Strategies In Dealing with the Interactive Marketplace

The interactive marketplace that comprises the vast cosmos of the Internet is a very fluid place to be, and while it may present the perfect opportunity for you to forge a name for yourself across a vast frontier, you better learn to swim fast! Learn to use the skills you have to tackle new projects, and consider some of the following tips for landing a job in this dynamic industry. Networking is the most effective way for a job seeker to get their feet in the door so to speak. Presenting yourself as part of an industry when you aren’t, … Continue reading →

The Internet as a Job Market

The Internet today employs more people than the publishing or advertising industries and is laden with opportunities for job seekers. Due to the fact that many aspects of the Internet industry are still relatively new, people with little or no experience in specific fields can and often are considered as appropriate job candidates. The trick is to show a prospective employer, no matter who it is, how your current skills can be transferred to the job in question. Read, network, join organizations and attend meetings. Here are some tips that may help you in this area. You must realize that … Continue reading →

Research For the Job Seeker

An American zoologist named Marston Bates (no relation to Norman of “Psycho” fame) once said that research is “the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.” If you are an industrious job seeker, you have probably found yourself at some point mired along the job search way, and may have secretly hoped for something magical to come along and get things moving again. No magic carpet here; research will get you there, albeit not without work, but it WILL get you there. Whatever do you mean, you may ask. Well, first of all, don’t think of … Continue reading →

Still More On Job Market Targets

Taking your own kind of notes is a very important part of the process of establishing job targets for yourself. With a computer it is easy; just print out your selected lists along with relevant information. If you do not have a computer, use standard-size letter sheets to copy down pertinent company information. Your notes should be highly detailed and also include the names of people in charge of hiring (or at least those in positions higher than that which you seek). When dealing with a smaller organization of say, two hundred people or less, it is likely that the … Continue reading →

Researching Job Targets: Where to Begin?

You may wonder why research is so important for this process of establishing job targets to work. Research can help you decide which field to go into and is a solid way to develop a list of “target companies.” Research will also improve your networking and interviewing skills as well as increase your level of confidence in interviews. Knowledge about a company you are interested in makes you look more like an insider moving up rather than an outsider pressing to get in, which is an important psychological advantage. Research may also give you just that extra edge over your … Continue reading →

More Tips On Job Targets

Oscar Wilde once said, “The only difference between caprice and a life-long passion is that caprice lasts a little bit longer.” Don’t feel that way about your search for the perfect job. It’s out they’re, buried under apprehensions, misgivings, misguided intentions and undeveloped goals and aspirations. How can you establish the job targets most helpful to you in your job search? Why are they so elusive? Read on for some thoughts by a non-authority on a most difficult subject. Many people will often say that they don’t care what industry they end up working in, but when they really think … Continue reading →

Seeking Job Targets: Bulls Eye!

Perhaps comic, Lily Tomlin, puts things right where they should be when she said, “I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific.” All kidding aside, selecting job targets can be difficult and they need to be narrowed down, identified and evaluated before they can be of any help to you, the job seeker. So how is it done, you may ask. Good question and here are a few non-expert thoughts on the matter. Selecting a job target involves first choosing a specific geographic area, a specific industry or company size and a specific position within … Continue reading →

Where is that D—n Brass Ring?

What’s holding YOU back from the job of your dreams? Why can’t you find what you want, especially since you are looking so sincerely? Read on for some help and hope. The things that hold us back in everything we do boil down to one thing and one thing only: ourselves. Better put, the internal and external issues that comprise our inner core dictate our actions and our thoughts. For example, if you are set on a specific and very high salary (whether realistic or not), a specific location and work schedule (let’s say a two day week), you are … Continue reading →

Résumés For People With “Nothing To Offer”

First of all, there is no such thing as a person “with nothing to offer.” Recent college graduates and homemakers or anyone else with little work experience often feel that way, but it is an illusion, a negative, self-defeating illusion. Know you are not alone in the misery of preparing your work history, for even seasoned executives have trouble prioritizing their experiences, accomplishments and skills. Chances are, you have skills you don’t even know your have, and the trick is to capture their essence on a tricky little piece of paper known as a résumé. How does one do this, … Continue reading →

A Résumé For The Electronic Age

How can you write an electronic résumé? The answer is easier than you might think, for it is done by simply removing all highlighting, which prevents proper computer scanning. Once it is scanned, your résumé becomes “cyber-fodder” as it can be searched by companies of all types through the use of keywords. It is estimated that this type of selection process will dominate this computer age in which we are all trying our best to survive and thrive. Many companies today have sophisticated equipment that scans thousands of résumés. According to statistics, however, it does seem that networking is just … Continue reading →