The challenge of networking: it’s not who you know – it’s WHO KNOWS YOU

So, you have written your resume, prepared a cover letter, identified job search sites, and even set up a complete profile on LinkedIn. Now, all that’s needed is for you to begin sending your resume out to the hundreds of suitable jobs out there, right? Wrong; as job searchers quickly discover, job search is much more complicated [...]

Sound and feel confident at a Job Interview, Part ONE: introduce yourself

Finally, the day has come: after sending (what seem like) thousands of carefully adapted resumes and specifically targeted cover letters, you received a call inviting you to an interview. Despite your heart beating so loudly that you worry the employer might hear it on the phone, you manage to keep your cool and sound professional [...]

Making Job Fairs work for you — tips for making the best of a great opportunity

In this online age, when it seems so easy to job search and even network on the Internet, it is rare to have an opportunity to meet a potential employer face-to-face. Job Fairs are a one of those few occasions when employers make themselves available to meet, greet, answer questions and develop an impression of [...]