Tag Archives: job interview

50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags for Job Seekers

50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags for Job Seekers

Twitter is like a window into the soul of America. It shows us faster and more accurately what is on our collective minds than any other medium currently in use. So it was only a matter of time, in a bad economy and a worse job market, that Twitter would be flooded with both job [...]

Job Searching While Employed:The Do’s And Don’ts

Job Searching While Employed:The Do’s And Don’ts

Though the job search if often treated like a 9-to-5 position, it becomes more difficult to manage when you already have a full-time job. More often than not, job seekers face discrimination for being unemployed, which may lead to finding job openings while gainfully employed. Whatever your reasons may be for leaving, job searching in [...]

The Power of the Simple Words “Thank You”

The Power of the Simple Words “Thank You”

The New Year brings with it new hopes, dreams and resolutions to exact change in our lives. For many people this means finding a new job. However, years of recession and economic struggle has made the job search more difficult than ever considering the number of qualified candidates and the paucity of available jobs. So [...]

Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Employers: Show Common Courtesy to Applicants

Looking for a job can be stressful. As job seekers triple check their resumes for typos and edit their cover letters, it seems like employers sit back and relax with all the power—especially in today’s job market. Although companies do have the power to hire or not, they should still show candidates respect throughout the [...]

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

For many, the most nerve-wracking conversation for both the employer and employee is a discussion about a salary raise. Nationally, employees will receive an average 3 percent wage increase this year. With this in mind, employers must carefully decide who gets a raise and when, while employees must perfect the art of salary negotiation. Consult [...]

The Ghostbusters Guide to Management

The Ghostbusters Guide to Management

You have probably seen Ghostbusters a number of times without realizing how some of the principles presented in the film can be applied to management. This infographic done with Mindflash, looks at how it’s time for all you managers to take your cues from Peter, Raymond, Egon, and Louis.

6 Job Search Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs

6 Job Search Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs

On October 5, 2011, the world lost a visionary. Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. In the 35 years since the founding of Apple, Jobs contributed to many major advances in technology. The outpouring of sympathy and gratitude across the planet last Wednesday is solid proof that Jobs will [...]

Like a Boss — Are U.S. Execs Embracing Online Video?

Like a Boss — Are U.S. Execs Embracing Online Video?

A recent Forbes Insight survey discovered that almost 60 percent of C-level U.S. business executives said they’d watch an online video before reading text covering the same topic on a web page. We created this infographic with Wistia to look at how the future of learning is becoming  increasingly visual and social, and how senior managers are [...]

7 Signs Your Rockstar Employee Is Looking For A New Job

7 Signs Your Rockstar Employee Is Looking For A New Job

You’ve spent time and money to hire the right employees for your business, so keeping them satisfied and engaged is priority numero uno. We created this infographic with Mindflash to look at how losing and replacing even one employee can cost you and your business significant money and time. So let these signs motivate you to talk [...]

7 Ways To Royally Mess Up A Job Interview

7 Ways To Royally Mess Up A Job Interview

Visit Google sometime and type in “interview tips.” In less than quarter of a second, you’ll have 187,000,000 articles, posts, and pages filled with advice on how to ace your next interview, tips for job search and career success, and other helpful hints. It’s been done before, so there’s no reason for me to write 187,000,001st article on [...]