Category Archives: Job Search Advice

Over 50? Follow these 6 Tips to Getting Hired

Posted: August 22, 2017 at 12:49 pm

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! Let’s face it. Americans are obsessed with youth. All things being equal, most hiring managers tend to choose a younger person instead someone over fifty. There are many fields, like advertising and fashion that target younger buyers, where employers assume

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Why Entry Level Jobs are So Important

Posted: April 17, 2017 at 9:00 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! When job seekers talk about entry level jobs they often have different things in mind, depending on who is doing the talking and what their situation is. But whatever your situation, you should consider that there’s more to an entry level job than simply getting hired… Read More »

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Is a Robot Coming to Take My Job?

Posted: April 3, 2017 at 9:00 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! Researchers at Oxford University estimate that 47 percent of U.S. jobs could be automated within the next two decades. And a leading consulting firm estimates that while only 5 percent of occupations can be fully automated, 60 percent of jobs could soon be doing 30 percent… Read More »

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Rule Number One in Salary Negotiations

Posted: February 6, 2017 at 1:18 pm

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! Never be the first person to mention a salary amount. This is rule number one in salary negotiations. Only discuss salary after the employer makes an initial offer. Almost career experts agree on this point. You put yourself at a disadvantage when you tell an employer… Read More »

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Research Jobs Online Like a Pro

Posted: January 9, 2017 at 9:00 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! These days conducting a successful job search requires that you spend a lot of time online looking at careers, job descriptions and companies. The more efficient you are in your search, the sooner you will be able to find opportunities where your chances of getting hired… Read More »

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How to Explain Why You Left Your Last Job

Posted: December 27, 2016 at 9:00 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! There comes a time in almost every employment interview when the hiring manager asks, “Why did you leave your last job?” It’s often a tough question to answer. People leave jobs because something didn’t work out. They got fired. Or they quit because they were afraid… Read More »

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Getting Hired Over 50

Posted: December 12, 2016 at 8:30 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! Let’s face it. Americans are obsessed with youth. All things being equal, most hiring managers tend to choose a younger person instead someone over fifty. There are many fields, like advertising and fashion that target younger buyers, where employers assume

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Why every job seeker should use LinkedIn

Posted: November 28, 2016 at 8:30 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! You don’t have to be a “professional” to to take advantage of LinkedIn, the “World’s Largest Professional Network.” Even if you work as a night stocker, mail clerk, front desk coordinator, housekeeper or any one of the thousands of jobs that are ordinarily not considered professional, you can… Read More »

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How to Handle Job Search Rejection

Posted: November 14, 2016 at 8:30 am

Share and Help your Friends With Their Job Search! It’s hard to handle rejection when you’re looking for a job. And it really stings when you get all the way to the job interview, but then find out that someone else got the job, not you. Here are some strategies to keep your job search… Read More »

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