In honor of Memorial Day I wanted to put up a post about a networking site dedicated to those who serve in the military. Military Planet is a social network for past and current members of the military. Through the buddy search feature, members can search for each other based on branch number, uni...
Networking in a New York Minute
Many people want to network but they struggle with finding the time to book lunches and coffees or attend professional meetings. Others are concerned with the costs associated with attending events and some feel extrememly uncomfortable in networking situations. Online networking provides a sound...
Job Search Strategies for Lions…Sheep Need Not Apply
Great words of wisdom from Nick Corcodilis over on the Ask the Headhunter blog...Nick reminds job seekers that the job boards put all sorts of limitations on the job seeker. You can't be an empowered candidate when you use job boards as your only source for job leads. The job boards put you at a dis...
Job Search Traps
Career Builder posted some good tips from Robert Half on Common Job Search Traps. Here are a few I would like to add to the list. Trap #1: You don't have an accomplishment-focused resume. Job seekers often create resumes that are no more than a laundry list of job tasks. Such documents do little to...
Homeshoring for Moms…The Next Wave in Cheap Labor?
Over on the WorkIt, Mom! blog, there's a thought provoking post referencing a recent Wall Street Journal article that describes how mommy "swat teams"(smart women with available time) are being recruited through networking and staffing firms to handle crash projects for corporations. What I love ab...
Do Telecommuting Jobs Really Exist?
I was recently interviewed for CNN's Your Money on the topic of telecommuting. This is certainly a hot topic among job seekers as people continue to seek more work/life balance and flexible arrangements. But I think there is a misperception about how to secure a telecommuting arrangement. It's unlik...
Salary Negotiation Conversations
Sometimes people undervalue themselves and this leads to a reluctance to negotiate once there is a job offer on the table. Often they make decisions about salary based on what they feel they need rather than what the market will bear. Here are five tips for better salary negotiation conversations. ...
Tips for Managing Your Online Identity
There's a great post on Dan Shwabel's Personal Branding Blog about managing online identity. These recommendations are also important for job seekers who are trying to stand out from the crowd by using business and professional networking and identity management sites. If you are a job seeker, here ...
Interviews…Get by With a Little Help From Your Friends
During interviews, hiring managers are looking for clues about a candidate's competency and ability to fit into their work environment. They look for proof of past success as a way to gain confidence in the candidate's abilities and are much less likely to make an offer if the candidate can't delive...
New Tool For Benchmarking Salary
Indeed recently added a feature that allows job seekers to enter a minimum salary requirement in the keyword search box. This feature will allow users to only receive information on jobs estimated to have similar salaries. Besides the obvious benefits of improving job targeting by creating search pa...