Career Tips

An excellent checklist as you prepare for that important interview. Several Days - One Week Before the Interview 1. Spend some time to research the organization and the position at hand. To find company-specific information, run a search…
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When writing resumes, it is important to remember whom it is you're trying to please - (is it you, or the hiring authority?) In this article I will present my ideas of what makes up really aggressive documents, based on my many years in the…
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Use this sample letter as a guideline to save you time. This type of letter will help you make or reinforce a good impression. A sample thank you letter that you use after an interview, as a guideline or template, will save you a lot of…
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A job interview is stressful. The person who hasn’t made a lot of changes isn’t practiced at what is involved (nor should they want to be), and the person who has made a lot of changes doesn’t have any idea as to what’s involved either, or…
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Enjoying the anonymity of the internet in social networking? Are you revealing a bit more in Orkut, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, or BlogSpot? Extreme political opinions, photos, weekend preferences and more? If you’re looking for a job,…
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Finding a job can be a painful experience. Here are three things that you can do to increase your chances of success. 1) Approach finding a job as if it were a full-time job, because it is. If you had a job, you would report to work at the…
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Job interviews are designed to assess: (1) Your professionalism (courteous, honest, no exaggerations or half‐truths) (2) Your fit for the job (applicable skills/personality fit into the firm’s culture) (3) Your interest in the job…
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