35 Most Influential Career Sites for 2014

Looking for a job or seeking to hire employees in 2014?  The Internet is full of advice, though separating the reputable and informative sites from the misleading sources often takes time and extensive effort.

To save you the trouble, below, you'll find a comprehensive list of some of best career, interviewing, job search and recruiting websites.  These are long standing sources that are consistently updated, have shown significant expertise in the field and can be readily accessed through a multitude of social media channels.

For more info, click here.

Employment Assistance: Readily Available!

The church offers effective ways for improving employment opportunities between job seekers and church leaders in the Stake. In addition to the employment specialist, there are Priesthood and Relief Society leaders, Welfare Council Committee, home teachers, visiting teachers within each church unit identified as the Circle of Caring and Barriers to the Circle of Caring.

Need Employment Help?

Whenever you or assigned families have an employment concern, there are resources to help. Contact your Priesthood or Relief Society leader for referral to your unit’s Employment Specialist. The church has a comprehensive employment program. Golden Stake Employment Specialists are available for interactive advice most Thursdays at 8 PM using Internet conferencing. Suggest your church leader join you on-line to maximize your benefits. Contact your church leader for an invitation to join this interactive weekly employment meeting. For a view of employment assistance for the Job Seeker, click here.

Leaders and Employment

Local leaders watch over the members and seek to be aware of their challenges. Should any member become un-employed or otherwise unable to meet their family responsibilities, the Priesthood and Relief Society have resources available for assistance. If you find yourself challenged with employment needs, please see your local leaders for assistance. For an overview of employment assistance for church leaders,  click here and click here.

24/7 Self-Paced Employment Training Readily Available!

Do any of these questions come across your mind?

• Are you unemployed and needing to improve your job seeking abilities?  
• As a Church leader,  are you fluent in guiding your challenged members who need employment assistance?
• Are you looking to upgrade your present job?
• Are you underemployed and need to obtain a better job to eliminate having to work so many part-time jobs?

Fear not, help is just a click away.  Please you visit goldenemloyment.blogspot.com and you will be pleased to learn that it is 100% compliant with 24/7 self-paced employment training for:

1. Developing dynamic resumes, 
2. 30-second summaries, 
3. Effective networking,
4. Interviewing techniques and much more.  

Featured weekly in the center posting section, there are nationally published articles that represent a myriad of topics found in today's job market: that  are also archived and readily can be searched on the following topics:  Church leaders, Counsel, Cover Letter, Education, Employment Seekers, Follow-Up Interview, Job Search, Members, Networking, Resume, Social Media, Un/Underemployemnt realities, and Unemployment Statistics.  For more info about this V.I.P. employment blog with many tips, tricks and techniques being incorporated in today's employment market, click here.

CareerOneStop for Job & Career Changes

Browse CareerOneStop’s video collection to learn about careers, industries, skills and abilities, or work options and education levels.

Get started by selecting links below.

Videos Introduction

Career and Cluster Videos

Career Videos in Spanish

Skill and Ability Videos

Industry Videos

Work Option Video

The videos are available for downloading. They may be downloaded in several different formats. Please visit the OneStop Career System Multimedia Career Video Library to download videos. All videos are available in English. Most of the videos are also available in Spanish. Download times may vary. 

For more creative approaches on how to get started, education and training and interviewing click here to explore career options, salary ranges and job market trends.

Reference USA-extensive company intelligence

ReferenceUSA.Gov is an Internet-based reference service for the government.  The site was designed for use as a reference tool in government agencies.  Its database contains in module format, detailed information on more than 20 million U.S. businesses, 222 million consumers, 89 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.

Small-business owners/entrepreneurs can conduct power market research.  Select a location and do a radius search to look up the number of similar businesses in the area.  Check the strength of the competition with years in business and credit rating.

Job seekers can locate and research companies they want to work for with details on 14 million U.S. businesses including 200,000 human resources with contact names business descriptions, company size and website links to job postings. Three vital ways for job seekers to use this web site are:

1. Check previous companies worked at for in that company for finding lateral positions.
2. Look for companies who are competitors in the field you were employed with as a prime source of jobs.
3. Create a master list of all companies within ones career field to potentially contact them along with contact info about key people.

www.referenceusa.com can be accessed for free through ones local library system via their library card account.    For more info of how to best navigate the databases found on this web site, .click here for a timely video tutorial.

