Career Counselor and Life Coach
If you loved tests in school, you’ll love this: More computer testing for job applicants.
In-basket exercises and basic testing have been used to some extent since World War II). It’s gotten way more sophisticated now, with skills assessments, “cognitive aptitude” tests, and artificial intelligence programs analyzing facial expressions, language patterns and body English. [Read more…]
Were you hoping I had a contrarian view on the prevailing pro-keyword consensus? If so, I’m sorry to disappoint, but the short answer is: VERY IMPORTANT! So important, in fact, I’ve taken to calling it the Tyranny of Keywords.
Simply put, if the resume you submit doesn’t contain enough keywords that reflect the skills and knowledge areas in the job ad, you probably won’t make even the first cut. All that trouble for nothing. [Read more…]
Many of my clients have a 2009 mentality. They are unconsciously still in an era of recession, when layoffs had been happening right and left, and unemployment had skyrocketed.
Definitely a difficult time to try for a new career or job back then. People sat tight, which of course made the job market even tighter.
But: It’s 2017, not 2009. Last October, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% — the lowest level since 2000! October also saw a record-setting 85 months of job gains. [Read more…]
No. You aren’t obliged to keep learning. And you may be working a crazy number of hours, as most Americans now are, while trying to have a life too. Likely, what suffers is your sleep; perhaps you are already walking around sleep deprived and not at your best.
I get it. You have a job and obligations and don’t have the extra few hours. [Read more…]
You’ve been told four or five times: “I’m sorry, you’re overqualified.” Is this the real reason you’re not getting hired? Even if it is, what can you do about it? [Read more…]