Job Search

New Job Lead Scams --  According to industry experts, U.S. corporations announced 95,000 job cuts in June 2002. With that many individuals looking for work, some are bound to become targets for less-than-reputable businesses willing to take advantage of their employment situation.
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Stop! Before You Return That Call... --  Let me preface this article by saying that I believe the Internet is the best, and the worst, thing to happen to the job market for as long as I can remember. Now, on with the show.
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Job Search Nuts & Bolts: Don't Make It Harder Than It Needs To Be --  Is finding the “right” career enhancing next job a difficult endeavor? Whether you answered yes or no, the correct answer lies in your mental perception of the challenge at hand.
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Tips for Online Job Seekers --  Pierre Omidyar’s (pronounced Omidvar) first job out of university was that of a software developer, now he’s the founder of ebay. Brad Pitt dressed up like a chicken before his breakthrough as an actor. Denise Donlon was a coffee house singer and until just recently held the post as President of Sony Music Canada. What we have in common with these individuals is that at one point, they had to apply for a job, just like you and I.
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Should You Seek Temporary Or Contracual Employment While Searching? --  According to US Department of Labor statistics, the average time to find employment is roughly six months. It could take as little as four to six weeks, or as long as ten to twelve months, or longer.
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Networking: Contacting Inside Sources --  The Lou Dobbs’ Report on CNN includes daily reference to the number of companies that are currently outsourcing jobs. About ten years ago, Californians were concerned about the influx of foreign-born residents, who were taking a large percentage of the states’ lower-paying jobs.
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Learn How To Network for HIDDEN Jobs --  This career article will explain to you the benefits of networking. I will also provide some tips and sources that you can use immediately to start building your personal network.
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Using Recruiters: How To Get A Step Ahead Of The Crowd --  When a company advertises an opening on an Internet job site, they receive hundreds of resumes. It simply is too long of a process and financially prohibitive to review every resume and move through each step of the interviewing and selection process to fill the opening.
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5 Tips for Creative Job Searching --  It used to be that finding the right new job was just a matter of reviewing newspaper ads, networking, and contacting a few recruiters. In today's economy, much more is required to stand out from the crowd of applicants. Here's five creative tips for your job search.
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There is no "Passion Fruit" --  You sit back with a pleased smile on your face. Your resume is finished, it’s a “masterpiece” and finally ready to go! Moments later your satisfaction is replaced with the nagging question that you have tried your best to put out of your mind, “Now…what do I do with it?”
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Your Career Commercial --  Whether you're looking to land your ideal job or you’d like to tighten up your networking spiel, your career commercial is your most influential, most powerful and most critical job search and networking tool. It offers the greatest opportunity for you to showcase your best asset – YOU!
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3 Keys to Making the Most of Yourself --  To help yourself find the most satisfying career possible, take a look at your skills, knowledge and talents. Think about the things you do that seem effortless, and natural. Think about the tasks that you look forward to doing. Those activities will reveal your talents. You can have all the skills and knowledge in the world about a possible career, but if you don't have a talent for it, you will not feel good about your work nor will you achieve success.
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