Job Hunting According To Nephi

“When I was out of work, I realized that if I followed Nephi’s example, I would be able to provide for my family again.”

"A few years ago, the president of the company I worked for explained that the company was shifting direction and would soon not need my services or the services of anyone in my department. He didn't give a firm date, so I started thinking about looking for work and hoping something would come along. A month later, I was laid off and told I wouldn't be receiving any more paychecks."

Unemployment can be a traumatic experience for any of us, but if we follow Nephi's example, the author feels that you will be able to provide for your family again.  These attributes can be summarized as follows:

1. The responsibility rests with you.
2. You need to not only establish a plan but you also need to follow the plan closely.
3. You will need to speak up with assertive actions.
4. The Lord's promises are sure.

For more information about how Nephi's examples can have impact on your job searches and ultimate success, click here.

Use the Largest On-line Source of Jobs

www.Indeed.com is the world's largest single source of jobs as an employment-related search engine.  First launched in November 2004 for job listings and by 2010 surpassed Monster.com to become the most visited job site in the United States.  Indeed reaches over 100 million unique visitors every month. The site aggregates job listings from thousands of websites, including job boards, newspapers, associations, and company career pages.

To become familiar with the attributes of indeed.com, the following three-minute tutorial video instructions are provided:

• Job search tips
• Using exact phrases
• Capitalization tricks
• Broadening your search
• When to use abbreviations
• Using company names & job titles
• Using complex phrases

Find access to the internet based training video here. 

Provident Financial Calculators“

We have been counseled again and again concerning self-reliance, concerning debt, concerning thrift. So many of our people are heavily in debt for things that are not entirely necessary.  I urge you as members of this Church to get free of debt where possible and to have a little laid aside against a rainy day” (Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Times in Which We Live,” Ensign, Nov. 2001, 73).

With careful planning and the guidance of the Spirit, you and your family will be able to enjoy a more secure financial future.

A number of calculators are available to help you make wise financial decisions. Online  calculators can help you in your financial planning, find them here.

Accomplishments style resumes

In today’s competitive job market, it’s important that your resume be the very best representation of your skills, experiences, and capabilities. Creating an Accomplishment-focused resume will give specific evidence to the reader that you go above and beyond typical job responsibilities.

By shifting the focus of your resume from generic responsibility bullet points to concrete and individualized accomplishments, the reader will be given a much better sense of who you are and what you have to offer.

Most employers and hiring managers have a general idea of what the main responsibilities of various job titles entail. Instead of using up valuable space on your resume with information that the reader most likely already knows, try creating Accomplishments or Key Contributions sub-sections under each position. See the full article here.

Dig for Resume Accomplishments

Many underestimate our achievements. We're often told not to boast, that modesty is the best policy. We show up to do our jobs every day and sometimes do great things -- isn't that enough?

Well, not if you want your resume to get noticed. Employers look for achievers, candidates who go above and beyond their job duties. Your resume allows you to describe your best accomplishments so employers want to take a chance on you. Consider:

• What Is an Accomplishment?
• How to Get Started
• Pull It All Together
• Examples

If you think you have no career accomplishments, think again; it's just a matter of digging down and pinpointing what they are. See the full article here.

Salary Negotiation Tips

Salary negotiations are tough under any circumstances. It's difficult to know what to expect as far as salary when you receive a job offer and it's even harder to negotiate more than you have been offered. In a very competitive job market, salary negotiations can be even more complicated.

What's the best way to negotiate salary? How can you ask for - and get - more money when you get a job offer or a promotion or you're seeking a raise? Key thoughts are:

• Believe you can negotiate
• Don't be afraid to ask
• Ask, don't ‘demand’
• Do your homework
• Negotiating in this climate is different

For the details on these thoughts, see the full article here.

Twitter - a natural for networking

So technology strikes again. Is the resume doomed? Well not really; the key to getting a job still relies on an interview based on your qualifications. But in this media based world Twitter can be useful in the most effective job getting method: networking.

Think of it, using twitter to keep in contact with your professional network. To a certain degree a tweet is a short phone call at arm’s length, a reminder that you are still looking for work; any leads that your network might have for you would be appreciated. As in all networking efforts it is a two way street; remember to make thoughtful contributions and remember it’s not just all about you.
To follow this thought, see the online article here.

Managing your career on social media

Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, at some point you’ll likely find yourself searching for a new job. And as you start your job search, it’s important to understand the impact your use of social media may have on your career.

