Silent Career Killers That Nobody Tells You About (27 Feb 2006)
"Silent Career Killers" are the things that nobody comes right out and tells you about in professional circles. If you know about them, you can keep from making serious mistakes in your career. But if you don't address them, they will absolutely...
How to Quit Your Job and Live Your Dream (29 Sep 2005)
Hi, my name is Phyllis and I'm a lawyer.
Technically, I'm a "recovering" lawyer but like Marines, alcoholics, and Catholics there's some stuff you just can't ever shake. After 16 years of litigation, I quit being a lawyer about four years a...
Special Cover Letter Considerations for Teachers (02 Oct 2005)
Cover letters for teachers need to emphasize qualifications as well as attitude. Education professionals need to come into the field with an attitude of service coupled with a commitment to excellence and a desire to work closely with students. ...
Dont Skip the Follow Up After an Interview (12 Jan 2006)
How to write a thank you letter to use after an interview, a phone interview, or even to someone who passed your name on to a hiring manager is an art that is not taught as often as it should be by placement services and others who help job seeker...
Four Common Sense Tips for the Telephone Interview (28 Apr 2006)
Here's a phone interview tip worth considering: smile. A smile is a magic thing, and in addition to being seen in person it can be felt from a distance. When doing a phone interview, don't think that because the person on the other end of the p...
Savvy Job Seekers Express Appreciation (10 May 2006)
Using a thank you letter after interview practice will make interview practice seem real. Adding this sense of realism will do nothing but help you when it comes time for a real interview. You'll be comfortable and at ease and ready to present a...
When the Job Search is Over, be Sure to Say Thanks (09 Jan 2006)
Using a job acceptance letter when offered a position shows true professionalism. It is a way of saying "thank you" to the person who hired you, and giving them assurance that they made the right decision. You have presented yourself to them as ...
Another Chance to Shine – Following Up on the Interview (27 Dec 2005)
The interview follow up letter can make or break your chances of becoming hired. For that reason it should become an essential part of your job hunting tool box, right in there with the other tools you use: resume, cover letter, thank you note, r...
How to Succeed at Your Next Interview (06 Feb 2006)
In a recent research study, undertaken by Extra Sensory Perception and commissioned by on-line recruitment company Ifoundwork, over 50 recruiter's from key industry sectors in the UK were questioned about the traits that they most like and dislike...
What Not to Do at an Interview (28 Feb 2006)
Less than 7% of applicants are successful in landing that ideal job. Competition is fierce, so to avoid disappointment it's useful to know what not to do in order to increase your chances of interview success. In a recent research study undertaken...
Reasons For Getting Fired: Understanding And Avoiding This Fate (31 Dec 2005)
There are many reasons for getting fired from your job.
Being fired is obviously a setback to your career but the specific reason for getting fired can make it worse depending on the severity of the situation especially when you are trying t...
Career Choice - The Considerations (14 Mar 2006)
How does one decide one's career? How does one decide and take a decision that may shape the life excellently or doom it forever? It is not as if nobody has the right or opportunity to choose
their own vocations. Circumstances decide the way thing...
Its Not What You Know, Its Who You Know: Truth or Rumor? (07 May 2006)
It's all about who you know, not what you know.
How many times have you heard this phrase?
In other words, the rumor is that if you don't know the right people, you can't get anywhere.
Don't buy into this rumor.
Sure...
Teaching Jobs (11 Sep 2005)
Education is a fundamental of any industrialized nation, and so it is natural that qualified teachers remain in demand throughout the world. In the U.S., there were over 3.8 million teaching jobs for 2004 including preschool, kindergarten, elemen...
Work From Home - Telecommute and Make Money (24 Mar 2006)
Telecommuting jobs are great opportunities to make money working from home. There are however, a great many scams that claim you will earn a lot of money in a very short period of time. Many of these so-called opportunities are designed to take y...
15 Strategies to Re-energise Your Career Without Leaving Your Company (22 Dec 2005)
How happy are you in your work on a scale of 1-10, using 10 as ecstatically happy? If your response is less than 7 your career may need reenergising. If this is the case it is likely to affect your morale and your performance. Eventually it may...
Medical Assistant Careers on the Rise (13 Feb 2006)
Medical assistants are one of the high growth jobs in the healthcare industry. If you are thinking about embarking on a new career, you might want to consider being a medical assistant. The health care field is growing on a daily basis, mainly t...
Licensed Practical Nursing Career (26 Jan 2006)
Licensed Practical Nurses provide the most amount of direct patient care within the nursing category of healthcare. If you're interested in a healthcare career dealing directly with patients, becoming an LPN is a rewarding opportunity. Licensed Pr...
Now is the Time to Become a Paralegal (05 May 2006)
Are you interested in legal work, but not law school? You might want to consider a paralegal degree. Attorneys are ultimately responsibility for the legal services they provide their clients; paralegals - also known as legal assistants - help att...
Job-Hunting Tips for the Older Manager / Executive (31 Aug 2005)
Are you an over-50, unemployed executive or manager? Been looking for a new job or career for a long time? Frustrated? Think it's hopeless?
Finding a new job or career, at any age, is NOT hopeless. But it does demand knowle...
