Aiming for an Administrative Job? Make sure you can answer these questions
You’ve just landed an interview for an administrative role with your dream employer. Congratulations! Now it’s time to get to work. When gauging your fit for an administrative assistant position, your interviewer will want to learn about your hard skills, soft skills and more. He’ll likely ask questions to gauge your: computer and technical skills […]
Why Talking to Strangers is Good for Your Middle TN Job Search
If you want to boost your career prospects, you should talk to strangers – just make sure it’s the right kind of strangers. Approaching large, armed men in dark alleyways? Not good for your job search (or your safety). Introducing yourself to new professional contacts? That’s what we’re talking about! Whether you meet them through […]
To Find a Great Job in Middle Tennessee, Make Sure You Prepare Your References
So what does a Middle Tennessee job seeker have to do these days to land a great opportunity? You have to think ahead further in the hiring process. When a recruiter contacts you and invites you in for an interview, you need to have your resume ready, your interview answers prepared, your appearance polished and […]
Your Tennessee Job Hunt: Find the Right Resume Format for Your Experience and Goals
If you are searching for a job in Middle Tennessee, you know that the competition is tough. In most cases, you will go up against dozens, if not hundreds, of other job seekers for the positions you want. How can you stand out from the crowd? Start by creating the strongest résumé you can. Your résumé’s […]
Jobless Discrimination: Overcome It and Find a Great Job
Out of work in Middle Tennessee? You’re not alone. Despite recent improvements in our unemployment rate, a large portion of the job-hunting population is unemployed – and has been for awhile. And as if that’s not enough, unemployed job seekers have to face another seemingly unfair obstacle on the path to employment – jobless discrimination. […]
Upcoming Interview? Ideas for Making a Positive, Lasting First Impression
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Research by Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveals that all it takes is a tenth of a second to form an impression of a stranger from his face, and that longer exposures don’t significantly alter those impressions (although they might boost your […]
