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January 2010

Who’s Hiring Right Now

by Jonathan on 8:52 am

Isn’t that what we all want to know? The truth is everyone is hiring. Now, wait…before you click to close this page let me explain. From my experience, companies hire all the time. Even when it appears that they have zero positions listed on the company website and there appears to be no openings on [...]

I was contacted this past week by a reporter from HotJobs.com who want to interview me for an up-coming story they are writing. They are running a story on how the candidate can empower themselves in an interview. I don’t think that anyone would argue that companies have the ball in their court when it [...]

How to Find a Career You Love

by Jonathan on 12:54 pm

I read a statistic this week that was quite shocking! A nationwide survey was taken, and out of all of the respondents only 50.7% were satisfied with their jobs.  These numbers have been rapidly declining since the 1990′s. Why is that? For many professionals, work has just become a way to collect a paycheck. While [...]

Current economic conditions can be especially difficult for those seeking entry level accounting jobs. You may even feel that there are two major obstacles you are facing: No Job Openings No Job Experience While these are challenging days, it is important to remember that everyone gets their start eventually. I firmly believe that your time [...]

Making a good impression in the job interview is one of the most underrated skill sets for career professionals. Statistics bear that the average professional is spending 3.2 years before making an employment change. Some of this frequency of change is due to mergers, reorganizations, and down-sizing. You must remember that you are self-employed. Whether [...]

Being involved in a mock interview is a very helpful tool in preparing you to land that dream job. Many of us have all the answers in our head but sometimes they do not sound as good once you speak them into existence in an interview. Going through a mock job interview will help you [...]

Many people ask me for resume advice from time to time. We all want to have a competitve advantage over our competition. One of the major problems that I see many candidates make when it comes to their resume is that they build their resume blindly. At best, they take their old resume and add [...]

Making a Resume in 3 Easy Steps

by Jonathan on 10:29 pm

Many people get quickly discouraged when it comes to making a resume. While it does take time, there are a few important principles that can make the process much easier. Do a research online about resume tips and you will find a lot of conflicting advice. People that argue for and against objective statements, career [...]