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Facebook: The Untapped Job Board
By Jessica Holbrook Hernandez
Most of what you hear about Facebook while looking for a jobinvolves keeping your information as private as possible from
potential employers. While this is good advice, Facebook can
also...
Donât Blow Your Chances For Job Hunting Success
By Bob Roth
It’s during the first three years of college that
students lay the groundwork for a successful senior year job
search. However, since most students don’t know what it takes
to...
Three Mistakes That Keep You Unemployed
By Nimish Thakkar
Technically, there are hundreds of ways to sabotage a job searchcampaign, but for the purpose of this discussion, I will restrict
myself to three common mistakes most job seekers make. Over...
Job Searching Requires Patience
By Barbara Wulf
You created the resume. You composed the cover letter. Youbought the suit to dress for success. You applied for various job
openings and now you wait. You wait for the phone to ring inviting
you...
Want Results? Do The Opposite!
By Judi Perkins
Job hunters can be very passive: posting resumes on job boardsinstead of frequently searching them; letting inept recruiters
contact them instead of finding recruiters who make things happen;
being...
4 Myths about Executive Recruiters
By Dwain Celistan
Whether someone is in an active or passive employmentsearch, executive recruiters or “head hunters” can play
a vital role. These professionals are conduits to great
opportunities...
Road Map for Long-Distance Job Searches
By Deborah Walker
Finding a job in the city where you live is hard enough;trying to find a job hundreds or even thousands of miles away can
be even tougher. Not only are you fighting against the job market
in...
It Is Ok That You Are Out Of Work
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Most people are embarrassed if they are unemployed. They feellike they failed and are ashamed to talk about their current
status. Or, they are back to work after a long stretch of not
working,...
Regain Your Job-Search Optimism with Three Steps
By Deborah Walker
If you’ve been in a job search for more than
a few months, you already know that one of the greatest challenges
is maintaining a positive attitude. Without it, going through the
motions...
Make Money While You Job Search - 7 Ways To Quickly and Easily Suppliment Your Income
By Mary Elizabeth Bradford
Are you in a full-time job search? Many job seekers who are
find that supplementing their income until they land their next job
takes a lot of pressure and anxiety off of them and helps...
Yes, Research Really Is Important to Your Job Search Success
By Laura Smith-Proulx
I tell jobseekers in all my workshops that research iskey to their job search. I’m being redundant, but
it’s true and worth repeating. Whether you’re writing a
resume or cover...
Pitfalls of Career Typecasting
By Georgia Adamson
You may have heard the term typecasting in relation toactors, who sometimes get pigeon-holed for a certain type of role
and find it difficult, if not impossible, to land other types of
roles....
Stupid Mistakes Job Hunters Make
By Thomas Denham
1. Being
negative
Number 1 is not having a positive, upbeat and enthusiastic
attitude. Evict any thoughts that are excuses, self-defeating,
limiting, or roadblocks. Forget...
Advice for Ambitious Young Grad
By Joan Lloyd
Dear Joan: I am a 21 year-old senior at PennState, looking to make a dent in the world through
entrepreneurship, inspiration, and the dissemination of knowledge
and wisdom. I'm actively seeking...
Discrimination: How to Handle It
By Georgia Adamson
Laws have been passed to make employment discrimination based onnumerous factors—such as race, religion and
age—illegal. Those laws have been around for a while now, and
no company...
Your Best Job Search Resource? You!
By Walter Akana
Normally, when people ask about resources for job seekers,
they mean something that will be useful in helping the job seeker
successfully secure new employment. It could be a book, a website,
an...
One Thing Every Job Seeker Must Have To Be Successful
By Mary Elizabeth Bradford
No matter if you are changing industries, changing-up yourposition, wishing to relocate or just looking to work for a better
company, there is one thing you must have to be successful. It's...
Improve Your Job Search Skills
By Debra Wheatman
Question: Your team did a great job on arésumé revision for me last month. It looks amazing and I
am really pleased. I have been submitting it to every job posting I
see online and...
Same Job Search Strategy? Same Result? Diversify!
By Connie Hauer
A few weeks ago I was contacted by an individual who wanted somejob search coaching. His past job search method involved checking
Craigslist and a couple other websites on a daily basis. If...
10 Mistakes to Avoid in a Confidential Job Search
By Georgia Adamson
In an ideal world, every job seeker could be open about the
job search with colleagues, friends, family, and even employers.
However, in reality you often won't want your employer to be...


