by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wake up, job seekers, and optimize your time and effort. Snap out of it! Are your eyes glazing over from staring at the computer – refreshing the online job search engines every other minute and blindly emailing résumés? Sorry, but while this passive job-search...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hint: Assertive and straightforward is usually the way to go. Just about everyone’s been there. Unless you’re extremely lucky or tolerant, you’ll have your share of annoying co-workers over the years. Here is how to deal with the six most common types. Hopefully...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bounce back from past disappointments, and seize new opportunities. It is easy to fall into traps when job searching. Many people identify the one “perfect fit” job and think “that’s totally me; I’ve got this!” At that point, you...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
How to make the most of this important meeting. You should be proud that you were asked to interview, but remember that your end goal is to be offered a job. If I can just get my foot in the door, I can get the job. This is a common thought as you go through the job...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Impress during the call so you’re invited to do the same in person. Too often, well-qualified candidates trip themselves up on the phone screen interview. But not you. At this stage, you will likely deal with someone in human resources whose role is to pave the...
by Kimberly Hochstetler | Sep 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
How to be a must-hire entry-level job candidate. Start your job search now. Or better yet, start six months ago. “The later you start, the more energy you’re going to have to put into it and the more persistence you’re going to have to...