By Jessica Stillman (by BNET) As BNET’s sister site MoneyWatch pointed out recently, in a climate where it takes the average job hunter more than seven months to find their next position, big job boards like Monster and CareerBuilder are of only limited use. The post’s author Eilene Zimmerman writes: Forget CareerBuilder, HotJobs, and all the other mass job sites. While these [...]

What is important when you’re applying for jobs? What’s most important to hiring managers? What do recruiters really wish they could tell candidates for employment?The Corporate Executive Board/Recruiting Roundtable survey of recruiters and hiring managers reports that 75% of recruiters surveyed spend 5 minutes or less reviewing candidate information and 28% spend less than 2 [...]

Many job seekers are already aware of the new strategies needed to develop affective job search strategies. With the rising unemployment rates,  emerging web technologies, and the new available job tools, job searching has become even more competitive than ever. You need to treat your job search strategy like a PR Campaign to spread the word. First [...]

Are you looking for a new opportunity this year? Are you up-to-date on the latest technologies to affectively market yourself in the job market? Here are 5 tips that could help you do just that: 1) Social Media Profiles Construct an online profile through the major Social Networking websites: LinkedIN, FaceBook, Twitter… Your profile should [...]