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One Really Good Tip to End Your Job Search: Spring Clean your Job Search
The nice, warmer weather of the spring brings about thoughts of spring cleaning. Cleaning out the dust and dirt accumulated during the winter and opening the windows to allow fresh air replace the stale air. It makes me feel energized. If you have felt the winter blahs and have let your job search slide some, […]
Cover Letters: To Send or Not to Send, That is the Question.
Whether you send a cover letter or not can depend on the of flip a coin. I recently read two separate articles about the importance of cover letters. In one article, 86% of the surveyed said the cover letter wasn’t necessary. In the other article, 86% of the sample said the cover letter was an […]
5 Tips to Beat the Gray Ceiling: Get Hired at 50+ Part 2
Yesterday I told you how groaning and grimacing when you sit down can ruin your job search. There are companies that are supportive of 50+ workersand networking is an effective way to get a job. Today, I will continue with the last 4 tips and finish with the list of Best Employers for Workers Over […]
5 Tips to Beat the Gray Ceiling: Get Hired at 50+ Part 1
I don’t remember where I heard or read this story, but it sets the stage for this blog and the one that follows. It seems that a man was going to see a career coach about his difficulty finding a job. He was over 50 and felt the gray ceiling hovering over him. As the […]
5 Ways to End Job Search Burn Out
That’s it you’ve had it!! You have been unemployed way too long, and your job search isn’t going anywhere. You spend hours in front of the computer, sent out more resumes than you can count and have gotten only a few interviews and no job offers. You’re doing everything you should be doing but without […]
