8 Reasons to Make the Most of Your LinkedIn Profile
My clients in job search are often curious about whether they should have a profile on LinkedIn. I am very enthusiastic about the benefits of networking online, particularly on LinkedIn. Here’s why: LinkedIn is sort of a one-stop shop for career management – it functions as your online resume, your super-friendly, self-updating Rolodex (contacts list for […]
16 Tips to Stay Upbeat During Your Job Search
No doubt about it, job searching can be a draining, emotionally gut-wrenching, and depressing experience. The world as you know it hangs in the balance throughout a long, anxiety-ridden jaunt through the unknown. As a job search expert, a big part of what I do is help clients stay “up” emotionally throughout the process. I […]
Get More Out of LinkedIn
“I’m not on LinkedIn, do I need to be?” – a shockingly common question from my clients who are typically engaged in a serious job search. Whether you’re in a job search currently or happily working away at your job, it makes sense to ensure that your online presence is all it can be, especially […]
Helping Friends & Family Through a Job Search: 10 Do’s & Don’t’s
By Tracy Laswell, CAREER-Magic.com tracy@career-magic.com – 303-424-1700 No doubt about it, job searching is a trying time, not just for job seekers, but for family and friends as well. And of course we want to help, we really do. Sometimes we’re successful, and sometimes we need to be more understanding. So friends and family, listen […]
Small Businesses Make Great Employers!
The job seekers with whom I work and network who have the most excruciating job searches have this in common: they focus their search efforts on very large, well-branded companies. The bigger the company, the lower your chances of snagging an interview. Because they attract so much candidate attention, these large employers are forced to […]
Connecting with Recruiters in Your Job Search
by Tracy Laswell My job search clients often ask me for referrals to a good “headhunter.” Many people think of recruiters as magical, all-knowing, massively connected “job dispensers” or in other words, a person who can help you transcend around the plain old hard, boring, and frightening work of a job search. Connecting with a […]
Asking For Help in A Job Search
If you don’t seem to be making progress in your job search, perhaps it’s due to a breakdown in communications. Here are some ideas on how best to ‘ask your way’ into a great new job. Be specific. If there is anything that drives me completely batty, it’s the generic request for assistance. As a […]
Job Search Humor
Job search got you down? To help lighten your mood, below are amusing (accidental, in most cases) comments that were actually written by job applicants during their searches for employment. In a cover letter: “Here are my qualifications for you to overlook.” “Please call me after 5:30 because I am self-employed and my employer does […]