Learn New Tools To Change Careers
One of the most flawless ways to transition into a new career, or to prepare yourself for industry changes in your current career, is to learn new skills and new tools. Business needs are evolving daily and so too are requirements for employees. Upgrading yourself as a worker makes you a better asset to a company and paves the way for you to advance into new opportunities. Whether you’re an international broker, a Miami life coach,
5 Tips for Job Hunting While Still Employed
Just like every business owner is always looking for the next great sale or buy to come along, his or her employees need to give some attention to the current job market.
While most employees are probably content or even happy with their present jobs, especially given the economic environment we live in these days, it should not come as a surprise that many of those same workers are likely keeping one eye on the Help Wanted pages.
5 Hints for Finding a Job in Your Field
You study what you like, right? And you want to find a job using what you learned. You want to find a job that can exploit your aptitudes and interests, one where you won’t be bored stiff. But the economy isn’t cooperating. There are no jobs out there in your field, if you can even tell what jobs your field has. Everyone is telling you to find a stop-gap; something you can do until you find the cryptic ‘perfect’ job. Do something common.
5 quick and easy tips for job hunters
Let me start by saying it is not quick or easy to find a new job. Quite the opposite in fact. Job hunting takes patience and perseverance. I often tell job seekers that is important to continuously move the needle each day and make sure you continue to move forward. Far too many people post their resume on the job boards and apply to job postings and sit back and wonder why their phone is not ringing.
Financial Industry Jobs: What Does 2012 Have In Store?
Hitting The Delete Button On The Office Mean Girls – And Guys
Sure, the movie “Mean Girls” may be set in a high school, but we can bet there’s a few “mean” girls and guys at your office – the ones who always seem to spread the rumors, tease other employees, and generally bring that gray cloud across the office. Think that’s how it always has to be? Think again. Regardless of whether you’re in management or not, you can take steps to stop this behavior in your office – the right way.
Can an employer check my credit history before offering me a job?
As a corporate recruiter and career blogger I am often asked about the legality of credit checks as part of the employment background check. For years my best answer was, it depends. Fortunatley for job seeker the answer to this question is becoming a bit less nebulus. On january 1st, employers in California will no longer be able to
7 Ways to Improve Your Cover Letter & Get Noticed
Your cover letter is an important tool. Don’t undervalue its potential. A well written, customized and attractively created cover letter can help you force your way in over hundreds of other candidates. At the same time, when you just write them without any perceptible creativity or purpose, they are nothing more than blank sheets that hold zero potential.
How to set your LinkedIn Profile to get noticed by Recruiters
I have been writing about job searching using LinkedIn for years now and it finally seems like the tide is shifting away from the major job boards to social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. As a corporate recruiter for a Fortune 500 company, I can tell your first hand that LinkedIn is my first
Top Ten iPhone Job Searching Apps
Now that the new year is upon us it is time to get serious about landing that next job. Many of you might be playing with your shiny new iPhone or mobile gadget that you received as a Christmas gift right now. I will be highlighting the top ten must have iPhone apps that you will need as you embark on your job
Who is the Career CoPilot?
The owner and editor of Career Copilot is Dan Keller. Experienced in many facets of the career industry, Dan is uniquely qualified to lead the efforts of this blog and other related career services and communities. Dan possesses over a decade of recruiting experience, including retained search, contingency search and corporate recruiting. Dan is a certified resume writer and owns ProResumeWriter.com where he provides a variety of career related services with an emphasis on resume writing, personal branding and web 2.0 job search strategies. Dan holds a Master’s degree in Organization Psychology and is fascinated with the application of psychological principles and how they relate to the workplace.
