Creating Your Career Transition Binder

If you’re in job search mode, you should create a binder – your very own Career Transition Binder. I’ve found that there are two types of job seekers: those who create a binder to keep track of all their networking, interviewing, career documents, lists, and contacts in one place – and those who don’t.

Guess which group tends to make more progress, get more interviews, land great jobs more quickly, and negotiate better deals? Yup – the binder people!

Think you can track and manage all this information “electronically” – on your Smart Phone, PDA or Netbook? Think again! I’ve had plenty of technology-savvy clients try to do this, but it never works. They ALWAYS wind-up using a paper-based organization system, in the form of their own Career Transition Binder.

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Choosing The Right IT Training Revealed

Nice One! As you’re looking at this it’s likely you’re thinking about getting re-qualified for a new job – that means you’ve already taken one more step than the majority. Only one in ten of us are happy and fulfilled in our work, but no action is ever taken. You could be a member of the few who decide to make the change.

With regard to any career courses, seek out someone who will be able to guide you on the right type of training for you. Someone who can get an understanding of your personality, and find out what types of work suit you:

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Good Recruiter, Bad Recruiter

I recently read an article from Yahoo! HotJobs, titled, “Recruiters Reveal Pet Peeves About Job Seekers.” The question is, “What is your biggest pet peeve about job seekers today?” I wonder if there is site for job seekers biggest pet peeves about recruiters? I’ve had some pretty bad experiences with recruiters and some good ones too. Below, I’ve listed my top ten pet peeves about recruiters. Usually, this pertains to smaller companies rather than large companies.

My Top Ten Pet Peeves about Recruiters:

1. They withhold benefit information.
2. They withhold salary information or how it is paid out. For example, W-2, versus salaried, versus 1099.
3. They set up interviews you are not qualified to fill, leaving you and the hiring manger surprised and wasting both your time.
4. They call you all the time and keep in touch, but never produce a position.
5. They call you once, then never follow-up.

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How Do You Apply For Jobs Online? 9 Ideas to Get You Started!

Applying for jobs online seems easy enough, but are you following through to the finish? Hopefully, you’re not one of those job seekers who apply online, again and again, and never follow up with your online application. There are steps you can take to make sure you are the “squeaky wheel” and get noticed. Actually, you’re striving to be the shiny wheel that get’s noticed and called on for an interview. There are ways to follow-up with human resource managers and recruiters, below I’ll show you how to apply, follow-up and get an interview.

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Asking For the Position Using Sales Techniques

Learning to ask for the position is a must in today’s job market. Asking for the position lets your future employer know that you want the job. You are not begging, and your are not pleading…you are professionally, and confidently, asking to join their team. I would assume that you just might be the only candidate, during the interview process, that has the confidence to ask for the position! During my past interviews, I’ve asked for the position, this is what I’ve been told by interviewers:

1. You are the only person who asked for the job, thank you.
2. We are looking for someone who really wants to join our team.
3. No one else has asked for the position today, but you.

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