Category: Career Transition

Featured Image: Nailing Down Responses to the Most Common Interview Questions

Nailing Down Responses to the Most Common Interview Questions

April 16, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips | , , , ,

Professionals responsible for interviewing potential candidates for an organization likely have a fair amount of experience in doing just that. They come prepared with a list of questions they know will help uncover the traits and abilities needed to fill the specific role you’re eager to land. To help you prepare your responses for your […]

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Featured Image: Three Simple Steps to Prepare for Your Next Job Interview

Three Simple Steps to Prepare for Your Next Job Interview

April 10, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips | , , , ,

Preparing for an interview can be overwhelming. You want to make the best first impression, which includes having substantial background information on the company and articulating your past job experience effectively. Follow the steps below to ensure you’re well prepared for any interview: Do Your Homework Spend some time finding as much information about the […]

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Featured Image: How to Create a Resume That Stands Out

How to Create a Resume That Stands Out

April 2, 2019 | Career Transition | , , ,

Your resume is your ticket to earning an interview. Research shows that employers scan resumes within six seconds, so it’s important to quickly and effectively “sell” your skills and abilities to a potential employer. The layout, content and presentation are critical to achieving this goal. Here are four things your resume should include so it’s […]

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Featured Image: Three Trends in Recruiting Technology that Are Here to Stay

Three Trends in Recruiting Technology that Are Here to Stay

March 14, 2019 | Career Transition, HR Professionals, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips | , , ,

Just like in every other industry, technology is changing the recruiting game. Here are three changes we’ve seen that we expect to stick around for a while: Video resumes and video interviews Due to the increasing importance of soft skills in the recruiting process, hiring managers are leaning away from the traditional paper resume and […]

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Featured Image: Building and Marketing Your Personal Brand

Building and Marketing Your Personal Brand

February 19, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Jobseeking Tips | , , ,

Building and Marketing Your Personal Brand When working with someone who’s looking for their next job opportunity, one of the first questions a career coach will ask is: “What do you want to do?” It’s a more difficult question to answer than you might think. Even though candidates are looking to start fresh, they’ll often […]

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Featured Image: Answering the Dreaded, “Tell Me About Yourself”

Answering the Dreaded, “Tell Me About Yourself”

February 7, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips | , , ,

Think back on all the job interviews you’ve had. How many times has the interviewer opened with, “Tell me about yourself.”? How many times have you floundered to interpret what that means or come up with a succinct answer on the spot? It’s a common scenario. Time and time again interviewers stump interviewees with that […]

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Featured Image: The Importance of Soft Skills in an Automated World

The Importance of Soft Skills in an Automated World

January 30, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips | , , ,

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are making their way into every industry, changing job roles and responsibilities across the board. The skills hiring managers looked for on resumes five years ago are not the skills they emphasize now when looking for candidates. In many cases, hard skills (definable, teachable abilities) have taken a back seat […]

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Featured Image: The Essential Role of Assessments in Hiring Great Talent

The Essential Role of Assessments in Hiring Great Talent

January 16, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, HR Professionals, Talent Management | , , ,

(First in a Two -Part Series) Finding great candidates has never been easy. Today’s incredibly tight labor market makes the task even more difficult. So, employers need to make sure that the right recruiting and hiring process is in place that will produce the very best person for every position, every time. And the best […]

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Featured Image: Making a Great First Impression: Interview Dos & Don’ts

Making a Great First Impression: Interview Dos & Don’ts

January 8, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips | , , ,

Our experience shows that most hiring professionals almost always know within the first three minutes of an interview whether they’ll recommend moving a candidate to the next level. To get you started on the right foot with a potential employer, here are some dos and don’ts to take into consideration when preparing for your first-round […]

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Featured Image: Tips for Using LinkedIn to Help You Land Your Next Job

Tips for Using LinkedIn to Help You Land Your Next Job

January 4, 2019 | Career Advice, Career Transition, HR Professionals, Interview Tips, Jobseeking Tips, Resume Tips | , , ,

Your LinkedIn page almost always serves as the first impression you make on potential employers, so it’s essential that you make it a good one. In fact, a Bullhorn survey of more than 160,000 recruiters found that 97 percent of respondents use LinkedIn to find job candidates and 64 percent use only LinkedIn for recruiting. […]

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