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Uptick in Hiring…Marketing Jobs Hiring?
I am happy to report that things are picking up. I tend to be weary of many reports and optimistic white papers.
Recently released Careerbuilder.com survey suggested recruiting activity for positions in middle management are increasing. The survey’s findings indicate that 20% of employers plan to add full-time employees in 2010, up from 14% in 2009. [...]
The Red Rider BB Gun & Your Career
“A Christmas Story” is a classic holiday movie that we have all loved to watch (over and over again I might add) during the holiday season. Most people know the line ” You’ll shoot your eye out kid!” almost instantly.
So how does your career relate with Ralphie and the Red Rider BB [...]
5 Reasons Counter Offers Can Ruin You
I decided that I would dedicate Post #100 on the new blog platform The Interview Guru Blog, to be something special. A topic near to my heart is the Counter Offer.
So is accepting a counter offer good or bad? I have always heard that it is bad but it seems so enticing. There are so [...]
The Good News of the Unemployment Rate
Unemployment is almost becoming a swear word. Nobody likes it. It is a word that has been used too much by the media over the past year but frankly, it is still very real. Especially for those that have a big “E” on their backs. I did find the following article pretty interesting that is [...]
Are You Explaining or Selling?
It is interesting the difference if you take just 10 seconds to consider the difference. I speak with literally hundreds of people on a weekly basis and have the opportunity to ask a lot of the same questions during my initial “exploratory” interviews. Some of the responses would amaze you if you thought about it.
Firstly, [...]
How to Deal with a 50% Unemployment Rate
Which side are you on? Picking on the younger generation for a minute…in Europe 40% of people between the ages of 16 – 24 are unemployed. In the US, it is even worse. Over 50% of people ages 16 – 24 are without a job. So again I ask you…what side are you on?
WHY?
There are [...]
Proper Interview Follow-Up
Yesterday I had the pleasure and opportunity to be part of a panel for the Linked In group, Cleveland Professionals in Transition. I had the pleasure of fielding what I thought to be a very consistent voice of job seekers with three other great panelist. Sue Ann Naso, President – Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Shannon [...]
The Future for Hiring Looking Up?
As an Executive Recruiter, I tend to pay close attention to business trending. I support from a recruiting perspective Interactive or Online Marketing positions. In our space there has been a hefty uptick in activity. Activity does not necessary mean a full blown gold rush of hiring however activity is much better [...]
10 Quick Phone Interview Tips
Phone interviews can be tough. Experts suggest that 70% of all human communication is non-verbal. Body language, eye to eye contact, physical touch (handshake, etc) dress, facial expressions, etc. With the lack of visual communication, you must be able to rely on auditory feedback and be disciplined enough to keep focus.
With the following [...]
Creative Marketing Job Search Helper
Very curious as to your thoughts on this concept. I recently read in a post from Cheezhead.com by Jennifer Carpenter and thought the paid service of ApplyForMe.net.
Jennifer wrote, ApplyForMe.net is a new job application completion service meant to help job seekers get as many interviews as possible so they can choose the job right for [...]