The hard truth: You can’t be too cautious when it comes to participating in social media. According to a 2012 CareerBuilder.com survey, 37 percent of employers check sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in their research of candidates. And the employer scrutiny of social media takes on a whole new dimension for many once on the job as a growing number of employers are establishing policies about the use of social media on and off the clock for their employees.

For specific tips on how social media can better manage your career, click here.

"Video Resume Tips." Part 2

It is often recognized that employers are not always looking to hire the most qualified candidate.  But looking to hire "a personality" rather than "a brain in a jar," suggests applicants accompany any video they send of themselves with a traditional resume and cover letter.

For employers, don't expect them to immediately press the "Play" button right away; but instead, screening candidates on paper first because resumes can initially be perused in 5 seconds instead screening them in 1 to 3 minute segments. Then, once the first round of cuts have been made, it's fine to grab the popcorn and fire up those applicant videos.  But video resumes require creativity with an interesting story-line. Here is an example of a straight-ahead lecture format that leaves much to be desired because it lacks imagination. Click here for such presentation.. 

There are  important tips of what to incorporate in your video resume and what not what to do.  Click here for an excellent "how to" article on how to present yourself more effectively.  This on-line article is entitled "Video Resume Tips."

Cutting Edge Job Seeking Advantages: Video Resumes? Part 1

Looking for a cutting-edge job seeking advantage?  Are you resourceful and creative?  Consider doing a video resume.  A video resume is a short video created by a candidate for employment that describes the individual's skills and qualifications and is typically used to supplement a traditional text-based resume.  The uniqueness of a video resume is that it lets you express himself in a way that can't be accomplished in a traditional resume because "Pictures can speak a thousand words, and a video can speak a million."  Although video resumes were first introduced in the 1980's for use and distribution via VHS tape, the idea never took off beyond the video taping of interviews.  However with the modern capabilities of transmitting streaming video via Internet, video resumes have taken on a new popularity.

Consider this.  Do you have imagination and savvy to effectively get the attention of potential employers instead of just submitting a paper resume and waiting in-line for an job interview call? Video resumes can be the next frontier in jump-starting your employment opportunities if done correctly.  Below are three simple but very effective video resumes to make my point:  Video resumes can effectively get employer's attention within 1 to 3 minutes if done correctly that can quickly accelerate your chances of earning an interview.

1. Must also see this simple but very effective video resume that is so dynamic and eye catching  Click here   
2. Then one of my colleagues' student from the University of Denver that was created to earn job on campus in a media lab.  And he got the job!  Click here.  
3. Here's a present Denver ERC client who is a competition to get a position and presents it all creatively within 59  seconds.  Click here http://www.bestjobaroundtheworld.com/submissions/view/6337. 

It is important to note that video resumes are not for everybody.   But be aware that video resumes could be a short-cut to separating oneself from others in pursuit of an interview.

In next week's sacrament meeting bulletin, I will present an article on tips of making a video resume going far beyond a tradition video lecture presentation.which could be detrimental if planned incorrectly.

Interview Questions from Entrepreneurs

If you are interviewing for a position in a small startup company there are several things to consider. First with an interview invitation your experience and qualifications are already known from your resume. Second the likelihood of you being interviewed by the very person that founded the company is good.

The principal question that they will have is ‘How do you fit into our company?’ So some of the questions asked will be of the ‘Behavioral’ nature. They will be less factual based and more oriented to personality and flexibility; do you fit the ‘Culture’. Small companies need to be fast on their feet and flexible, as do their employees. A Corporate reply of ‘That’s not my job’ won’t fly in a small company.

For an insight into entrepreneurs and ten questions you might be asked, see the full article here.

Five Industries with Job Growth

If you are currently employed in one of five growing fields, your prospects for continued employment and advancement are good.

On the other hand, if you're like most college students or recent graduates, you're worried about the future. You're concerned about the stubbornly mediocre economy, about its impact on your career prospects and your transition into the workforce.

The downturn and the changes in behavior it caused have shifted the dynamics of the job market. In this new economy, we are left wondering what fields will provide the greatest opportunity for advancement. To see the five fields that are showing strong signs of growth see the full article here.

Best Things to Say in Your Interview

Keep these five things in mind as you go through the interviewing process to give yourself the best chance at landing the job.

Ask Good Questions  Doing so shows that you are thoughtful and interested in understanding the company.

