Social Media, networking »
Building a large high-quality network on linkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter can give you an opportunity to share your expertise with a huge audience of potential employers and peers. Unfortunately most people don’t even know where to begin when it comes to building a social network. This article will give you a jump start.
Complete your profile: Before building your network, complete your profile. The more information you add to your profile, the easier it is to build your network. This information will also naturally fill your profile with keywords making you …
Job Tips, Resume Help »
In the age of internet marketing and a flooded job market, it has never been more important to perfect the basics of your job search. The first and most basic step is to ensure your resume is clean, focused and contains the basics that you can not afford to leave out.
Contact Information: Ensure your contact information is correct, accurate, and highly visible. Your contact info should at minimum contain your current phone number and email. In most cases, it is wise to also include your current address, website, and professional …
Career Advice, Consulting, Education, Job Search, Job Tips »
In our last article, we discussed consulting as a viable way of providing short-term income. However, getting started can be a challenge for anyone. This article will talk about a few ways of getting some work early and staying busy.
Freelance websites: There are a number of websites dedicated to freelance work that can help you get started with a few consulting assignments. oDesk.com and eLance.com is an international company that connects freelancers and employers. The pay scale is not high, but the volume of work can be. If you are …
Career Advice, Consulting »
When a recession sets in, the first employees to go are highly compensated executives that can be replaced by much lower cost managers who are eager to make a name in the company. Unfortunately many of these executives are overlooked when applying for jobs because of their age and past accomplishes. Hiring managers are either intimidated by their experience or doubtful of their capabilities because of their age. Unfortunately these misconceptions can make it very hard to find a new job and contrary to popular belief the career as an …
Career Advice, Consulting, Education, Job Markets, Job Search, Job Tips »
In today’s market, the majority of unemployed individuals have been on the bench for months, if not years. If your financial reserves haven’t already dwindled, they are on their way. However, there are worse things than not having money today. If you have been out of work for too long, you may appear unemployable by many hiring managers. In these cases, contracting can prove to be a viable alternative to full time employment. However, making this decision can be career changing and could get in the way of landing your …