Posts Tagged ‘Job Search’

Job Search Time & Effort Wasted

September 1st, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

We’ve had a fairly active discussion on Job-Hunt Help, Job-Hunt’s LinkedIn Group, about the biggest mistakes job seekers make.

The biggest mistake that I see job seekers make is “keeping [their] options open” which is another way of saying that they apply for EVERYTHING they see that they even remotely qualify for – “just in case…”

Applying for everything can temporarily give people the feeling that they are doing something for their job search, making some sort of progress (”I applied for 15 jobs today!”).

The problem is that the feeling they are making progress is an illusion, and the reality is that these job seekers are wasting their time and effort.

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New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

September 1st, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight: If you have a commercial drivers license or can pass the test to get one, you may want to look into becoming a Delivery Vehicle Driver.  They earn an average of $28,000 /year, with expected 10-year job growth of 8%. This is a good job for someone without a college degree since only 4% hold a bachelor’s degree. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We added five new Job-Hunt articles in the last two weeks:

Good luck with your job search!

New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

August 26th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight: If you are interested in working closely with doctors to help heart patients, being a cardiovascular technologist might be a good fit for you.  The average annual salary is $47,000/year, and demand for people skilled in this profession is expected to grow 26% in the next 10-years, with 25% of cardiovascular technologists holding bachelor’s degrees. More about other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We added four new articles this week:

Good luck with your job search!

New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

August 9th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight:   Do you truly love – and have a talent for – making computers do what you want them to do?  Are you successful in that pursuit?  Then, you might want to consider a career as an Application Software Engineer.  The average salary is $85,000 a year.  Eighty-five percent of them have college degrees, and the expected 10-year job growth is 45%. For more information on this and other careers, check out Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We introduced four new articles this week:

Good luck with your job search!

Heat Up Your Job Search: Be ProActive

August 7th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Following up on my June post, Heat Up Your Job Search: Avoid Job Boards, this post offers 5 PROactive (vs. REactive) approaches to a successful job search.

A reactive job search puts the job seeker in the position of only reacting to what they find posted on job boards.  This costs them time and energy, and hides the majority of job opportunities from them.  It also puts them at the mercy of whatever is posted and available where they are looking, and it puts them in the most competitive job marketplace.  All negatives.

A proactive job search puts the job seeker in charge, is much less passive, less discouraging, and, even, less competitive – often MUCH less competitive. (more…)

Networking Tips from AARP

August 1st, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Job seekers over 40 and 50 often face interviews with younger managers and often feel the need to address several issues related to their age. This video from AARP provides some excellent advice on how to address those issues.

Find more AARP resources on Job-Hunt:

Also check out Job-Hunt’s Boomer Job Search articles and information by Job-Hunt’s Boomers Job Search Expert Phyllis Mufson.

New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

July 31st, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Spotlight: Do you keep track of your personal monthly spending, by category (food, movies, rent/mortgage, etc.), and plan and allocate your income accordingly?  Do you have experience – or interest in – keeping the same kinds of records and making the same kinds of plans for a business or other large organization?  You might enjoy being a Budget Analyst and Administrator.  The average salary is $65,000/year.  Seventy-eight percent have college degrees, and the predicted 10-year job growth is expected to be 7%.  More information on this and other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We also introduced four new articles this week:

Good luck with your job search!

Introducing Chandlee Bryan

July 30th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

This week we are pleased to welcome Chandlee Bryan to the roster of career and job search professionals who are our  Job-Hunt Experts.  These knowledgeable and helpful people contribute monthly articles to Job-Hunt in their areas of expertise.  Chandlee will be helping job seekers address the issues of finding that first job after college as the New Grads’ Job Search Expert.

Chandlee’s first article was posted this week, New Jobs, Rocket Science, and Lessons Learned, and in it Chandlee shared her background, including her first jobs and the take-away’s from those experiences.

Chandlee has a passion for helping new grads getting off to great starts in their careers, appropriate for someone with such a strong background in working with new grads, including several years working as a career counselor or Director of Career Services at the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College.

Currently, Chandlee is the President and Founder of Best Fit Forward, a Manhattan based boutique consulting firm providing career management services to individuals and organizations. She is also one of the co-authors of the Twitter Job Search Guide (JIST 2010) and has over a dozen years of experience in connecting job seekers and entry-level employees.

Networking for the Networking-Phobic

July 27th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Career Collective post: Once every month or so, a group of career professionals blog on a subject topical and timely for a job seeker. We post our thoughts on our own blogs, and link to the posts of our colleagues on the same topic.

This month’s topic: “Networking.” Responses from others contributors are linked at the end.  For updates, follow our hashtag #CareerCollective on Twitter. (A new window will open.)

“We get by with a little help from our friends…”

That’s what the Beatles told us in 1967, and many times that line has run through my mind when yet another good thing has happened for me as the result of the actions of one of my friends.  Or when I help a friend out with something.

On the other hand, when I talk with job seekers, I often hear comments like:

  • “I hate networking!”
  • “Networking is just another name for using people!”
  • “Networking doesn’t work for me.  Going to an event.  Collecting business cards.  What’s the point?  It just doesn’t work.”

Those are comments I hear often from people who are struggling in their job search.  Because if you aren’t doing well in your networking, your job search will be harder and longer.

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New Job-Hunt Articles + Career Spotlight

July 24th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce
  • Career Spotlight:  Are you naturally snoopy?  Love putting puzzles together, particularly complex, 1000+ piece puzzles?  Enjoy studying people and what motivates them?  You might enjoy being a Detective.  The average salary is $61,000/year.  Fifty-four percent have college degrees, and the predicted 10-year job growth is expected to be 17%. More information on this and other careers in Job-Hunt’s Career Changers’ Guide.

We also introduced four new articles this week:

Good luck with your job search!

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