider to be an “essential need” in college graduates they are looking to hire. Among the top four career readiness competencies, critica …
3 Simple Good Habits You Need to Learn to Succeed
Posted on May 2, 2016
stokpic.com;pexels Aristotle said it best — “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Habits define our daily life. These small decisions and the lifestyle choices we make have large impacts on our personal and professional life, so it’s good to deve …
The Little Lies You Should Never Tell in a Job Interview
Posted on April 11, 2016
When you find the right job, you might be willing to do anything to get it. Even tell a white lie. After all, one little fib never hurt anyone. Not to sound like your mother, but lies always catch up with you. Whether it’s during the job interview or a few months after you’ve been hir …
How To Find The Best Job Listings For You
Posted on April 4, 2016
geralt;pixabay One of the toughest parts about getting a job is finding the right job in the first place. With so many job postings, it’s a frustrating and exhausting struggle to find the positions that are truly the best fit. We understand that sifting through job openings can be a t …
Leadership Is the Secret to the Job Search
Posted on March 28, 2016
Do you have the most sought-after skills to get the job you want? Many job seekers don’t actually know what employers are after. Would you guess it’s leadership? In Deloitte’s 2019 Global Human Capital Trends, 80% of respondents reported that leadership is a high priority for their or …
How To Be the 4 Leaf Clover of the Job Hunt
Posted on March 14, 2016
BenCameron;FreeImages When on a new job hunt, sometimes the hardest thing to do is to stand out from everyone else. This modern age makes it extremely difficult to appear distinctive because in most cases, you are not actually physically meeting your employer for the first few interac …
3 Ways You Improve Your Personal Brand with Social Media
Posted on March 7, 2016
Kaboompics Knowing how to use your social media accounts is important when embarking on a digital job search because many employers use social media for their talent search. In fact, 73 percent out of 1,855 recruiting and human resources professionals said they have hired a candidate …