My daughter gets so frustrated when our home network goes down. She thrives on the use of the internet. Her phone is more important than air to her, but she does not use calls or texts, so the internet is the most important thing. Yes, she has a data plan, but she uses it in…
One thing we all know is that change is hard. Yet, I feel like most of the time when we are presented with a job change, we jump at the opportunity. The majority of the time you get a pay change, or you get better benefits or maybe it is closer to home. My last…
I recently reentered the job market and have been looking; I have also uploaded my resume to the usual job boards. This week I have had two companies reach out to me to setup an interview, one of them I did, but the other one I have not, but it is very similar. First Contact…
I know some people probably do not actually assume this and … but it actually hurts your chances of getting the job.
There are quite a few job boards out there. LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, and others. What you may not know is there are also niche job boards. There is a job board just for government jobs. There are also job boards for high-end executives, graphic artists and more. If you find a niche board for your…
be truthful. Do not hear me saying to dumb down your role either. …if I found myself where I was performing the duties of a manager but had the title of something else, I would mention that on my resume
Starting a new job is challenging, so we wanted to give some advise especially for our teen readers and new grads, but also this is for anyone. Having a resume is key. For teens who may be getting their first job a lot of things count that we forget about. I would include babysitting, volunteering,…
I could easily change this from “Get out of your box” to “Get out of your head”. Tip 1 was Create for the Job but focused on not letting the job stop you, “Get out of your box/head” is a continuation on thinking. At one time, I saw my work just as tasks I did….
“I don’t want this job” or “I didn’t apply” because: a) “I haven’t ever done” b) “it would be too hard to do” or c) “I think it would be too much work because” and then tell me one line of the job description.
If that is the worst of it, you can do it
