Asking questions on a job interview is important to the success of the interview.Job seekers who don’t ask questions may be regarded incompetent, uninterested in the position or company, or unconfident. All of these negative qualities can adversely affect the result of the job interview.Even if you correctly respond to...
What are data skills and why you need them to get ahead in your career
Data skills refer to the ability to extract, analyze and understand data. Learn to Code With Me defines data analysis as, “Data analysis involves sorting through massive amounts of unstructured information and deriving key insights from it. These insights are enormously valuable for decision-making at companies of all sizes.” No...
3 things you can do today to revive your job search
Job searching can sometimes lead to dead ends. Possibly you applied to hundreds of jobs and received no response to your job applications. Maybe you took some interviews but didn't get a job offer. Reviving job search is possible even when you seem to have exhausted all your options. However,...
Online job fairs open new opportunities for job seekers
Online job fairs can help you find job opportunities from the comfort of your home. "An online job fair, also known as a virtual job fair or electronic job fair, is an online version of a traditional job fair. They allow employers and job seekers to meet and discuss employment...
This important leadership skill will set you apart from other job seekers
Leadership skills are skills you use when organizing other people to reach a shared goal. Whether you’re in a management position or leading a project, leadership skills require you to motivate others to complete a series of tasks, often according to a schedule. Effective leaders are essential to any organization....
The one mistake on LinkedIn that is keeping from your dream job
Are you using LinkedIn right when applying for jobs? Maximize your chances of getting a positive response when applying to jobs via LinkedIn, the biggest professional network, using these simple tweaks: When you apply to work, your aim with the application is not to get the job but to open...
The difference between successful and unsuccessful job seekers
Your resumé is useless if it’s sitting on the desk picking up dust. No matter how good your resumé is, it’s useless if it isn’t actively being shared and used to apply for jobs. The one difference between successful job seekers and unsuccessful ones is that the successful ones believe...
Tips for optimizing your LinkedIn profile
Only a few people will click go to your profile page. You have to get them to want to know more about you and to know you are open to job offers before they click on your profile. Here I show you how you can do that.
8 top businesses that are hiring and jobs with highest growth
8 top businesses that are hiring: Amazon Dollar General Aldi Oracle Walgreens Decker Truck Line Home Depot Lowes Jobs with the highest growth: Financial analysts and advisors Nurses Sales (retail and insurance agents) Customer services representatives Laborers Data entry and administrative support Managers (frontline, project, etc...) Truck drivers Source: Forbes
The number 1 thing you need to make your resumé stand out
What makes a resumé stand out, you ask. From our experience with the thousands of resumés and cover letters we receive, it is the cover letter, not the resumé, that makes one job applicant more impressive than another. This is because, to get to the resumé, the hiring manager needs...
