Sunday, January 31, 2016

Career Change in 10 Steps

Perhaps you just begin to lose interest. Perhaps you find something that interests you more. Perhaps your company is downsizing. These are some of the reasons people find themselves on the cliff looking back on their career just as the dirt begins to crumble beneath them.

Faced with a career change plunge? Do you wish you were? Take it slowly and make sure what you really want to do is change careers. Career change is a natural life progression; most studies show the average job-seeker changes careers (not jobs) several times over the course of a lifetime.

Get on a path toward career change success; find a 10-step plan here

Monday, January 25, 2016

Networking Tips for Job Seekers

As many job seekers have often heard, it's all about who you know. When it comes to finding a job, your industry connections can often prove to be as important as the practical skills and work experience you have, if not more so.

College students, career changers and other newcomers to their chosen field can and should use networking events and job fairs to meet key industry players who could put them on the path to employment.


For seven tips to make the most of time at these events, see the full article here

Saturday, January 9, 2016

How to Be More Efficient at Work

In Today's world coping with Job pressure is really tough. Anyone who's held down a full-time job knows that an average work day is not always long enough to get everything you need to do done. However, your productivity can be greatly improved by adopting habits designed to make you work more efficiently. 

Being efficient at work won't just improve your productivity and win you recognition - it'll also make you feel accomplished, satisfied that you've had a full and productive work day. 

For a three part discussion see the article here.

Saturday, January 2, 2016

12 Networking ‘Need to Knows’

Not only are jobs scarce, but those that do exist are highly competitive. Networking is the key, whether you are just entering the workforce and trying to land your first job, or whether you want to continue to successfully climb the ladder, successful job search networking can give you a leg up on your competitors.

Explore 12 tips designed to help you become a more effective networker here.