These tips will help you as you conduct your job search: Focus on Your Strengths Companies hire employees who can solve problems for them. Salespeople create revenue. Accountants ensure compliance with regulations and provide financial data used in decision-making. Customer service staff help answer questions, keeping customers happy. Beyond what you do for a company,Continue reading “FIVE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH DURING A PANDEMIC”
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How to Find Contract Jobs During the Pandemic
One out of every eight employers utilizes temporary or contract employees. Around 17 million to 41 million people work as consultants, freelancers, contract workers, temporary employees, seasonal or on-call workers, and interns. About 15 million of those are “full-time independents,” working more than 15 hours a week. Almost half of U.S. adults — 47.8 percentContinue reading “How to Find Contract Jobs During the Pandemic”
A Job Seeker’s Guide – Employment Applications
You’ve spent hours writing your résumé — or may have invested hundreds of dollars hiring a professional résumé writer — and maybe even drafted a cover letter to accompany it. You now have all you need to apply for a job opportunity that caught your attention — or do you? At some point in theContinue reading “A Job Seeker’s Guide – Employment Applications”
Getting Clarity in Your Job Search
When you were a child, you probably were asked this question quite often: What do you want to be when you grow up? When you were a child, you probably were asked this question quite often: What do you want to be when you grow up? Once you got older, you probably thought you hadContinue reading “Getting Clarity in Your Job Search”
Mastering the Lunch or Dinner Interview Etiquette
There is nothing more daunting than sitting down at a restaurant table with a prospective employer and not knowing which fork, spoon, or glass to use. Additionally, how do you eat your food and still make a good first impression? Lunch or dinner interviews are a routine part of the job or promotion opportunity process.Continue reading “Mastering the Lunch or Dinner Interview Etiquette”