The Three Criteria Of An Actionable Job Search Target

Guest Author: Caroline Ceniza-Levine is co-founder of SixFigureStart (www.sixfigurestart.com), a career coaching firm that specializes in working with Gen Y young professionals. Formerly in corporate HR and retained search, Caroline most recently headed campus recruiting for Time Inc and has also recruited for Accenture, Citibank, Disney ABC, and others.
Website: http://www.sixfigurestart.com

In the last few weeks, one of my most asked questions has been, “Is financial services still a safe place to have a career?” I hear this from students and graduates, unemployed and working, inexperienced and mid-career, from different schools and backgrounds. I normally respond with my spiel on how all sectors have boom and bust cycles and how the only real safety is the security of having good career management skills.

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Facebook Profiles for Job Seekers

If you’re a college student or recent college grad, you’re likely an avid user of Facebook. This short video offers a few tips for making the most of your Facebook profile if you are job seeking.

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Start From Where You Are

Guest Author: Caroline Ceniza-Levine is co-founder of SixFigureStart, a career coaching firm that specializes in working with Gen Y young professionals. Formerly in corporate HR and retained search, Caroline most recently headed campus recruiting for Time Inc and has also recruited for Accenture, Citibank, Disney ABC, and others.
Website: http://www.sixfigurestart.com

How do you get resolutions about better managing your career to stick?

Spring is a common kick-off time for all sorts of projects, including career-related. However, even for the same goal (e.g., getting a new job), different strategies will work for different people. For example, getting a job that you love means identifying what you love and getting hired to do that for a living. That equation doesn’t change. But the process for someone who knows what they want and is familiar with the job search process versus someone just starting out is very different. Therefore, whatever your goal, start from where you are.

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Building your Recruiter Contact List

Guest Author: CareerAlley

One of your main job search resources is, of course, your recruiter/headhunter contacts. As I’ve mentioned many times before, while you should not contact every recruiter in the world, you should build a list of recruiters who specialize in your industry and preferred location. Today we will add a few more names to that list.

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