You did your research, tailored your resume, and applied for a great position. You may have even scored an interview, came prepared, and impressed the interviewer. Now it’s just time to play the waiting game, right? Wrong!
Today - January 27th, 2012 
What You May Be Ignoring In Your Job Search
Posted by Heather Huhman • January 27th, 2012 • Leave a comment
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How To Really Impress During A Job Interview
Posted by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, MRW • January 26th, 2012 • Leave a comment
Next to a root canal appointment, few things in life are as nerve inducing as the job interview. In this day and age, the face-to-face interview is typically the first time a prospective employee will speak to an actual person. This “actual” person literally has your career in the palm of their hand. They will determine, based on this portion of the hiring process, whether or not the process will continue or come to a screeching halt. Wow! No wonder you’re nervous. Right? Below are a few ideas that will go a long way toward taking some of the pressure off of you and making the most of your time with the interviewer.
Making The Most Of LinkedIn Recommendations
Posted by onTargetjobs • January 26th, 2012 • Leave a comment
Before you make a big purchase, do you read product reviews? If you’re like many people these days, you do—and that’s a good thing. You can invest your hard-earned money in a product or service that you’ve already ascertained will best suit your needs. You’ve minimized risk and maximized your chances for success. Today’s employers do this as well.
Job Hunting Tricks For Veterans
Posted by John Sumser • January 26th, 2012 • 1 Comment
Job Hunting for Veterans is very different than it is for civilians. Veterans face misunderstanding and suspicion in their search for work. Translating military experience into something a civilian boss can understand is a unique challenge.
Small Vs. Large Companies: Ten Differences Between Working For The Two
Posted by Donna Fuscaldo • January 24th, 2012 • 2 Comments
All businesses aren’t created equal. What may be normal for a small company could be strange for a large one. But when deciding where to work, those distinctions matter. “There are a number of differences,” says Kathleen Downs, a recruiting manager at Robert Half International. “I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, but they are certainly different.” From culture to job function, here’s a look at ten differences between working for a small firm and its larger brethren.
5 Tips To Overcome Long-Term Unemployment
Posted by Nancy Mann Jackson • January 24th, 2012 • Leave a comment
In December, 13.1 million Americans were unemployed, and 5.6 million of those were long-term unemployed, meaning they had been without a job for more than 27 weeks, according to U.S. Department of Labor figures. The long-term unemployed accounted for more than 40 percent of all unemployed workers. As the economy continues to drag, the group of people who have been without a job for weeks and months on end seems to continue growing. And it can seem like finding a job becomes more difficult the longer you remain without one. But it’s not hopeless.
Live Chat: Getting Your Resume Past The Black Hole
Posted by Glassdoor Team • January 23rd, 2012 • Leave a comment
Join Wall Street Journal’s Careers Reporter Lauren Weber and Glassdoor’s Career and Workplace Expert Rusty Rueff to get your questions answered about resumes, job applications, interviews and landing a job.
Tuesday, January 25 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
How to Create Momentum On Your Internship & Job Applications
Posted by Vickie Elmer • January 23rd, 2012 • 4 Comments
If you’re like many people, you procrastinate on important tasks. Now the deadline for several key internships is looming – and you haven’t even started anything. So kick yourself in the backside and start today.
5 ‘Rules’ You Must Learn To Get Hired Today
Posted by Personal Branding Blog • January 23rd, 2012 • 3 Comments
Today’s job market is unlike any other in recent memory for most of us. Certainly it is for me. As I point out in “’Headhunter’ Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!,” there are all new “rules” in today’s hiring “game”—and that’s precisely how you must look at getting hired in today’s job market, as a “game”—and what may have worked, say, just a few years ago to land a new job no longer works, in many cases.
Can’t Choose Between Two Careers? Consider A Hybrid Job
Posted by myFootpath • January 20th, 2012 • 5 Comments
Once upon a time, different career paths existed in separate silos, completely independent of each other. If you decided to become a lawyer, you couldn’t change your mind, take a few classes, and become a part-time teacher, and vice versa. No matter what career you chose, you were pretty much stuck there for the long haul.
