Should you send a thank you note after a job rejection? This may surprise you, from a CareerBuilder study: 54% of employers re-engage with past candidates who were not offered the job.
[continue reading...]by Thea KELLEY | March 23, 2017
by Thea KELLEY | March 23, 2017
Should you send a thank you note after a job rejection? This may surprise you, from a CareerBuilder study: 54% of employers re-engage with past candidates who were not offered the job.
[continue reading...]by Thea KELLEY | March 9, 2017
Are you annoyed, enraged or thrilled or just puzzled about LinkedIn’s new desktop layout? There are a lot of strong feelings about what’s been added – and removed! – in the new interface. If you’re puzzled, read my post from last week about making the new layout work for you. If you don’t entirely like [continue reading…]
by Thea KELLEY | February 28, 2017
LinkedIn’s new desktop layout provides a more seamless experience across mobile and home – but will it make you look good? Here’s what you need to do to ensure your profile is branding you the way you want it to – starting from the top and working our way down. One: Brand Yourself with that [continue reading…]
by Thea KELLEY | January 30, 2017
To really stand out in a job interview, you need to know your the top 5 (or top 3 or whatever) “selling points” – the qualities or facts that will make the interviewer’s eyes light up – and to proactively emphasize them right from the start. In a new podcast on CareerCloud, I discussed how [continue reading…]
Interview questions about “a difficult person” are job search land mines. Watch your step! This post is an excerpt from Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Job Interview, available from Amazon as a softcover or eBook. How should you answer this tricky interview question? Sometimes the question is phrased a little [continue reading…]