Rick Biederer is the owner and operator of www.FindIllinoisJobs.com. Follow him on Google Plus
Recently, I had the opportunity to help conduct interviews for an online marketing position. The company asked me to help because of my background in IT and social media. They needed me to weed out the resumes that did not meet the job requirements and then conduct a short phone interview to determine the technical […]
Finding Employment There are many factors that impact your ability to find employment. Everything from your field of work to your location will have some effect on your job search and how successful it will be. For example, if you are in Illinois, which has an unemployment rate of 8.8%*, you will have to compete […]
Did you know that 86% of recruiters are likely to look at social profiles? The things you post on your social networking profiles can have a drastic impact on your ability to find a job. Clean up your personal brand for improved job search results.
Improve your confidence in an interview by changing your perspective from that of someone seeking something, to that of someone solving the interviewers problem.
When you are unemployed, is “finding a job” really a full-time job and do I need to spend 40 hours a week looking?
Read these 10 tips on how to improve your interviewing skills and impress your interviewer.
Learn to target your resume to each job you apply to. Don’t let yourself be passed over for jobs you are qualified for simply because your resume doesn’t market your skills effectively!
Your 90 second introduction should be broken down into three sections: The past, the future and your question. There is also the possibility that you will be interrupted and asked the reason you are looking for work. The Past The first 60 seconds of your 90 second introduction should be used to talk about […]
Do you know how to answer the interview question, “So, tell me about yourself?” If you have hopes of being hired, you need to have an appropriate response prepared.
Use this cheat sheet to determine the best accomplishment statements to use when applying for a job at each company you target.
You’ve put a lot of work into your resume but it may not even be read. Learn what to do to get past resume scanners.
With the job market being as competitive as it is now, you need your resume to really stand out from all other resumes.
One of the hardest things you will have to do is to evaluate yourself and your performance in your last job but a self-evaluation is a necessary step in creating your resume. A self-evaluation will also help to prepare you for the difficult interview questions and will improve your self-confidence. Identify and write down a […]
Your summary statement need to catch the eye of human readers and scanning programs. Follow the steps below…
Should you use a work objective statement on your resume? If you do, when and how should you use it?
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Choose your resume type wisely. Your resume is your main marketing tool to employers.
The odds are that the resume that you write will have all or most of its components in common with every other resume. Each of these components has a purpose and the overriding directive of getting you an interview. Heading – The heading is pretty straight forward. It will contain your name, address, phone numbers […]
Adding skills can entice employers to hire YOU over other job seekers.
Losing your job is a chaotic, traumatic event. What comes next is even…
Don’t let chance decide your next career. Take the bull by the horns!
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