Job Search

Searching for Your First Job

Finding your first professional job can be an ominous one; however, with a little planning, you can be on your way to your first job and starting your career.

Welcome to the Real World: Tips for Getting Your First Job

Finding your first job can be more difficult than any exam that you’ve ever taken. However, with the proper tools and planning, find your first job can be less painful than you originally expected.

Why Must I Apply for Jobs Online?

It’s often frustrating for job seekers when employers refuse a paper or e-mailed resume and direct them to apply online. Although it may seem unnecessary to the job seeker, employers have valid reasons for directing candidates to the Web.

Focusing Your Job Search

Instead of casting a wide net hoping to land an interview, your efforts could be better spent narrowing your focus and customizing each application/resume you submit.

Create a Job: How to Create a Position Just for You

High unemployment and continued layoffs translate into an increasingly competitive job market. So what alternatives do job seekers have? Job seekers can no longer afford to limit themselves to existing positions. Learn how to take a more creative and assertive approach by creating your own job.

Guerilla Job Search Strategies: Radical Approaches to Finding a Job

Guerrilla marketing is the use of unconventional marketing strategies that rely on time, energy and imagination rather than money. Here are a few professional tactics to add to your arsenal of job search strategies.

20 Job Searching Pitfalls to Avoid

How can you make yourself stand out from the competition?  Avoid these 20 job search pitfalls as you create your job search strategy.