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Current Job Search Trends: April 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Thursday, April 21, 2011. What Employers Want Job Seekers to Know: Reflections from Elgin Community College Job Fair's Employers. Elgin Community College's Job Fair on April 8, 2011 was packed. Over 1500 job seekers eagerly entered the Event Center to meet with the ninety employers in attendance. This is post one including what annoys employers the most. The second post will include what they do want. The job seekers were job searching. What were the employers doing there?
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Current Job Search Trends: March 2012
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Current Job Search Trends. Thursday, March 8, 2012. What Peyton Manning Reminds Us About Job Search and Retention. Football fans may not be pleased with the release of 4 time MVP Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts after 14 seasons, but none are surprised. Football is all about money and Manning was scheduled for a 28 million dollar bonus this week had the Colts not released him. Age discrimination? How about the truth? What can those of us in job search take from this? Don't expect Manning to giv...
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Current Job Search Trends: November 2010
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Current Job Search Trends. Saturday, November 27, 2010. Four Great Reasons You Should Write Your Own Resume. Your chances of getting an interview. There are plenty of people who will write your resume for a price. A few are good. Save your money and decrease your job search time by doing it yourself. Here are four valuable reasons to write your own resume:. When Will Hunting's friend interviews for him. 4 It doesn't cost you anything but your time. Kathy Meisinger, MS, NCC, LPC. Links to this post. No So...
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Current Job Search Trends: What You MUST Show to an Employer to Stand Out and Get the Job
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Current Job Search Trends. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. What You MUST Show to an Employer to Stand Out and Get the Job. Employers at the Elgin Community College Job Fair had plenty to say about what NOT to do when job searching. They also shared what the people they hire must do, have or show. Skills for the job are a given. Here are the attributes these employers almost unanimously said they want to hire:. Willingness to go above and beyond. Initiative to start the conversation. You can do the job? Wall Str...
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Current Job Search Trends: March 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The Elevator Speech in Job Search. A clear, concise, focused and specific elevator speech is ideally about 30 seconds with the min/max being around 15/60 seconds. 1 Gather your information. Write down the value you provide including skills, accomplishments and benefits to an employer. Your field and area of interest. Your skills and knowledge. Your experience including breadth and depth, level and amount. Targeted industry and employers. Results; they ...
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Current Job Search Trends: November 2012
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Current Job Search Trends. Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The biggest interview of all has been happening in front of our eyes for the past year. Today, the American public will be going to the polls to award the job of President of the United States to either President Barack Obama or Governor Mitt Romney. Have you been watching? 3 You, as the job seeker, need to understand that every hiring manager has personal bias. If they are good, the bias will not affect their decision. If they are not, you ne...4 You...
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Current Job Search Trends: December 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Saturday, December 3, 2011. The Interview is Over. Now What? What did you do after your last interview? Most job seekers breath a sigh of relief, either berate themselves for their answers or believe they nailed it, and hope for the best. What if there were another option that will not only increase your insight into the job should you get a second interview, but will actually increase your interviewing skills? The questions you were asked. This gives you great insight into...
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Current Job Search Trends: May 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. What You MUST Show to an Employer to Stand Out and Get the Job. Employers at the Elgin Community College Job Fair had plenty to say about what NOT to do when job searching. They also shared what the people they hire must do, have or show. Skills for the job are a given. Here are the attributes these employers almost unanimously said they want to hire:. Willingness to go above and beyond. Initiative to start the conversation. You can do the job? Illinois...
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Current Job Search Trends: August 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Sunday, August 28, 2011. How to Do Due Diligence (Or, in layman's terms, How to Research a Company For a Job Interview). 1 Read everything on their website. Know their mission and goals. 2 Google search to see if there are any events, good or bad, affecting the company. This could include lawsuits, government regulation, buyouts, hiring, firing, and the like. 5 Google and use LinkedIn to find out information about the people you will be interviewing with. I know a person wh...
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Current Job Search Trends: June 2011
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Current Job Search Trends. Thursday, June 30, 2011. Careful.Your Attitude is Showing. Do you feel dismay, uncertainty, fear, anger or depression about your job search state of affairs? How about all of the above? If so, you are normal. Unfortunately, these normal feelings sometimes become barriers to moving ahead or getting work. Think about your thoughts, feelings and conversations over the last day or two. How many were positive? We do this to ourselves. If your resume isn't getting results, change it&...
