Newspaper ads, Internet postings, networking, cold contacts . . . These are all important sources of leads for job-seekers. Each tool plays its part in a successful job hunt. Unfortunately, job-seekers often don't use these methods in balance. More
As a child, one of the very first things you learn in school is your ABCs. From that point on, your ABCs serve as the building blocks for everything else you do -- learning to read, learning to write and forming your own ideas. So now that you are hitting the job market, you should learn your ABCs all over again, but this time they are the ABCs of résumé writing. More
Both applicants and interviewers alternate between speaking and listening in an interview. At least they alternate between speaking and not speaking - whether they are listening can be a matter of debate. For some people, especially those who are articulate and extroverted, listening is sometimes defined as "waiting for my turn to talk." More