How to Research Potential Employers Before Interviewing
A job interview is like an open-book test:Â read and learn everything you can about the company. Every piece of information gives you a leg up...
Transform Your Interview into a Conversation
Hiring managers often won’t hire a candidate because the candidate lacks energy and doesn’t show enthusiasm. You’re so anxious during an interview that it’s easy to act this way....
How to Make an Impression at a Career Fair
Students who shine at career fairs are few and far between. Here’s how to take this valuable campus resource and use it to build a...
Building and Making the Most Out of Your Network
How many times have you heard, “build your network,” as if it’s really easy like tying your shoes or binge-watching Netflix?While “building your network” is in fact awesome...
Top Three Reasons Why a Long Hiring Process is Really Bad
According to Bersin & Associates, U.S. companies are spending and average of $3,500 per employee to just recruit them. While finding great talent is difficult, after over twenty years in the recruiting business, I think one of the main reasons this cost is so high is because employers are taking forever to make an offer to a candidate.
Your Central Florida Job Titles Hold the Key For a Great Response!
For most Central Florida companies who need to hire, they usually have a âgo toâ procedure that takes the job requisition and posts it to their company website as well as employment sites like OrlandoJobs.com. Copy and paste is still the preferred way to post these jobs that have job titles and descriptions most likely created years ago.
7 Creative Personal Websites (and Where to Make Yours)
The top reason you should create an online portfolio is that, even if every other applicant has one (which they donât), personal websites are a highly effective way...
Nervous? 5 Ways to Take Control in a Job Interview
The little-known key to a successful interview is tricky. The secret is you–the job candidate–come in and take control. Here’s how to shift the power...
An Awkward Trick That Guarantees Your Job Interview Success
Remember the first time you rode a bike? You awkwardly wobbled⊠and maybe even crashed and burned a few times. You threw the hunk of...
Why You Should Check Your Emotions After Receiving a Rejection Letter
That flashing blue light at the top of your phone makes your heart stop. Slowly, you exhale through your nose. At least all those yoga...
The Top Three Social Media Checks Employers Perform Before Hiring You
You may have heard the saying that the âweb is your resume, and social media is your referencesâ. It is a very true and powerful statement. According to SHRM, 56% of organizations are currently using social media to recruit future employees. Is it fair? Is it legal? All those questions will be answered but as a job seeker, is this something you even care about?
Thereâs an App for ThatâThe Tools You Need to Supercharge Your Job Search
Hunched over your laptop, you ignore your cramping hand (the result of the copious amounts of note-taking that has occurred over the last day and...
Nudging Yourself Into Success in the Job Search
Picture this scene: You wake up in the morning feeling refreshed and motivated. Your duffel bag is packed with your towel, water bottle, and a...
5 Ways to Be a Better Listener (And Improve Your Job Search)
Shut up. Thatâs right. Shut up. Iâm not being rude. Iâm trying to help you with your job search and career advancement.A lot of job...
5 Tips for Staying Motivated in Your Job Search
Are you standing still?No, I donât mean literally. I mean has your mindset come to a standstill?Robert Herjavec, Shark on ABCâs Shark Tank and founder of Herjavec...
How to Network Outside of a Networking Event
Upper lip sweat.Itâs the bane of my existence.I can look as cool as a cucumber everywhere elseâIâm talking wearing sunglasses at night, Neil Patrick Harris...
Wait! Before You Relax After Your Job Interview, Do This
Youâre finished with the interview! You answered every question with style and pizzazz and wooed the hiring manager with your cool story about that time...