Careers & Employment Articles

Forget about the long list of Interview questions that you think you need to know or memorize before a interview. The truth is that we are in a new millennium and things are getting simpler. There are five basic interview questions that you really ne...

It's tough out there in the job market, and it's critical to be prepared with the right tools. Of course, you need an up-to-date resume and some interview attire, but that's not all. Here are ten things that every job seeker must have: 1) a grown-up,...

Finding a job has become much more of a challenge in recent years. Using the Internet as an additional resource will increase your options to find many great job opportunities, which are not always advertised in the newspaper. Many employers will pla...

If you are like most people, you probably don't particularly enjoy job interviews. Unless you are ready a job interview will certainly be among the most stressful things you'll have to do in your life. Are there any tips that'll help? Of course there...

Earning a University degree online can be an experience that is every bit as enriching, interpersonal, and dynamic as attending college the traditional face-to-face way. A big misconception is that online learning is impersonal. This isn't the case a...

Looking at various news articles and comments on the web in the last month it would appear that; * UK employers are about to be hit by a massive skills shortage! * The job market is bound for massive expansion as companies and organisations take the ...

A search for "paid surveys" on a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or MSN will give you a few million results to search through. More than likely you have arrived at this article by searching in the same way. And you have probably already seen a few ...

For more than twenty-years, Carla's primary focus was working her way up the corporate ladder in the Human Resources department of a large publicly traded company. Day after day she worked hard to meet the demands of her superiors and colleagues, unt...

What if all the illegal aliens disappeared tomorrow? Many industries would be severely hut we would assume? If Illegal Aliens all disappeared tomorrow would there be anyone to work in the fast food restaurants? If Illegal Aliens all disappeared tomor...

The workplace has changed dramatically in the 21st century. Surprised? Of course not. You've been hearing terms like empowerment, cross-training, entrepreneurship, reengineering, and downsizing, and so on for quite some time. Like most people who hav...

"I sent my résumé in and I haven't heard back from the company yet. It has been weeks now. What is going on?" A familiar refrain? For many job seekers it is an all too common feeling. You've researched the company, found a position that interests y...

Hello Fellow Seekers! I don't know about you… but I'm pretty tired of hearing about how you can "follow your dream" in three or four easy steps. I've seen plenty of people leap before they sufficiently looked --and end up dissatisfied or broke, or...

It's your first month in a new position and it's rougher going than you'd anticipated. You feel like an outsider and you're miserable. Pondering how this happened, you nostalgically recall how comfortable and well- liked you felt in your last job. N...

During the job hunter's market of the 1990's, employers were settling for less than qualified candidates because the candidate pool was so small. Job hunters were able to name their price and employers were meeting their demands. The job climate is m...

"So, why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the most frequently asked interview question. It's a question that most interviewees expect and the one they have the most difficulty answering. Though one could answer this open-ended question in a myr...

What's wrong with an objective on a resume? The problem with objectives on resumes is that a typical objective is self-centered and self-serving; therefore, it is useless. Instead of an objective, use a power statement. Let me illustrate what I mean ...

Building a career as an artist takes hard work. Because the field attracts so many talented people, jobs in this field remain competitive. If you major in an art program at the university level, the focus is not on business, but in studio art, graphi...

Whether you're a Vice President of Marketing or a recent college grad, your resume is the 'key' to opening the doors of employment. It is an employer's first impression of you and believe it or not, many hiring officials spend less than thirty second...

Career experts say that people will change careers (not jobs) 5-7 times in a lifetime. This being true, career management is an important life skill to develop and cultivate. There are six stages of modern career development: Assessment, Investiga...

You know you're good...real good. The problem, though, is that you are struggling to demonstrate just how good you are on paper. Ah...the resume. If you've ever written one you know what a challenging task it can be. The Gregg Reference Manual tells ...

There is one little practice that is vital to generating the interest of potential employers. It is critical, but very few job seekers actually do it. What is it? The THANK YOU NOTE! Interview experts agree that EVERY job hunter MUST send thank-you n...

What is Fraud Fraud occurs when a person knowingly or intentionally conceals, misrepresents, and makes a false statement to either deny or obtain workers' compensation benefits or insurance coverage, or otherwise profit from the deceit. The key to co...

Have any of these situations happened to you? Forgetting your client's name, unintentionally insulting a co-worker, spilling coffee on your boss, not recognizing an old friend, drinking too much at the company party, sending a racy e-mail to the wro...

To survive and thrive in today's competitive environment, it is not just what you know. You also need to be competent. You must stand out from the crowd - be memorable, impressive, credible, trusted and liked. "Success is never a destination - it is ...

There is a major difference between conventional resumes and executive resumes. Accomplishments are usually the center point of a conventional resume (i.e., indicating how much money was saved, how sales increased, what processes were proposed, plan...

Can You Tell Good Service From Bad; Recognise Value For Money; Compare Prices, Staff Efficiency, Product Range, Customer Service Between Rival Firms? If so you might easily find work as a 'Mystery Shopper' and be paid to comment on service in shops, ...

A very effective and persuasive tactic when selling something is to promote its benefits as well as its features. Very simply, features are what something has; benefits are what those features do for you. For example, if you're selling your used Olds...

I get asked these questions over and over: "Should I send separate thank-you notes to everyone who interviewed me? Can I just send one thank-you note to the hiring manager and ask him/her to thank others involved in the process?" The answers are yes ...

Are you searching for a job? Here are some tips on how you can use journaling in that pursuit. It is important to know what we are looking for in a position and company. Normally, we can write a long list of stuff we don't want, but what do we want...

You may be astonished to realize that retrenchment may occur more than once during the life of the modern day worker. In fact, career advisors report that we could expect to be made redundant up to three times during our working life. As common as ...