Job Search Advice

If you are searching for job search advice, you will find it on our blog. Job searching has evolved dramatically in the past decade, and this blog will help you stay up to date and current on job search best practices and trends.

11 Action Steps to Increase Your Job Search Productivity

Conducting a job search is challenging enough without spinning your wheels unproductively and unsuccessfully. We all have a limited number of hours in the day, and many other priorities to attend to. It is important that we make the most of the time we

2023-10-23T17:05:40+00:00March 18th, 2014|Job Search Advice|

Easy Steps to Get Started Using Twitter to Find A New Job

      Do you Tweet? If not, maybe you should, especially if you are trying to find a new job. Perhaps it would be misleading to say that as a job searcher you MUST be on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social and business

Career & Job Search Networking Made Easy: 14 Excuses NOT to Network And How To Get Over Them

If you do not yet see the value of job search and career networking, this article is not for you. If you do not like job search and career networking, that is poor excuse for avoiding the key to your future career success. Developing, strengthening,

2022-10-14T19:11:01+00:00February 3rd, 2014|Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking|

5 Practical Job Search Techniques You Can Put To Use Today

People are currently filling the jobs you may have had in mind. They were smart to plan their job search last summer and got serious about their job search techniques in the fall. They interviewed in November and December and walked into their new

2023-10-23T17:06:46+00:00January 23rd, 2014|Job Search Advice|

Using LinkedIn For Your Job Search: 10 Golden Rules That You Need To Know

The development and popularity of social media has transformed the way we communicate, how we gather and disseminate information (whether personal or professional), the way in which we share our opinions, and the method by which we brand ourselves.  Yes, brand.  We disclose what we think,

2022-10-14T19:12:06+00:00January 9th, 2014|Online Job Searching|

Googled Yourself Lately? Why Your Online Image Is Critical To Your Job Search

  Small business owners find Google search a fast free tool to check their job candidates. Most large businesses now require a search for the same reasons. Moreover, the Google search links to your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles (and more), so if you are involved

Reasons Why Your Job Search Isn’t Working and How To Fix It

Unless you’ve had jobs simply fall into your lap, you know that engaging in a job search is usually time-consuming and, the longer it takes, often stressful as well. Success is easily measured; initially by the number of interviews you get and, ultimately, in

2023-10-23T17:09:29+00:00November 7th, 2013|Job Search Advice, Personal Marketing|

5 Tips to Really Stand Out in Your Job Search and Get Hired Quickly

With your excellent skills, detailed knowledge, and vast experience, you may think that your job search will be smooth sailing, even in the current economic times. But don’t be too complacent. Given the numbers of people who are out of work or underemployed, the

2022-11-16T18:54:13+00:00September 11th, 2013|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Personal Marketing|

Submitting a Resume Is Not Enough: Follow Up!

Now what? You've had Distinctive Career Services develop an amazing, attention-getting resume for you. You've applied for some jobs that are ideal. In fact, you are really, really anxious to hear back because they are more than ideal. And you know you are a

Job Searching at Job Fairs: Key Tips For Success

Whether you're looking for a new job or a different one, for part-time employment, extra income or a complete career makeover, job searching is serious business, one that requires diligence, focus, creativity, drive, ingenuity and imagination. It also requires you to be honest with

2022-10-15T00:27:40+00:00July 31st, 2013|Job Search Advice|
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