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A Safe Job Search

Monster makes protecting job seekers a top priority. We'd like to remind you of what you can do to help keep yourself safe during a job search.

  • Money-Laundering Scams
    • Money launderers offer "jobs" with commissions or pay as high as $2000 per day to process checks on behalf of foreign nationals. They recruit local citizens to "process payments" or "transfer funds," because as foreign nationals, they can't do it themselves.

Beware of the Dreaded Salary Questions

By Steve Frederick, Frederick Career Services
Nothing knocks you out of an interview faster than mishandling the salary question. The key to success is coming from a place of confidence: it won't be an issue if you're right for the job.
The first rule of salary negotiations is Postpone Salary Talk Until You Get an Offer.

Prepare by creating and memorizing a "put off the question" phrase customized to you and your style.

Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part I


Power Networking

 Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part I by Janet M. Shlaes, Ph.D.

Networking is a critical component of your entire career development process. It is the most effective way to build and maintain enjoyable and strategic professional and personal relationships. Approximately 75% of all jobs are not advertised and are only found through networking. Networking is an indirect process which provides direct access to the "hidden job market," -- the world of unadvertised jobs. Networking involves talking to people in order to expand your business and personal contacts while simultaneously expanding your knowledge about the world of work. Through the process of asking your networking contacts for career information and advice, you will quickly uncover job leads and referrals to potential employers.

Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part II


Managing the Networking Meeting

 Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part II by Janet M. Shlaes, Ph.D.

 

Networking is an essential component of every career and job campaign. In the new millennium, "who you know" will continue to be just as important as "what you know." Individuals who fail to focus on initiating and maintaining professional relationships will find their career goals difficult to attain. The good news is that networking and relationship building are skills that anyone can learn to master.

Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part III


Strategies for Building Relationships with Search Firms

 Beyond The Basics: Career Strategies That Work Part III by Janet M. Shlaes, Ph.D.


Some Essential Facts About Search Firms
Search firms work to serve their clients - employers who want to hire an employee for a specific position. The focus of a search firm is always on finding candidates who will optimally match their client's specifications. These firms want to ultimately find the best candidate for a specific job, a candidate that will result in an "ideal fit" for the position that needs to be filled. In order to find the "ideal candidate," search professionals will extensively research and seek out the best candidates. This research includes identifying and talking to executives that may not be currently looking for a job. When search consultants are seeking a candidate, they are focused on the current search. If your credentials, experience, etc. do not meet the search criteria, consultants will not be motivated to return your calls as quickly as you would like them to.

Getting What You Need: High Impact Negotiating Strategies

INTRODUCTION
One of the most powerful and easy to forget realities of your professional life is around how individuals are compensated for their added value to an organization. Especially, when you have been on a job search for an extended period of time, it is essential to remember that you can have an impact on your compensation when you land your next position. In fact, when you intentionally and strategically negotiate for your added value to an organization, you and your company both win.

Informational Interviewing

Informational Interviewing by Lola L. Lucas, MA, MBA

What is an Informational Interview?
- - -It's the single best way to find a career you love and a job that you really want. It's an informal sharing of information as equals. Unlike the "sweaty palms" of interviewing for a job, it's a chance to discuss business trends in general and the company in particular without the pressure of being selected or rejected for a position.

Isn't that just a sneaky way to get in for an interview?
- - -No, not if done properly.

Job Interviews: Tell the Truth--Intelligently

By Steve Frederick, Frederick Career Services

Mastering Those Uncomfortable Phone Interviews

By Steve Frederick, Frederick Career Services

Angela was devastated when a disastrous phone interview crashed her hopes of landing her dream job. The boss called just as she stepped out of the shower. Wrapped in her towel, dripping wet, and shivering, she struggled to be composed. The phone cord didn't stretch far enough to reach her notes, so she improvised. Then, her dog started barking, her toddler woke up screaming, and Angela came unglued.

Netiquette: or How to Develop an Internet Presence and Network Effectively

Use the Power of the Internet to Develop Your Network.

Internet mailing lists and discussion groups are available for any number of careers, industries and job-related topic areas. Use them to meet people in your field, to stay in touch with what's happening in your industry and to learn where the opportunities are in the "Hidden Job Market"!

Pursue Your Dream

http://www.weddles.com/seekernews/issue.cfm?Newsletter=224
an article written by Peter Weddle.

Secrets of the Executive Career Search

By Steven Provenzano, CPRW/CEIP, author of Top Secret Executive Resumes

Every day I talk to Fortune 500 Executives who can't get a grip on their overall job search. They ask the same questions: "Where should I start? Whom should I talk to? Should I just start calling recruiters?" Finding a job is a job in itself.

The Mighty Alternative To The Resume

Dan told us about a job posting for a position he really wanted. “It’s a perfect fit!” he exclaimed. We advised him not to send a resume, but to apply with a different tool. The employer responded quickly and set up an interview. To Dan’s amazement, the boss said he didn’t need to see a resume at all. He already had all he needed.

Dan learned that, while the resume is certainly still an important weapon in the job-hunters arsenal, today's savvy job hunters are finding other ways to impress the boss.

Top 10 Tips for Career Changers

  1. Be Clear on Your Objective. (Research Positions of Interest)
  2. Keep Your Skills Current. (Strive to be Flexible and Adaptable)
  3. Have a Positive Attitude and Well-Groomed Appearance.
  4. Polish Your Presentation. Both on Paper and in Person)
  5. Emphasize a Networking Approach. (The Best Job Search Method)
  6. Target Smaller, Growing Companies. (2/3 of Future Jobs will be Here)
  7. Research Employers. (Show Your Interest, Thoroughness and Preparedness)
  8. Consider a Composite Career. (Combining 2 or more Part-Time Jobs)
  9. Be Willing to Relocate. (If You Can't Find What You Want, Where You're At)
  10. Thank All that Have Helped Along the Way. (They'll Appreciate It)
Submitted by Dr. David P. Helfand, National Certified Career Counselor, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, author of Career Change: Everything You Need to Know to Meet New Challenges and Take Control of Your Career, VGM Career Horizons.

Top 50 Job Interview Questions

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/top-50-job-interview-questions.htm
"Review the top 50 job interview questions asked by employers, as well as sample answers for each question on the list."

Top Secrets of Expert Resumes

By Steven Provenzano, CPRW / CEIP
Author, Top Secret Executive Resumes

It seems no matter how good we have it, we all want a better job.
That means keeping track of job listings, networking, tracking down leads, analyzing potential employers and scheduling interviews. But these depend on other people, word of mouth, and the quality and quantity of job postings available at any given time.

UNDERPAID AGAIN? Women and Salary Negotiations

by Michael Buhmann 

In a recent workshop, a young woman asked why men tend to get paid more than women. I answered that it's partly a vestige of the days when people thought women who worked were taking a job from a man who had a family to support. If a woman was hired at all, it was usually at a much lower rate. The reasoning was that she didn't really have to work. Another reason is that many women are less aggressive in salary negotiations because it goes against their upbringing. Women are generally taught to be "nice" to "avoid confrontation," and they fear being seen as "pushy" or "overly aggressive." 

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