2010 September

What a Cover Letter Hook Might Encompass

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Teena Rose Have you heard of a hook? Individuals who write professionally (e.g., writers for press releases and sales letters) will be the first to tell you your material needs a hook. The complicated part of the process is no one can tell you what the hook should be because it’s different [...]

5 Stunning Ways to Re-energize Your Career

A while back, I wrote an article about how work is like peanut butter. In it, I discuss how we fall out of love with our careers. Tomorrow, I am going to do a live, FREE webinar called, 5 Stunning Ways to Re-energize Your Career. In it, I’ll talk about how to get back that [...]

30 Days & 3 Job Offers: Our Latest Success Story

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell Recently, one of our new CAREEREALISM Club members e-mailed me to let me know after one month in our program, she had gotten not one, not two, but THREE job offers. My response? I worked with her to negotiate more money from the job she wanted – and she got [...]

Interviews: 8 Questons to Ask [Video]

[09.18.10] Interviews - 8 Questons to Ask

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell I was recently asked by a young professional what questions she should ask a hiring manager on an interview. She had been burned in the past by not learning enough about the company before taking the job, and was hoping to get some insight into the best way to ‘look [...]

The Resume as Part of Your Social Media Job Search Campaign

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Rosa E. Vargas Contrary to what you have heard, the resume still has its place in this web 2.0 world. Despite interactive mediums, it’s still a very crucial marketing tool and essential in launching your digital marketing campaign. What has occurred? Greatly due to the explosion of social media, job sourcing and [...]

5 Questions to Ask BEFORE You Start Your Job Search

After many anxious nights and frustrating days you’ve finally made a decision: you need to find a new job. Over the last few months you may have gone back and forth, thinking and rethinking, questioning if you should just stick it out or is now the time for you to get your resume updated in [...]

4 Truths I Have Learned from Career Transitioning

I am writing a book about my career transition in 2006, that is still unfolding and developing. Through this reflective process, I am seeing so clearly transition is always in motion even if you are in the same industry and company for a long time.

Are You a Job Hopper? 3 Reasons Why You Can’t Stick it Out

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Chrissy Scivicque If you’re a serial job hopper, don’t worry: I’m not here to pick on you. This article isn’t about placing blame; it’s about exploring motivation. You see, I’ve worked with a lot of people who want desperately to find that perfect job—a job that holds their interest and makes them [...]

Presenting a Consistent Image During Your Job Search

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez There’s an old adage in communication: “Tell the audience what you’re going to tell them, then tell them, and then tell them what you told them.” In other words, preview, present, and review. The objective of this communication strategy is to make sure your message gets across. While saying [...]

How to Prepare for an Impending Layoff

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell I recently joined forces with Monster.com’s social networking division to write a weekly Q&A column called, “Ask the Career Expert,” for their on-line community, Excelle (a professional resource for career-minded young women).

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