“I’m flexible.”  Whether it’s about possible job duties, a start date or timing for the second interview, stressing your flexibility makes you easy to get along with

The Company’s Own Words  Before your interview, become familiar with the company’s website and literature. Mixing keywords into your answers can provide a subtle hint that you are plugged in to what the organization is looking for.

“That’s a Good Question.”  Say this if the interviewer stumps you with a surprise question. It willgive you a few moments to come up with an answer. Avoid the “I don’t know” answer whenever possible.

Reasons You Want the Job.  Talk about how you see yourself in relation to the company and what you believe you can bring to the position.

For more details on these, see the full article here.

Age, Experience, and the Mature Job Seeker

In a multigenerational workplace, age and experience are a good team. However, there can be some truth in the fact that not all companies acknowledge this, and so a more mature job seeker may find themselves struggling to land a job. Here are some resume’ tips for those who have a few more years of experience under their belt.

A key point is to be sure your resume is age-neutral, limit the amount of information so as not to give away your amount of years in the work force. Limit the amount of work history to the past 15 years on your resume.

Format your resume so that the focus is on skills, not dates. List the prior jobs and skills, but without necessarily pinning a date on them. Focus on the skills and achievements themselves, and not when they were accomplished.

For more pointers and details, see the full article here.

How Older Jobseekers Can Compete

So you’re an older job seeker, out there in the market for a new job, or maybe even a new career. After years at one company or in one industry, maybe it’s time to make a change.

But what happens when you are fighting for a job, and competing with all those younger folks out there who may work for less money, or who may have a totally different set of skills to bring a certain employer?

There are a few simple ways in which you, as an older job seeker, can compete with those younger people to ensure that you get the most out of your job and your needs.  For the details see the full article here.

Unemployment Number Highly Flawed

Currently, 11.2 million people are considered unemployed. "I think a more reasonable number is about 18 million people," Hall said, a former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  It is too easy to be employed under the current definition, and too hard to be unemployed, Hall said Thursday on Fox News Channel's "Your World."

"If you do any work for money at all you are considered employed," Hall said. A laid-off engineer who helps his neighbor trim a tree and gets paid is considered "employed" even though his income is nowhere near his pay as a full-time engineer. 

To be considered "unemployed," a person has to have no work at all and be actively looking for work. But job hunters eventually run out of employers to send their resume to and run through all their friends who might have job leads. They then go into a "passive mode," checking want ads and seeing if anything pops up
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For more details about employment figures, click here.

Getting the Job When You're Underqualified

When you're changing careers, getting your foot in the door can often be the most difficult part. Even though you may have tons of experience in your industry, which could carry over to the new career, odds are good that you don't meet every requirement on the employer's list.

So, how can you get a job when you're underqualified?

First, it's important to know that when an employer advertises a job opening, most of their list of requirements is a wish list. They are qualifications that the employer would like to find, but they aren't set in stone. Even if you don't meet all of them, you can still apply for the job.

In order to land a job you aren't completely qualified for, you have to consider what your qualifications are. Do you meet at least 80 percent of their advertised requirements? If you were the hiring manager, why would you hire someone with your skills? The answer to these questions will help you determine how to market yourself.

Although the current job market makes it considerably more difficult to land a job when you are underqualified, here are the most important things you can do to stand out:  Click here to learn these invaluable tips.

Negotiating the Best Salary

"What are your salary expectations?"

This is commonly one of the first questions you're asked when interviewing for a new job. Employers want to get this question out in the open:

·       They need a sense if you're willing to work at or below the top of their pay scale for the job

·       They are asking you to negotiate when you have the least negotiating leverage

Job hunters are often at a loss (figuratively and literally) trying to both get the job and obtain the highest possible compensation. Here's how to do it:

1.       Be responsive, but don't commit early on

2.     Find objective data to justify your request

3.     Figure out your Zone of Possible Agreement

4.     Talk about creating fairness and finding common ground

For details on these approaches, see the complete article here.

Three Job-Interview Myths

Think you know all there is to know about interviewing for a job? According to career coach David Couper, many surprising myths surround job interviews. In his book Outsiders on the Inside, Couper lists several myths that, if you believe them, may prevent you from landing your dream job. So here's the truth about three of those myths -- as well as several tips on making the most of a job interview:

Myth 1: The Interviewer Is Prepared:  What You Can Do?;

Myth 2: The Interviewer Will Ask the Right Questions:  What You Can Do?

