Category: Steer Your Career
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Q&A: Accepting Job Offers
QUESTION: An employer just called me about an entry-level job that doesn’t sound too interesting. The schedule is not what I want and the job duties sound boring. But it is a job in the industry that I want to get into, and the pay is OK. Should I take this job that I’m not…
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New Favorite Thing: 50 Jobs in 50 States
Daniel Seddiqui is setting out to work 50 different jobs in all 50 U.S. states — and he’s doing so in 50 weeks. Now that’s what I call “career exploration!”
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Free Job Search Resources
I’m often impressed and grateful for the multitude of free and low cost social services available in Minnesota, especially employment resources. So when a Twitter pal kindly asked me to write a blog, I knew I’d write about free job search resources.
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Employers’ View of Your Job Search
A Twitter pal of mine asked me to write her Employment Monday post a few weeks ago. I wrote about how a job seeker can think that they are doing the right thing in their job search, but an employer can see it very differently.
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Are You Sending The Wrong Signals To Employers?
Employers start to pay attention to your professional image and communication skills the moment they first see your resume, receive your first e-mail or online communication or first talk to you on the phone.