Networking is supposed to be a way to assist and be assisted by others. That can help you find hidden jobs and end your job search much faster. But sometimes people may offer some kind of help for your job search but don’t follow through. Now what do you do? If you call or try to …

Let’s eliminate 3 of the key misunderstandings about interviewing that may result in your shooting yourself in the foot. Which is disguised code for You Didn’t Get the Job! To see all the interviewing mistakes that may prolonging your search, check out my new book: 21 Deadly Job Interview Mistakes You Don’t Know …

Before you go networking, asking for connections to hiring managers, and even interviewing, do this critical and worth-the-effort step. It could be just the one step remaining to make you the stand-out candidate.  When developing your job search strategy, obviously it is important to be honest with yourself about what might not be quite what the hiring manager is looking for–the lemons. If you can turn what might …

This great article seems to sum up nicely the questions that are really being asked in every interview. Acing your response to an interview question requires pivoting off your basic answer to reinforce your strengths, motivation or fit – depending upon the true underlying question. If you don’t answer the …

While we can applaud a unique approach to answering this overused question, you may want to take a more classic approach. Especially if you want the job! Check out the interview guide at the right of this article. You’ll be amazed at what you didn’t know about interviewing.  Read the answer …

The millionaire matchmaker helps people who are successful in every area of their lives but one–meeting the right person. In a similar style if not quite the same purpose, you could hire someone to introduce you to the “right people” for your job search. When you’re in job search, it can be confusing about which services to use. It drives me crazy for anyone to say they know THE way to find a job. There are many ways to make that connection that leads you straight to a great job. How do you choose? What worked for me when trying to decide what to do while in job search, and what I …

What You Do In Social Media Stays on Google Forever Still wondering whether it’s appropriate/fair/legal for recruiters and hiring managers to use your social media activities in their hiring decisions? Too late! That train has left the station. No matter how you feel about it, your social media presence is going …

In interviews and networking, there are two things being evaluated along with your skills and experience. Your energy level and the self-confidence you convey. I’ve seen candidates who were a great fit on paper be rejected by the hiring manager after the first interview. Why? Nothing to do with their skills and experience, but because they did not sound confident, did not come across as high-energy, or sounded desperate. As simple as that. When you’ve had difficult, sometimes embarrassing, occasionally humiliating, and certainly frustrating experiences in …

Job search can be one place where we get more rejection than in any other place in our life. (For me, match.com was the only place that came close!) But there are two ways to have something positive come out of this awful thing called “rejection.” First, if the recruiter calls to give you the bad news, it’s a great time to get some job search assistance. If they can share with you what the reason is they have decided you’re not their candidate, you will be able to make some changes …

Here’s a job search networking question I get a lot: “Can I stop going to all those ‘networking’ meetings for job seekers? Aside from the fact I don’t know how to do an elevator pitch, and that’s usually part of the routine, I am spending a lot time in these meetings and usually leave depressed.” I can relate to this question! When I started networking the first time I was looking for a job, I thought it was going to …