Are Bigger Facebook and LinkedIn Networks Better Networks?

For all the effort you put into expanding your network on LinkedIn and “friending” colleagues and acquaintances of acquaintances on Facebook, the bigger, broader network may not be helping you or the recruiters trying to find you.
Networking should be about quality, not quantity, wrote Jon Picoult, the founder of Watermark Consulting in Simsbury, Conn., in [...]

The Elevator-Pitch Job Interview Never Ends

An elevator pitch is at least as important on the job as it is when you are looking for one. Your ability to pitch yourself on the spot can affect how senior management perceives you, said Jodi Glickman Brown, author of “Great on the Job” and a blogger for the Harvard Business Review.
Glickman Brown suggests [...]

Payroll Report from ADP Shows Diminshing Job Loss, But Still Loss

The private sector shed another 254,000 jobs in September, less than analysts expected and one of the lowest declines in 14 months, according to payroll firm ADP. But researchers remain cautions about the health of the job market, MarketWatch reports.
“Employment losses have diminished significantly over the last two quarters,” said Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic [...]

Pretty People Need Not Apply

Do looks matter in the job market?
Historically, most of the research done on the subject says yes, looks matter. Recruiters and hiring managers, whether deliberately or by letting their subconscious rule their conscious, tend to hire more attractive employees. You like what you see and place more weight on the pretty people. It’s one of [...]

The Job Search Starts with a Google Search … for Yourself

At this point, it shouldn’t be surprising that many recruiters and hiring managers meet you on Google before they meet you in person or over the phone.
A fast search on the Internet is the easiest way for a total stranger to conduct a litmus test on what sort of candidate you will make. Depending on [...]

Resume Objective Statements Are So 10 Years Ago

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It’s time to face the music: Objective statements are outdated  and should be killed.
That’s right, nuke the objective [...]

How to Go From Job Rejection to Job Acceptance

Have you heard this line before? “We’ve decided to go with another candidate who we think is a better fit.”
Ouch. If you made it that far in the process and the interview was practically flawless, what do you take away from the experience? How do you get inside the head of the hiring manager so you [...]