10 Things Recruiters Won’t Tell You (But I Will!)

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

Recruiters have one job: Find the right person for the position. Their performance is evaluated on how efficiently and effectively they match top talent to job requirements. Ironically, in the current economy, recruiters are finding their jobs harder than ever. I’m serious. There’s too much talent for them to weed through. What used to be ‘finding a needle in a haystack’ has now become ‘finding a needle in ten haystacks.’

As a result, Read more

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What Jerry Maguire Can Teach You About Job Search

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Laura Labovich

Earlier this week, I received an email from an acquaintance of mine, asking me (and about 75 others also copied on the email) for help in his job search. Read more

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Under Pressure: Who’s Most Stressed in Job Search & How You Can Be a Career Hero

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

Today, April 16th, is Stress Awareness Day. It’s actually part of National Stress Awareness Month, aimed at getting Americans to not worry so much about stuff (i.e. like being unemployed). Unfortunately, that’s not so easy when millions of folks have anxiety about being out of work. Read more

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10 Ways to Tell if Your Job Search is a Joke

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

In celebration of April Fool’s Day, I was asked by my fellow bloggers with the Career Collective to address foolish job search tactics. However, it’s hard to write something funny when what you’re seeing is no joke. We’ve got 15 million job seeker right now. I’d argue more than 70% of them are conducting a weak job search. Read more

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VOTE: Should Employers Be Allowed to Use Personality Tests?

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

Not so long ago, one of our experts provided advice about answering questions correctly on personality tests administered by hiring managers. There were some, shall I say, interesting comments about these tests by folks who read the advice. To see the original discussion, click here.

I’m curious: Read more

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My Career Advice for Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

I got a call from Amanda Ernst today – an editor for the hot new entertainment and lifestyle website, Crushable.com. She was writing a story about Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee (pictured here, and yes, that tattoo on her head is real), and wondered if I’d go on the record with any career advice for her. For those of you not familiar with the name, Ms. McGee is making headlines this week as the model/stripper Jesse James (Sandra Bullock’s husband) has been having an affair with.

Advice? You bet!

I’ve got plenty of career advice for her AND any other person who finds themselves in this career situation. Read more

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TELL US America: What Do You Think About Temporary Staffing Agencies?

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

I often get asked by job seekers who are looking for full-time employment if they should even bother to register with a staffing agency, a.k.a. a temporary help company. Read more

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T.A.P. Q#460 – I Called Hiring Manager the Wrong Name

Dear Experts,

I was on an interview last Friday and spent an hour talking to the hiring manager. I thought the meeting when great, UNTIL I got home and was writing my thank-you notes. I realized that I had been calling the hiring manager ‘Rob’ the whole time and he goes by ‘Bob.’ What should I do? He never corrected me in the interview, but I must have said his name at least 5 times. Should I call and apologize? Do I mention it in the thank you note? I’m so embarrassed and would at least like to let him know that it wasn’t intentional. At the same time, I feel like this must make me look like an idiot. Why do you think he didn’t correct me? What should I do?

Got a career question you’d like answered? Send it to twitter@careerealism.com along with your Twitter account name (you must use Twitter for us to post your question). Read more

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What Shopping Habits Say About a Job Seeker

By CAREEREALISM Founder, J.T. O’Donnell

If I had to choose the biggest mistake I see job seekers making right now, I’d say it’s diving into a job search without properly determining their value to potential employers. They throw together Read more

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Are Unpaid Internships a SCAM?

‘JT & Dale Talk Jobs’ is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com.

Dear J.T. & Dale: What do you think about the concept of unpaid internships? It has always been a pet peeve of mine. It’s a two-sided problem, where as long as students accept unpaid internships, companies can get away with offering them. The way companies get around this being illegal is that they say the compensation is school credit. I say BAH! Am I being unreasonable? — Marissa Read more

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