Many service providers offer the apparent convenience of developing the Resume, Cover Letter and other job search tools for people in transition. In other words, you outsource without learning the techniques. However convenient this may sound, it will actually work against you. There is a strong business case for learning job search skills. In the new workplace normal, there is…
The new normal in the work environment is constant change. Business organizations have to make frequent strategic and tactical changes to manage their rapidly approaching future. But changes often affect people’s careers. To manage your career within this new reality a paradigm shift may be required: the job search is a process not just an update to your resume. Related:…
Recent research reveals that soft skills are crucial to landing a new job. In a world of technology and automation, this can sound counter intuitive. But soft skills have become a competitive advantage for people in the job search. The reason: as organizations become leaner, effective interactions among employees have become a critical success factor. This may come as a…
If you are 50+ and looking for a new job, chances are that your search will be uphill. The unemployment rate for 50+ workers has been estimated between 8.7 and 12 percent according to the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA, 2016). There were 2.5 million older Americans who wanted a job but did not have one. The main reason: age…
According to the most recent statistics from the EEOC, age discrimination complaints have risen from 15,785 in 1997 to 21,396 in 2013. In spite of all enacted legislation to avoid it! In addition to other factors, age discrimination seems to be one of the greatest difficulties for many job candidates in transition. So if you are over 40 and in the…
As you move forward with your job search, beware of RECRUITMENT SCAMS: people posing as recruiters or company officials with the intention of getting your personal information such as Social Security, Credit Card, and/or Bank Account numbers. This appears to be a new type of trick on the Internet targeting job candidates and it can be very difficult to distinguish legitimate opportunities from scams. Getting a job offer and then finding that it was a scam can be an extremely difficult experience from an online security as well as emotional perspective.
To better understand and avoid online recruitment scams, you can access the following LinkedIn post for details on a recent situation where a job candidate was tricked into providing personal information for a fake employment opportunity.