Understanding the critical role of online job sites in a serious employment search, and given the plethora of such sites, the situation begs the question, “Where to post your resume?” The most obvious answers to “Where to post your resume?” are the giants whose names, as a result of their scope and longevity, are renowned. […]
Job seekers today can find themselves in the same predicament as the seven blind men asked to describe the elephant. Touching the beast’s trunk, the first man exclaimed, “The elephant is shaped like a snake!” Exploring the elephant’s leg, the second man argued, “No, the animal is like a tree.” As the lack of consensus […]
Consider this true story as told to us by one of our clients who, for the purposes of this article, we will refer to as Karl. After two years of gainful employment with a major retail organization, highlighted by several sales achievement and customer service awards, Karl felt well prepared for career advancement. When he […]
With jobs in the private sector considerably less plentiful than in healthier economic times, job seekers are searching alternative avenues of employment. A major avenue for such job seekers is the federal government with opportunities accessed via submission of resumes for government positions, also termed resumes for federal employment. Although offering a broad range of career paths […]
One of the questions that clients frequently ask me is “how can I conduct an effective job search?” While some of the tools used to conduct a job search today are the same or similar to those used decades ago, much has changed. At one time, an effective job search entailed simply checking the employment […]
As technology has proven critical in enhancing competitiveness, many business entities maintain a presence on the Internet. While the initial intent of this presence was the growth of name recognition and revenues, companies have discovered that the Internet provides them a cost-effective and productive tool to attract the human capital required to improve their productivity […]
