Job Search

There are very good reasons why someone stops working for six months, one year or even longer. As a career coach, I have worked with job seekers coming back after a family leave, medical issue, sabbatical or a bucket list trip around the world. But taking time off is not without its risks because there

I reached out to the recruiter last week to find out what's up. He said that the hiring manager told him to tell me that they're still interviewing candidates. Any suggestions on how I should proceed? I emailed her a couple of weeks ago, and she never responded so I don't want to seem obnoxious by

Finding a new job is a top new year’s resolution (ranking fourth according to a Harris poll as reported by Parade). With today’s strong job market (a White House report shows unemployment is at a 50-year low), you might even be tempted to look around, just because it seems like an opportune time. However, finding a new

This job seeker was promised a job lead from a friend – an introduction to a hiring manager at her dream company -- but to date, her friend has not delivered: What do you do when a friend says they will introduce you to someone you want to meet, but then they don’t? How long

Too many job seekers try to turn around a slow job search by tinkering with their resumes. But will changing a few words here or there really get you an interview or lead to a job? Even if you do manage to make your resume more attractive, when you rely on your resume to move

According to a recent analysis of 3,000 job seekers, done by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY and Columbia Business School, employed job seekers receive offers that are 48% higher on average than for unemployed job seekers. Employed job seekers are also more likely than the unemployed (63% to 40%) to receive offers with benefits, such

Ernie asks: I strongly agree that references are of utmost importance in hiring a new person. I have hired a few dozen and was always glad that I contacted the many references I got from prospective candidates. My challenge though is that at 68 years of age, references are essentially gone due to old-age and

As much as the market changes, good job search practices (like strong employer references!) stay the same. I have written before about how your professional references are critical and should not be an after-thought in your job search. Yet, in two separate searches in the last month, the employer reference stage either sealed or unsealed the deal.

The start of the new year is traditionally a good time for hiring. Yes, this means that job seekers should refine their resume. But a resume is just one of multiple ways job seekers should market themselves. Do not spend all of your efforts just perfecting your resume. Here are 10 marketing tools for job