Posts for JobSearchingStrategies.com


Free Online Job Search Workshop – Thursday, March 17, 2011

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
March 16, 2011 at 8:54 am
Sign up for this 1 hour free workshop where I walk you step by step, online, to look for a job. Learn techniques to find email addresses, last names and position yourself ... (more)

College students need to position themselves before graduation

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
March 13, 2011 at 4:11 pm
It’s important for college students to start gaining hands on experience as soon as their freshman year.  They don’t need to wait until their senior year to start ... (more)

Special Book Offer: 101 Great Ways to Enhance Your Career

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
March 9, 2011 at 8:37 pm
I am privileged to be a co-author in a brand new book titled “101 Great Ways to Enhance Your Career”. This is a compilation of 101 articles with practical, solid advice ... (more)

10 Best SNL Skits about Office Life

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 24, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Myron Wendall of careeroverview.com passed on some humor about office life.  Everyone could use some humor now and then! Not every career path inevitably leads workers to a traditional ... (more)

10 Common Scams Every Job Seeker Should Know

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 24, 2011 at 9:22 am
I received an email from Amy Joines, Content Manager of careeroverview.com.  She asked if I could pass this article on to my readers. In a tough job market, it’s easy to ... (more)

Free Job Search Workshop – Friday, February 25th

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 22, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Sign up for this 1 hour free workshop where I walk you step by step, online, to look for a job. Learn techniques to find email addresses, last names and position yourself ... (more)

Job search tips: using social networking websites

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 13, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Can social networking and online networking help in your job search? Do you feel that social networking was all about status updates, communicating with friends, uploading photos ... (more)

Alumni turn to campus career centers for help

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 13, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Holland Familia has experienced the ups and downs of the job market since graduating from Mississippi State University four years ago. Since last May, she’s worked as marketing ... (more)

LinkedIn: don’t let it initimidate you

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 10, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Linkedin is a resource I use every day, so when people tell me they aren’t on LinkedIn, or are on LinkedIn, but don’t use it, I’m amazed!  Many people are ... (more)

Job Search Support Group – Free Tour

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
February 9, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Check out the NEW Informing Job Search Support Group by taking a free tour.  Enter your email address and you will receive the information to access the free tour. Filed under: ... (more)

Don’t get caught in a resume rut

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
January 27, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Over the last 6 months, I noticed a trend with job seekers.  That trend is being stuck in the resume rut.  So much pressure has been put on resumes especially because of all ... (more)

Straight Talk from a Recruiter: adding industry experience to your resume

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
January 21, 2011 at 12:29 am
Over the last five years, I sourced for companies that wanted candidates with industry experience.  Companies such as Siemens, Grainger and Honeywell, are looking for candidates ... (more)

Interview Closing Technique for Job Seekers

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
January 20, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Interviews are similar to sales presentations.  When someone is selling a product or service they make sure they gather all of the crucial information they need to back up the ... (more)

New Facebook App Expanding Job & Career Networks

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
January 17, 2011 at 12:00 am
Social media and online recruiting continue to take job and career networking to new levels. Facebook has come out with a powerful tool that allows facebook users to expand their ... (more)

New Year, new job search tactics

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
January 2, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Happy New Year!  It’s 2011 and some of you are starting the new year off with a new job, while others are continuing to job search.  I’m one of those people who ... (more)

The winter blues and your job search

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
December 14, 2010 at 9:19 am
A job search requires a lot of time and energy.  It can burn people out very quickly, especially during the gloomy winter months!  I’m one of those people who become ... (more)

Straight Talk from a Recruiter: Job Seekers, stand out this holiday season

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
December 3, 2010 at 10:35 am
Every year, right before Thanksgiving starts, the grumblings start about the hard stops on some hiring and interviewing.  The lull lasts through the holidays and into the new ... (more)

5 LinkedIn groups job seekers should join

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
November 24, 2010 at 10:51 am
LinkedIn has over 12,000 groups with the keyword “jobs” that are all free to join.  If you are a job seeker, LinkedIn should be in your top 3 resources you are using ... (more)

Ask a Recruiter-Should I list trying to start my own business on a resume?

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
November 16, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Job Seeker Question Cori, I read your article about being laid off. I have been for quite a while. I started my own business in a very niche market. The business did not take ... (more)

Straight talk from a recruiter: closing the unemployment gap on your resume

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
November 10, 2010 at 10:05 am
I remember looking through the want ads after graduating college and seeing the phrase “experience required.”  Luckily, I had worked during college and I did ... (more)

Mine the internet for more than just jobs

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
October 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Mining the internet for job seekers is not only about searching for a job.  I can tell you how to find information that will allow you to create a professional resume all on your ... (more)

How to create a powerful resume

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
October 17, 2010 at 5:59 pm
A resume has to accomplish 3 goals: 1. To be found 2. To be read 3. To generate a response In order to accomplish those goals, the information on your resume must have the keywords ... (more)

Free Report~Tax Deductibles for Job Seekers

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
October 12, 2010 at 10:43 pm
I created the Free Report~ Tax Deductibles for Job Seekers to keep you informed about benefits you might not know about.  You can read the article and get your free report by ... (more)

Internet Mining for Job Seekers

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
October 7, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Isn’t it interesting that the process for job seekers is to work really hard to try and be found on the internet.  Then, after doing all that work with posting resumes, ... (more)

Free Book – Think and Grow Rich

From JobSearchingStrategies.com
October 7, 2010 at 11:06 am
Tell us where to send it, and we’ll send you the number one success book of all time. My friends Vic and Lisa Johnson are doing this crazy marketing test where they’re ... (more)