Myth 3:  The Most Qualified Person Gets the Job:  What You Can Do?

For the complete article written  by Charles Purdy, click here.

Networking: How much is too much?

Whether you are a business development professional, CEO, owner of a small business or simply laying the groundwork for a prosperous career, you had better be networking. "It’s as simple as that."

There is no such thing as too much networking - so long as you have a plan and a goal.

Keep in mind the primary reason for networking.  Ultimately, what you are looking to do is create a pool of reliable and diverse professionals with whom you can share information, bounce ideas/issues off, and with whom you can build long-term professional relationships. The key here is in the wording: a reliable and diverse network of professionals. If this might be useful, see the article here.

Top five personality traits employers hire most.

Perhaps I know you:  you’ve made looking for your next job, well… your job. You’ve scoured your resume of clichéd buzzwords, brushed up on body language and even gotten a handle on the dreaded video interview.

But all that might be for naught if you just don’t have the personality your dream employer is looking for. New research shows that the vast majority of employers (88%) are looking for a “cultural fit” over skills in their next hire as more and more companies focus on attrition rates. Lucky for you, we’ve drilled down into data from 1,200 of the world’s leading employers (think General Electric, P&G and Accenture) to find precisely the personalities big business is looking for.

Click here to view the valuable insight that could make a difference on obtaining your dream job!  Note:  the advertisement disappears in 15 seconds.

Tips for attention-getting resumes

Employers nowadays are generally so overwhelmed with applications for a position that they can't devote much time to each potential candidate. How can your résumé spark their interest enough to garner more than just a passing glance? Here, experts offer suggestions on gaining precious seconds of "look" time.

Make it visually attractive. The adage that you should not judge a book by its cover may be worthy advice, but throw the saying out the window when submitting an application. The last thing you want your résumé to do is look sloppy or disorganized among a stack of stellar submissions.

"The design aspect of your résumé has to come across in a clean, refreshing, simple way," says J. Patrick Gorman, co-founder of iFind Group, a Manhattan-based executive search firm. "In other words, have proper alignment, spacing, grammar, same-size fonts, clear fonts (not fancy), full-looking sentences after your bullet points, no abbreviations and good flow of the information presented."

Know how to catch a reader's eye is the ultimately tool for job seekers. For more info on how to do it, click here.

Salary Negotiation

Before you start talking pay (and salary negotiations) with a prospective employer, you need to find out how much the job (and you) are worth. You will need to take the time to research salaries. That way you will be prepared to get what you're worth and to get a job offer that's realistic and reasonable.
For more details and strategies on the following

• Salary Negotiation
•  Salary and Paycheck Calculator
• Negotiating a Raise

Set the full article here.

Cover Letter Tips and Tricks

Your cover letter should be only one page long. Any longer and you’re giving too much information, taking up too much of a recruiter’s time, and demonstrating that you can’t summarize using a clear, concise writing style.

The following topics characterize the elements of a cover letter.

• Keeping it simple
• Spacing is in
• Making style count
• Spelling mistakes - Ooops!
• Using the right language
• Handwriting doesn’t pay
• Focusing on the employer
• Keeping your salary a secret 

If you are interested in the details of these topics, see the complete article here..

How to Successfully Change Careers

People find themselves on that precipitous cliff looking back on their career just as the dirt begins to crumble beneath them.

Are you facing that career change plunge? Do you wish you were? Take it slowly and make sure what you really want to do is change careers. Then use this 10-step plan, and you will be on much more sure footing -- and on a path toward career change success. Finally, remember that career change is a natural life progression; most studies show that the average job-seeker will change careers (not just jobs) several times over the course of a career lifetime.

For the enlightening 10 step plan, see the full article here.

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• Job seekers - assistance in preparing / securing a job.
• Employment specialists - assistance on how to best assist their members.
• Unit leadership - understand the challenges of providing meaningful assistance.

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When you're changing careers....!

When you're changing careers, getting your foot in the door can often be the most difficult part. Even though you may have tons of experience in your industry, which could carry over to the new career, odds are good that you don't meet every requirement on the employer's list.

So, how can you get a job when you're underqualified?  Click here for more info.

Reality of long-term unemployment

Picture the scariest thing you can think of. It’s guaranteed it's not nearly as scary as the real scariest thing in the world. That's long-term unemployment. So how long is  L O N G ?  Well …

There are two labor markets nowadays. There's the market for people who have been out of work for less than six months, and the market for people who have been out of work longer. The former is working pretty normally, and the latter is horribly dysfunctional.

