5 Important Resume Writing Tips
While finding a job is hard enough, finding the job you really want is even harder. But to raise your chances of finding that dream job, setting yourself up for success with a top-notch resume is vital. However, knowing how to write these resumes can be a serious challenge.
Read MoreHow to Look for a New Job While Employed
Chances are, you will find it less stressful to look for another job while you're employed. After all, you will be able to collect your paycheck while taking your time to find the job of your dreams. However, there are still some challenges that you will need to watch out for.
Read MoreThe Role of Social Media in the Modern Job Search
When someone is looking for a job, one of the most overlooked factors is the role that social media will play. Without a doubt, social media has completely changed the way that people connect with other people. Social media helps individuals stay connected to family members and friends that they would have otherwise lost touch with. Of course, there are also stories of social media negatively impacting someone's reputation as well. With this in mind, social media can have multiple impacts on the modern job search.
Read MoreData Mining For Your Next Employer
Employers today have had decades to live with civil rights and fairness in hiring, but with the computer age many have been able to sidestep such issues by essentially blaming the computer for the results of their hiring. Instead of trusting subjective screeners to determine the best candidates, today's companies are plugging in desirable terms and traits and letting a scanner and processor crunch thousands of resumes to find viable candidates. This commonplace employment data mining has literally redefined hiring practices in the last 20 years.
Read MoreTurning Your Summer Job Into Permanent Employment
Who ever wants to wake up from a great dream? When you are just getting to the awesome part - blam, blam, blam - your alarm clock goes off, the fall is here and you have to leave the best summer job you ever had. Can you make your great summer job permanent? It all depends on what your needs are and what the needs of your employer are. Remember, you are only in control of your own actions but that doesn't mean you can't maximize your output and those actions. Here are three tips on easy ways to stay on top this summer and possibly stay on.
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