Job Searching Tips

While most people could be doing more to speed up their job search, there are many factors to be considered, and ways they should be communicating their circumstances to friends, relatives, and potential employers.

Here are some things to consider…

At times, I talk to people who found new jobs very quickly earlier in their careers, however, have now been at their last company for a number of years and progressed to higher level positions. They are frustrated that its taking them longer to find a new job, forgetting there are fewer of appropriate jobs out there. Friends and family are so surprised they are struggling since they consider them so highly qualified. T

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Bonobos is one of my all time favorite companies that I’ve profiled, and they’re looking for an entry level Associate E-Commerce Coordinator. If you apply for the job, be sure to tell them that I sent you.

The last time that I worked in an office was when I was an intern at Orvis. Since then I’ve had to learn how to get things done at home, and I’ve gotten pretty good at it. Still, I try to force myself to work out of the house at least once a week. I usually do this through Jelly Chicago, a co-working group that meets every Wednesday, but I also occasionally work at a coffee shop or my gym’s quiet room. Sometimes

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Mitt Romney has reinvigorated the national debate over for-profit colleges. The New York Times reported on his recent praise for the sector as a cost-effective option, in particular the relatively obscure Full Sail University, and critics quickly pounced on Romney’s comments.

The Times article, which had home-page billing, contrasted the “sharp divide” between the Republican presidential front-runner’s take on for-profits with that of the Obama Administration, which has pursued tighter regulation of the industry. It also described two Romney campaign boosters who have ties to the university.

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While you may want to figure out your type for personal reasons, your future career will benefit if you determine your natural preferences and apply those results to your professional life. If you know your preferences, you will have an idea of how easy and comfortable it will be for you to flourish in a particular work environment.

Once you’ve finished a personality test and taken the time to fully understand the results, take your resume up a notch by highlighting some of the strengths that come naturally to you right up front in your summary/brand statement. In doing so, you and your employer will be able to identify what makes you unique to other applicants. Y

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I can’t tell you how many bad careers sites I’ve seen over the past 4+ years. Companies with beautiful, easy to use websites often have jobs pages that make you want to poke your eyes out. Even the simple ones that just have a few paragraphs about the company and a listing of jobs are disappointing. Why can’t companies actually put some effort into convincing you to work for them? 360i certainly puts in the effort. I recently landed on their newly relaunched careers page via a link from Twitter, and I was thoroughly impressed. 360i

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