I’ve watched new graduates trying to figure out how to negotiate salary requirements for their very first job after graduation. For many new grads dealing with the size of an offer (did I ask for too much? did I ask for too little? how much salary can I ask for? should I even try to [...]
Read More...Branding Your Resume: How Your Lead-off Batters Make or Break Your Resume Brand
May 17, 2010 By 5 Comments
We’re so close to our resumes and so familiar with every aspect, often we can’t see the first branding impression it makes. When someone reads your resume, you immediately create a brand – but is it really the brand you want to create? Is it YOUR brand? I recently met a young man (let’s call [...]
Read More...Job Search Timing Question: What Month is Best for Job Search?
May 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
I always feel bad when I see questions in my stats that show someone was looking for an answer I never specifically wrote about. Just now I found “What month is best for job search?” I wish I could pop out of the screen, find them, and give them an answer in the moment as [...]
Read More...7 Things NOT To Do in an Interview (I Didn’t Think I Had to Tell You)
May 10, 2010 By 21 Comments
Other than to say I did NOT make this stuff up, my lips are sealed as to how I came up with this list of things you shouldn’t do in an interview (both to protect the innocent and me). But seriously…when it comes to interviews, did I have to tell you not to do any [...]
Read More...How Often Should I Call an Employer After My Interview?
May 3, 2010 By 221 Comments
In a recent exchange of comments on How to Tell If a Job Interview Went Well, the subject of how soon and how often to call an employer after the interview came up. One of my wonderful readers, CE (who recently got a job herself), was helping comfort someone anxiously waiting to hear whether she [...]
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