South Beats North in January Job Growth: Gallup Poll
Southern states added more jobs in January than the rest of the country, according to the Job Creation Index published by research company Gallup. The Gallup research doesn’t attribute job creation to any particular industry. However, two examples of jobs that are hiring through the TheLadders would be technology jobs in Dallas, TX and finance jobs [...]
Fifth Third Bank Expanding, Hiring in Atlanta
A growing mid-western bank is hiring and looking to increase Atlanta, GA jobs in finance. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank is expanding in the south, especially in Georgia after its 2008 acquisition of First Horizon, said the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Fifth Third’s is adding staff at its 20 banking centers in and around Atlanta and especially [...]
TMI and Personal Information on a Job Interview
When it comes to excusing gaps in their employment, many job candidates try to explain them away, but end up over sharing, providing intimately details about their health, their family and personal life. That sort of TMI tirade can turn off recruiters and hiring managers, warned Wanda Cole-Frieman, an exectuive recruiter at Blue Shield of California, [...]
The Power of Employment References and Job Referrals
Referrals and references remain the strongest tool available to job seekers. Seventy percent of jobs are obtained via referral according to the U.S. Department of Labor and the article “How to Get Job References Without Asking,” on TheLadders. Referrals do not automatically mean you have the job or that you will guarantee you an interview, but they [...]
How to Prepare for a Second Job Interview
The best way to set the bar for all job candidates is to formulate 60- and 90-day plans for the job you desire and clearly communicate that in the second interview, said career coach and recruiting expert Dean Tracy. Tracy offers a step-by-step advice to craft a 60- or 90-day plan in the article “Round Two [...]
Prepare for Remote Job Interviews
Business are growing more accustomed to employees working remotely and recruiters are following suit, wrote Kevin Wheeler, president and founder of Global Learning Resources in a blog on ERE.net. Job seekers should be ready to face the new tools of the trade such as remote interviews, Wheeler said. Hiring managers may never meet face-to-face with a candidate, [...]
How to Appear Younger on Job Interviews and Around the Office
Despite age-discrimination laws, “interviewing younger” can make the difference in our youth-oriented culture. In the article “Take 10 years Off Your Image” for TheLadders, StephenViscusi details 20 rules to help freshen up job seekers’ presence. It’s not all about how you look, Viscusi advises, although you should use teeth-whitening products and avoid clothes aimed at high-school [...]
When Job Promotions Are Hard to Find, Move Laterally
Want to position yourself to move up the corporate ladder? Consider extending your experience within the company by shifting titles and responsibilities laterally to another department, Cindy Nicola, a recruiting VP at video game company Electronic Arts (EA) told The Wall Street Journal. Opportunities for promotion usually occur when individuals leave a company or retire [...]
How to Respond When Human Resources asks a Job Interview Candidate “Tell Me About Yourself”
When an interviewer for a prospective job asks “Tell me about yourself,” it’s not an open invitation to ramble about your life’s history or talk about every job you’ve ever had. The open-ended question is an opportunity for the candidate to shape strengths and anchor positive traits about themselves, wrote career coach and author Lee Miller [...]
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