To see a detailed discussion of the current labor market and its associated job filling characteristics see the complete article here.

The Interview Thank You

While unlikely to make an employer totally reverse an opinion about you, when done well, thank-you notes can help you stand out from a crowd of applicants. If you want hiring managers to remember you favorably, write a knockout thank-you note; it may make a difference. If you can't sound invested in the position and take the time necessary to write an interesting note, you may be wasting your time.

There's more to following up than getting the interviewer's name spelled correctly and shooting off a  ‘thanks for meeting me’  note. If your messages don't go beyond trite and inappropriate phrases and sentiments, you'll want to up your game to help your cause.

For points on what and what not to do, see the article here.

Networking: More than personal gain

These days, networking is recognized as a life-management skill, but only a small percentage of professionals and managers are at ease with it.  Many are awkward or obnoxious when attempting to make connections.

This discomfort and clumsiness comes partly from not understanding basic networking mechanics. Others are uncomfortable because they feel that networking means "using" people or being insincere. For a comprehensive view of Networking see the complete article here.

Employed? Manage your career

Best-selling author and motivational speaker Tom Peters strongly suggests that this economy has created a renewed need for individual responsibility. This is news to American workers who are overwhelmed daily by feelings of insecurity, fear and anger, and go to work every day without a sense of trust regarding the stability of their jobs.

While we wish for the best, the worst has been prevalent in the present job market. If you are now presently employed, what is the only alternative you hope doesn't happen?  To keep your job and prepare for the future managing your career is prudent. While this article is several years old, it still presents good points to consider in taking personal responsibility.

For ten tactics to consider in managing your career see the article here.

Stay strong when the search is long

As of Spring 2013 over half of those who are unemployed have been so for over 39 weeks, that’s 9 months, a long time looking and hoping.

Dr. John O’Keefe, of the Center for Peak Performance says stay strong and maintain the right attitude.  “Staying positive in any situation, especially when one is in transition, has several benefits. Your mind tends to work to achieve your most dominant thought, so if you keep your thoughts positive you will move in that direction. However, if you are negative you will move in that direction as well.

For some insights into staying positive in your job search see the complete article here.

Run a free background check

It shouldn't come as a surprise that everyone has skeletons in their closet. The internet is a virtual graveyard of background information. Much of it is readily available through public records or broadcast to the world voluntarily through online social networks.

The first person you should run a background check on is yourself. Double-checking your records will give you a better idea of what potential landlords, employers, or anyone else might see about you if they decide to do a little detective work.

Here are areas to use for a comprehensive background check.

• Search engines
• Social Networks
• Contact information
• Criminal database
• Public records
• Financial history
• Web domains

For more detail on these areas, see the complete article here.

Tell me, doesn’t mean ‘Tell It All’

When an interviewer gives you the stage with ‘Tell me about yourself’, understand that responding is trickier than you think. The following tips can help you provide a memorable and effective description.

1. Start with the end in sight.
2. Take the time to establish rapport.
3. Sketch the big picture.
4. Focus.
5. Showcase your communication skills.
6. Highlight the benefits you'll bring to the employer.
7. Spotlight the positive.
8. Provide details.
9. Disclose personal information cautiously.
10. Finish strong.

For the details on these tips see the full article here.

Searching for blog articles

While viewing the Golden Employment Blog you can search over a years’ worth of prior postings that have been indexed.  On the right side of the blog page is a heading ‘Blog Search Topics’.  Select one of the listed indexing terms and enter it in the search box.  The blog will call up and display the short introductory posting including the link to each of the original Web-based articles.

The articles most appropriate for your needs can be reached in seconds using a search 

Schedule on-line job seeking consultation!

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Five Tricks for Remembering Names

If you are fortunate to have an interview, you will likely meet new people for the first time. Remembering their names could be a challenge. An even greater challenge can arise if you are interviewed by a committee.
How can you avoid the panic that can come from forgetting someone’s name almost as soon as you’re introduced? The fact is, names just aren’t a priority for our brains.  There are however some techniques that will improve your name retention powers.

• Don’t psych yourself out.
• Slow down and take it easy.
• Ask questions.
• Use a person’s name.
• Create an image.

For the details on how to apply these techniques, see the complete article here.