College Grads – Where’s Your Job?

By admin, on September 21st, 2009

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://careeralley.com

Cap - CollegeOkay, so you graduated in May and still don’t have a job. Just your luck to graduate in the worst economy since the Great Depression. But, believe it or not, there are jobs out there and one of them has your name on it. “Ha” you say? I kid you not. You just need to focus your approach in the right place, redouble your efforts and you will be on your way. The job search process has changed dramatically over the last 5 years and technology drives the process. No one is better equiped to leverage the Web in the most efficient way then today’s college grads. Key word search is today’s focus.
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Job Search Marketing Toolkit – Cover Letters

By admin, on September 18th, 2009

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://careeralley.com

This is the second post in the Job Search Marketing Toolkit series and today’s post will focus on Cover Letters. While not as important as your resume, your cover letter is typically the first thing a recruiter or company HR representative sees. If it is missing or poorly put together it is unlikely they will even look at your resume so it is important to get this right. Cover letters generally date back to the days of “snail mail” (for more on Snail Mail, please see my post – Job Hunting with “Snail mail”) but have made the transition to the Internet as the content of your email sent when forwarding your resume.

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Who’s Hiring Now – Targeted Job Search Engines – Vol IV

By admin, on September 7th, 2009

Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://careeralley.com

Deciding which job search sites to use is as clear as mud. There are hundreds of search sites, some of which are scams, some of which are a waste of time and some of which are actually quite good if you know what you are looking for. While I try to point out the sites that I think are a waste of time or are scams, it is not always easy picking those sites that might work for you. Targeted job search can be very effective if used in the right way. It does narrow your choices which could be good or bad depending on your search effort.
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Resign professionally and gracefully

By admin, on September 2nd, 2009

Guest Author: Amit Puri is the Managing Consultant at Sandbox Advisors. He has over 10 years of business, career services and HR related experience, with companies such as Bain & Co, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. Sandbox Advisors is based in Singapore and provides career management/advice, job search, interview, resume and HR consulting services in Asia.
Website: http://www.sandboxadvisors.com/insights/transition-job-search-strategy/resign-professionally-gracefully

When leaving an employer it is best to make a graceful exit, no matter how much you dislike your supervisor, peers or the company. Doing so is best for your reputation in the long term and you never know who you might cross paths with in the future.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when quitting your job:

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