Job Searching Tips

ByNorine Dagliano

Peter A. Professional’s Career, 2000 – 2012

Here lies Peter Professional’s career. A victim of the current recession, Peter’s career has been on life support since a layoff from a healthcare consulting firm. Prior to its final demise, Peter took his career through a stint as a personal fitness trainer and ended it working as a car salesman with a luxury-car dealership.

Peter was a graduate of a prestigious university where he earned a degree in integrated science and technology. He immediately began employment as a tumor biology lab technician where he worked for 2 years before joining the consulting firm. While

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This is a guest post from Careergorilla.com. Personally, I find the second suggestion quite intriguing and would be interested to hear results from any of you who have tried doing this or something similar!

The cover letter is the most important document that you will send to a  prospective employer. It is exponentially more important than your resume in  getting your foot in the ‘hiring door’. It is the first step in getting your  resume read, and the lynchpin of securing a face-to-face interview. You may have  a rockstar resume, but if your cover letter is lackluster it will never get  read.

An effective cover letter must follow a format that is concise (e.g., 250  words) and advocates on your behalf.

Follow these points for cover letter success:

1. Address it

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“Follow your heart”, advice many of you have gotten at one time or another–usually not regarding a college major or career.

Often we become “practical”, choosing a safer route. Perhaps one suggested to us by parents, guidance counselor or friends. Do you yearn to become a writer? Great, but how do you intend to pay the bills after majoring in Journalism? A promising musician? Why not? But can you support yourself and one day, perhaps a family? You want to become an artist, however, your parents want a doctor in the house. Sound familiar?

You Must Change Your Life

Work in her family’s eyes, was a real job, one that a person went to and put in an honest days labor. She wanted

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The email is often the first point of contact between you and a perspective employer, and can solely determine whether or not you are considered for the position. Below are some tips to help you get the most out of your initial emails.

Before You Email, Connect

Recruiters get hundreds of emails for a single job opening, so you need to make sure your email stands out from the rest.

To get noticed, first ask yourself, “How can I connect with the recruiter besides just sending an email?”

Well, a great place to start is to use Simply Hired’s Who Do I Know? feature. Log i

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The process of job seeking has nearly turned upside-down over the past decade thanks to the Internet and changes that have accompanied newer technology. One of the major adjustments we’ve witnessed is the manner in which employers accept applications.

Primarily, companies require candidates to submit applications via their online systems to improve convenience for all parties involved. But believe it or not, if you’re serious about getting a callback, applying online simply isn’t good enough.

Getting Back to Application Basics

The process of applying for a job has always been a bit of a tedious one, which is why many candidates—and employers for that matter—felt a sense of relief when new programs emerged that allowed applicants to submit their materials over the Internet.

Unfortunately, turning in applications online is an impersonal process that results in some resumes never being viewed by human eyes. As a valu

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