Category Archive for Job Search
A prolonged and arduous job search can really do a number on your confidence, motivation, and often, your sanity. Many job seekers start out strong by charging out of the gates at with their search only to burn out after a few weeks. If you find that you’re running on empty and need to refuel, add some coal to your engines and keep the fires burning with these tips.
Set your work time, and stick to it
Many novelists live by the rule of…
Avoid Burning Out During Your Job Search:View
There are certain questions that, when asked during an interview, can instill a certain level of dread within most job seekers. “What is your greatest weakness” can throw job seekers for a loop if they don’t have an answer prepared in advance but “what is your greatest strength” doesn’t give off the same foreboding vibe. The question creates a false sense of security, making job seekers think that their strengths are the least…
What is Your Greatest Strength?:View
Not every word is created equal. Some words plink like a spoon across a broken bell while others explode with a force that levels trees and resonates with the reader far beyond the first glance. With a resume or cover letter, you don’t need to write the next great American novel but you can’t afford to leave hiring managers with a wishy washy first impression. If you use the following words, you risk missing the mark or giving the wrong…
12 Words Not to Use in Job Applications:View
Your cover letter is the single most important part of the pre-interview job hunt. While your resume has all your technical specs and qualifications, your cover letter will demonstrate to employers how you will employ those skills on the job. Furthermore, it allows you to add personal experiences that will set you apart from the group. Following these tips will help you write a cover letter that will impress any hiring manager.
Less is…
Write a Cover Letter That Managers Will Actually Read:View
18 days after their regular release date, the Department of Labor released the September jobs report. The information, primarily compiled before the October government shutdown, provides the economists, investors, and business leaders watching the numbers with an uncertain forecast. Unemployment decreased to levels not seen since November 2008 while only a relatively paltry number of new jobs were added compared to the month before. Let’s…
September Jobs Report:View
You know what is scary? The effects of the media on the public!
With Halloween quickly approaching, the general tactic is to scare. While many people are brave and don’t scare easily, some of us are more easily frightened. From Ghouls and Goblins to Mummies and Zombies, there are many figures that can be used as scare tactics. However, the most terrifying figure, especially lately, is the media.
The media definitely has a tendency to…
Scary Effects Of The Media:View
ERP software can be the very foundation of lean-centric manufacturing or the bane of any manufacturer’s existence. These resource planning tools have helped make the coordination of inventory movement, point of sale tracking, and financial record keeping more feasible but they still aren’t perfect. Many previously released products are mired by real-world inefficiency and muddled, almost antagonistic user interfaces.
Robert Kugel with…
Choose the Right ERP Software!:View
In most job interviews, the employer really isn’t looking to revolutionize the interview process. Creative lines of questioning only go so far when getting to know a potential employee, so most hiring managers don’t waste time reinventing the wheel. That being said, you shouldn’t be floored when a hiring manager, asks you this question: what’s your greatest weakness? Leap at the opportunity and show how you’re making your…
What’s Your Greatest Weakness?:View
The federal government shutdown is not happening in a bubble. Certainly, the first day when federal offices, facilities, and parks were shuttered public servants took the biggest hit but now they aren’t alone. There are numerous industries affected by the government shutdown: here is how manufacturing is being impacted.
Government Contractors
The idea that the government shutdown would impact all of their independent contractors is an…
Manufacturing and the Government Shutdown:View
Tired of the manufacturing industry being misinterpreted and overlooked? There’s a holiday to fix that. October 4th is Manufacturing Day, a date when manufacturers nationwide can celebrate the industry and address the misconceptions of the general public. Over 821 manufacturers in the United States and Puerto Rico are opening up their doors and providing the average American with a transparent look into what they do and don’t do.
A Goodwill…
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