Tom Hopkins – a renowned Sales Guru and a proficient sales person himself – once remarked that a sales job is the “easiest low-paying job” and the “toughest high-paying job” in the world. He meant to say that how you perform in a sales job is totally up to you. Over the years, many sales […]
A job search can be a complicated beast, partially because technology and individual industries have evolved to an extent that we don’t know how to keep up with their changes. Unfortunately, some of those changes, whether surprising or not-so-surprising, could hurt us along the way if we aren’t aware of them. As you conduct your […]
As you know, conducting a successful job search is an ever-evolving process. In the past, you needed to make sure you rounded up plenty of newspapers, found some good resume paper and had plenty of stamps and envelopes in order to apply for jobs. Then as technology changed, the process of applying for jobs changed […]
It is a usual thing for people to form opinions about someone in just mere seconds. And that fact is enough reason to ensure you make a good impression on your boss and colleagues as you start your new job. In any work environment, especially in the early days, it is significant that you act […]
There are many people who want change scenery and travel to Canada in search of better job opportunities. Most of them wonder how can I increase my career prospects where I am going, not the new job. How can I get a better job than what I have? If you will be moving somewhere it […]
Summer jobs help teenagers save money for college or university, learn how to manage money responsibly, explore career choices, develop team work and leadership skills, and provide them with something meaningful to do during the summer holidays. Due to the recent economic decline, summer 2009 had a student unemployment rate that hit 20 per cent. […]
It’s not always easy to know what to do with your executive resume when you realize that it’s not getting you jobs, but you don’t exactly know why. Sometimes your resume requires a few minor tweaks and sometimes it needs a complete overhaul. Then there are times that it just needs a boost to make […]
You’ve probably heard over and over again how important it is to get yourself on the Internet and begin the process of social networking when you’re in the middle of conducting an executive job search. Well, even more than keeping a social networking profile alive during this time is doing it all the time. Getting […]
When you’re anxiously awaiting your next job opportunity, sometimes it’s easy to walk the fine line between being a determined job seeker and desperate one. Of course, it’s not uncommon to feel desperate when you’re ready to get a job, but being desperate is something that should be practiced in the privacy of your home […]
Don’t you sometimes wish that you could just cut out hours in your job search? Sometimes it seems to take so darn long to research and apply. But the good news is that it really doesn’t have to take very long if you know how to fine-tune your job search. Done correctly, you could easily […]
