How to Deal Past Employers Who Won’t Give You a Referral
What is the best time to ask for a referral? It depends on the employee’s circumstance, and reason for leaving. For instance, some career coaches and recruiters suggest that an individual acquire a letter of recommendation before they commence a job search. Others insist that asking for a referral (while still employed with the company) […]
Three Ways a Personal Blog Can Advance Your Career
Building a personal brand online is a valuable investment of time and effort. If you enjoy writing, consider establishing a free blog, and contributing to it on a weekly basis. Over time, not only is the exercise a therapeutic one, it can also help you advance your career in three ways. 1. Searchable Content Every […]
Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out: Advice from our Global Recruiters
There was a time when only recruiters and employers took an active role on LinkedIn. In the early days of the world’s largest professional online network, simply publishing your work history was enough to be found on LinkedIn. Career professionals would periodically visit the site to update new employment information, or to congratulate peers on […]
How Consulting Can Bridge the Employment Gap
Into every progressive career, a period of unemployment may fall. Whether it is the result of low employment in your geographic area, corporate restructuring and job loss, being fired from a role or walking away from a work environment that didn’t fit, unemployment happens. And it is unpleasant and stressful when it does. Can consulting […]
Upgrade Your Skills with Free Online Training
One of the fastest, and best ways to improve your salary or career prospects is through continuing education. Regardless of your title, level or years of service, professional employees should be seeking opportunities to expand on their skills, on an annual basis, in order to remain competitive within the job market.Unfortunately for many professionals, continuing […]
Four Essential Skills and Assets Professionals Need to Work from Home
Organizations have continued to explore the advantages of offering telecommuting opportunities, both part-time and full-time, to employees. For businesses, the opportunity to recruit talent from around the world for short-term and permanent roles, presents a competitive advantage, particularly if the required talent pool is not available locally. The advantages for businesses who incorporate “work-from-home” policies […]
How to Find a Mentor to Help You Advance Your Career
Part of any professional career path involves strategy and planning. In today’s competitive marketplace, having the right educational credentials and personal references may not always be enough to start opening doors and opportunities. In fact, many professionals can find themselves stagnating within their industry, despite having worked hard, and after gaining ample experience. You know […]
10 Tips for Surviving the Telephone Interview
More and more employers are using phone interviews to determine who gets through the door for a face to face meeting, according to Jerry Weinger, chairman of BernardHaldane Associates, a career management firm. “Applicants need to realize just how important that phone call can be”, says Weinger. Arecent poll found that one fourth of all job hunters […]
European Candidate Survey
SURVEY OF IT WORKERS REVEALS ATTITUDES TOWARDS SKILLS Survey of 687 finds only 16 percent feel under qualified for tech sector roles reesmarx europe, a recruitment firm for technology companies, has announced findings from a survey* of 687 IT workers across Europe. The broad survey into IT worker perspectives on the job market, recruitment experiences […]
