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[2003-04-29] How To Turn Non-Deductible Commuting Mileage Into A Legitimate Business Expense
For most folks, commuting mileage is a non-deductible expense -- unless you know the little tax trick I'm about to reveal.
The non-deductibility of commuter miles is painfully true for the employee who fights rush hour traffic every day, twice a day, for 5 to 10 hours a week.
[2003-04-28] Jobseekers! Look for smoke, not fire...
"If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always received,"said some wise person. This is certainly true when it comes to job-hunting, especially during a "sucky" economy.
[2003-04-24] Career Fairs -- Your Shortcut to Job Interviews
In many cities and local communities, spring is career fair season. While these events often prove disappointing, job-seekers who understand how "work" career fairs use these events as powerful networking sessions leading to interviews with future employers. If you are considering attending a job fair soon, you'll get more out of the event by following these three rules.
[2003-04-24] Are Headhunters Calling You... Or Ignoring You?
In my former life as a recruiter (also affectionately referred to as "headhunter") I received hundreds of resumes a week from all parts of the country. The statement that a person's resume gets a 15 second read is not far from the truth. In fact, 15 seconds is a generous assumption. In reality, a resume must capture the recruiter's attention in the first five seconds to avoid the round file. Candidates can greatly improve their chance of catching the recruiter's attention by following three simple rules: use the correct format, include plenty of quantifiable accomplishments and sprinkle liberally with appropriate keywords.
[2003-04-24] Practice Career Management to Avoid Career Crisis
Have you ever been caught in career crisis-sudden downsizing that finds you without a job, without prospects for a job, and without contacts who can refer you to jobs? Job seekers in career crisis make decisions based on fear and expediency rather than logic and clear planning. Career management helps one avoid career crisis.
[2003-04-24] 4 Cover Letters for 4 Job-Search Strategies
If you are like many who have resolved to move your job search into high gear, don't forget the importance of the cover letter as part of your self-marketing materials. The cover letter is essential for creating a positive first impression. Additionally it answers questions such as:
[2003-04-23] Learn the Warning Signs of Potential Job Loss
Shock. Surprise. Bewilderment. Denial. Confusion. Paralysis. Anger. Depression.
The words represent just a few of the emotions you may feel when you lose your job. Even though others may know your fate, you're not likely to hear about it. Or, if the handwriting is on the wall about your department's elimination, the news may not actually sink in because we have an amazing ability to disregard unpleasant facts. We define ourselves and others by the jobs we hold no matter what our level. Any change is likely to be threatening since our real fear is economic. How will we and our families survive?
[2003-04-23] Three Common Deadly Mistakes Made In Interviews
Since no two interviews are alike, it is difficult to be prepared for what lies ahead, but you can focus on your presentation skills, which may be even more important than what you have to say. Three areas of performance, which should be considered dangerous and deadly, are worth spending some time thinking about before your next interview.
[2003-04-18] How to Organize Your Job Search
Your job search can be enjoyable and successful! It takes organization and persistence. It is also valuable to have a well-focused goal. After all, searching for a job is a job in itself!
[2003-04-18] How to Build Personal Chemistry and Ace the Interview
Interested in turning interviews into job offers? Great, let me share some tips to build rapport with the interviewer and others within the company. First of all, no two interviews are the same, so you can't plan exactly how the interview will go, but it is important to have a strategy. It is imperative that you face the interview as a selling meeting; meaning building personal chemistry and establishing an open dialogue for free information exchange. Success is not necessarily what you say, but how you say it.
[2003-04-18] Prepare Yourself and Get Hired
The interview is an opportunity for you and the candidate to gather information. The company wants to know if you, the candidate, have the skills, knowledge, self-confidence, and motivation necessary for the job. You can be sure that your resume and cover letter grabbed the employer's attention. Their goal is to determine whether you will fit in with the organization's current employees and philosophy. Likewise, you will want to evaluate the position and the organization, and establish if they will fit into your future career plans. The interview is a two-way exchange of information. It is an opportunity for both parties to market themselves. The employer is selling the organization to you, and you are marketing your skills, knowledge, and personality to the employer.
[2003-04-18] How To Write A Powerful Thank You Note
Perfect, your cover letter and resume secured an interview - the interview went brilliantly. You're confident they are interested in you. Now, you just have to wait for the offer, right? …WRONG.
[2003-04-18] How to Save a Bad Job Interview
You got the interview. You went to the interview. You blew the interview.
Sound familiar?
Lots of folks beat themselves up after coming up short in a job interview.
[2003-04-11] Resume Optimization: Think Like A Hiring Manager
I have a couple questions for you. I have never had a problem getting a job I have applied for IF I get an interview! I interview very well and (without sounding like I have an ego problem), I am also a very hard worker with the skills, competency and drive to do my job. The problem I always have is getting the interview! I usually have to send out so many resume's before I even get one single one!
[2003-04-11] The Top Business Schools in Terms of 'Soft' Skills
Interpersonal communication and other so-called soft skills are what corporate recruiters crave most but find most elusive in M.B.A. graduates. "The major business schools produce graduates with analytical horsepower and solid command of the basics -- finance, marketing and strategy. But soft skills such as communication, leadership and a team mentality sometimes receive cursory treatment." (WSJ)
[2003-04-11] How Taking More Coffee Breaks Can Get You Promoted
A recent study by Pfeffer and Sutton, presented in their book, "The Knowing-Doing Gap," found that when 1,000 employees in business, government, and non-profit organizations were surveyed, it turned out that most workplace learning goes on "unbudgeted, unplanned and uncaptured by the organization."
[2003-04-11] Find the Career That's Been Looking for You
Charles M. Schultz, ("Peanuts") wrote: "I have always been grateful for the tolerance my parents showed for the ambition I showed for a strange profession. They never tried to discourage me, or point me in a different direction."
[2003-04-07] 15 Tips for Writing Winning Resumes
The thought of writing a resume intimidates almost anyone. It's difficult to know where to start or what to include.
[2003-04-07] Surviving a Relocation on a Shoestring
Getting ready to move to a new city? Start a business? Risk a new career?
Nearly always, your first consideration will be, "Can I afford to make this move?" You count up for savings. How long can you live before you lose your house or go on welfare? Can you afford the cost of living in Los Angeles or Boston? Can you find a job in one of those charming low-cost, low-employment towns?
[2003-04-04] Playing Both Sides of the Fence - How to Hire or Get Hired
It has been said that today's IT/IS job turnover rate is somewhere in the neighborhood of the fast food industry's. While this comparison may be an exaggeration, the figure is around 15-20% per year for many firms. This means either you searching for a new job, or having to hire someone to replace an employee who has recently left your company.
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