6 ways the job search has changed post-recession
The recession changed a lot of things. It changed the way people spend money, the way they save for retirement, the way they invest in stocks. It's also changed the way companies recruit employees. Gone are the days when companies courted prospective employees, hiring managers offered generous starting bonuses and job seekers could choose from multiple offers.
According to The National Bureau of Economic Research, the recession ended in 2009. Since then, companies have been slowly emerging from survival mode and have begun more active hiring. Yet the job market has been forever changed, and job seekers have h.... |
7 tips to make your profile picture professional
In previous articles, we've offered tips for using social media in your job search. That's because more and more recruiters and hiring managers are using social networks to learn about and even contact potential candidates.
While most know how to lock down their profiles through privacy settings on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn is a little different. The point there being that the information you're putting on the site is critical and relevant to your job search; therefore, your picture should also be professional and relevant to you.... |
Tom Brady versus Eli Manning: How quarterbacks' strengths could help them in a job search
This weekend, the New England Patriots will take on the New York Giants in what is sure to be an exciting Super Bowl game. As the game edges closer, there's been tons of coverage analyzing the two teams, their strengths and weaknesses and the odds for and against each team winning.
Also being compared are the two quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Eli Manning, so we thought it would be interesting to see how their qualities would help them in a job search. To assist, I enlisted Ben Finfer, producer and on-air host at 670-AM The Score in <.... |
3 questions to ask yourself about a new job offer
The offer letter hits your email or your desk. Panic washes over you. You sit for a moment and hope that the grass will truly be greener on the other side of the fence and that the new job will more than deliver on all the things you want to get out of it.
For many of us, deciding to leave an old job and moving on to a new one can be terrifying. Despite doing the homework on the company, many times you're still walking into a lot of unknowns. What can look good on paper can be a pain in real life. While we've covered the topic of Read On: Top 5 MSN Job Search Articles
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