How to Hide or Explain a Job Gap on Your Resume
Many people have considerable gaps in their employment history. If that is your case, you are probably wondering about the best way to present it.
Tips for Increasing Your Odds of Career Success After CollegeMany of our country’s most successful people had liberal arts backgrounds. This includes roughly 38% of Chief Executive Officers and former Presidents such as Ronald Reagan…
Positive Hiring News: New Banks on the BlockThe banking industry is hiring, you may not see them on the headline news, but weakening USD has one positive impact, the expansion of many foreign banks are expanding around the United States. After years of focusing on the domestic market while cutting risk, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is taking another measured step beyond Canada’s borders…
Factors to Consider As a Young ProfessionalIf you are a young professional, you maybe exploring different options including industry, career, position and location. The society has changed so much over the last 15 years, so it is important to plan ahead and also look for the right location and industry to join.
Define and Design Your Own PromotionIf you want to be the architect of your own destiny then you need to create your own blueprint. Too many people simply leave it up to someone else to offer them a pre-packaged version of success. Inevitably they get bored, burned-out, or wish they had taken a different trajectory or capitalized on other opportunities.
How Make Your Career Fit Into Your Company’s GoalsIn most instances, the upheaval in the workplace has placed employees’ careers at odds with the goals of the companies where they work. That is due largely to the fact that a single career is now made up of a dozen or more jobs in separate firms, and often in different industries. Companies have abdicated their former responsibility of managing employee careers, delegating them to the workers themselves. In this article, you will learn what your company’s broad goals are and how to make your career fit into them.
Selling Your Soul to Be Recruited By GoogleThe jobs that currently happen to be hiring in sales, “business development” or marketing are primarily found in the online marketing recruitment segment, where social media advertising has seen a boom in staffing as of late. My recruitment agency is getting more and more requests to find employees who can sell and market a variety of purely online (never print and TV) advertising- and marketing-related services and, thus compete with organizations such as Google, Yahoo or any other digital advertising/marketing services firm. There is huge demand to work for the big names like Google or Yahoo….
HVAC CertificationFind information about how to obtain the necessary HVAC certification in the United States. We will go through the process of acquiring EPA and NATE certification in detail.
How to Break Into a Career in IT NetworkingIn the current economic climate, many young people and career changers are looking to information technology jobs as a stable career path. Good certifications such as the CCNA provide you with some hands-on configuration experience that will be a step in the right direction to getting the experience you need, however in order to get the commercial experience, you’ll have to start from the bottom and work your way up to those high-paying IT positions.
5 Mistakes That Can Sink a Good BossIf you own a company or manage a department, part of the reason you’ve come this far is because you’re good at what you do. But inspiring the people who work for you to give their best efforts is another skill altogether. It’s hard to complete tasks well and on time if your staff isn’t on the same page with you, or if they don’t share your commitment to success.
Tips for Paid Volunteer WorkIf you are looking for paid volunteer work, or considering ways that can turn your volunteer position into a paid position, some tips can prove useful. Volunteering can be a great way to get your foot in the door in a new field, and it is a great way to get experiences and references for paid work. This is one of many reasons why you should always treat a volunteer position, whether paid or unpaid, as if it was a real job.
6 Ways to Completely Change Your CareerThe dismal economic state has motivated people to change careers more than ever. Here, we present to you six strategies that can help you achieve your new-found career goals and excel beyond your current capabilities. Today, changing careers can be a rather tough challenge. Not only are there less jobs, but the competition is even more fierce and cut-throat. So, it may seem impossible to persuade a hiring manager or future employer to take a chance on you, especially if you have no experience in your chosen field. Do not give up, these 6 strategies may just give you the head start you need.