It’s not your imagination: things really are tough out there. Today I’ll bring you my second piece of advice for navigating this strange, tricky job market. Tip 2: Customize. You’ve probably heard the advice to tailor your resume for each job you apply to. It’s more important than ever when there are fewer…
If you’ve been looking for a job recently, you know how hard things are. There are fewer postings, and even if you find a role that you feel like you’re a shoo-in for, you may never even get a response. How can you succeed in these difficult times? Over the next 3 weeks,…
Have you applied for 2,000 jobs and not heard back from any of them? You are probably a victim of the Numbers Game Mindset. That is, you have been told that finding a new job is a numbers game, so you’re going to apply for anything that you could possibly do. As the post…
Have you been struggling to find a job for weeks, or even months? You’re not alone, and it’s not your imagination. (This is a longer video, but I promise there are helpful tips!)
Looking for a job is one of the most overwhelming things most of us go through, whether you currently have a job or not. To make it feel more manageable, it’s important to know what the good resources are—there’s plenty of bad advice out there! Here are a few I like: A free career…
Can’t find a job search group that meets your needs? Consider starting one yourself! (Or join a job search council: https://www.neversearchalone.org/ )
It can be a little confusing, but essentially there are two answers: in many parts of the world, notably most of Europe, a CV (or curriculum vitae, or simply vitae) is just your resume. It’s one of those linguistic differences that probably came about decades ago—I’ll leave the research up to the etymologists out…