Job Search Tip of the Week #49 (2018)
Caressa Moy | December 3, 2018 | 9:00 am
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Use a Multiple-Job History to Your Advantage
…and Leave Your Job-Hopping History in the Past
Q. I’ve held three full-time positions in the last three years. How can I explain this experience on my résumé without coming across as a job-hopper?
A. Job-hopping — holding a succession of jobs in a relatively short time frame — isn’t that unusual, given the employment challenges brought on by the Great Recession. And the practice is becoming the norm in the tech industry, where software professionals often change jobs every two to three years. Still, a history of job changes can cause a potential employer to question your loyalty and staying power.
To avoid being perceived as a job-hopper, you need to present your job history in a new way. Your initial step, according to various career experts, is to craft your résumé to direct attention to your career story rather than your job history.
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Job Search Tip of the Week #35 (2018)
Caressa Moy | August 28, 2018 | 9:00 am
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5 Five-Minute Ways to Improve Your IT Job Search This Labor Day Weekend
Just because summer is ending doesn’t mean your job search should as well!
Labor Day celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of American workers, and is the perfect opportunity to invest some time into your career. In fact, Labor Day marks the beginning of one of the best times of the year for job hunting.
We know you have a lot of BBQs to go to and parades to watch, but you can also use the long weekend to get a jump-start on your employment prospects this fall. So without further ado here are 5 ways you can improve your IT job search and career prospects that can each be done in 5 minutes or less:
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Job Search Tip of the Week #27 (2018)
Caressa Moy | July 2, 2018 | 9:00 am
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Get Smart about Career Networking
4 Strategies for Your (July 4th) Job Search Networking
Whatever you’re up to this Independence Day weekend with your family and friends (not to mention complete strangers), it’s a great time to leverage the power of face-to-face interaction and network your way into a job.
Referrals are the leading source of external hires, reports CareerXroads, an online peer-to-peer community of talent acquisition professionals. Yet, not maintaining and growing your network is one of the 15 most common IT job search mistakes, according to CIO.com managing editor and writer Rich Hein. Most people avoid networking because they don’t know to effectively do so. (Or, they claim to be terrible with names. If you’re one of those, check out these mnemonic devices you can use to change that!)
Read on below to learn about the four strategies you need to get your (Fourth of July) job search networking off with a bang!
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Job Search Tip of the Week #44 (2017)
Caressa Moy | October 30, 2017 | 9:00 am
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Don’t Scare Off IT Hiring Managers & Recruiters
The 10 Scariest Job Seeker Mistakes [INFOGRAPHIC]
Next Tuesday’s the day for all things frightful, but your job search shouldn’t be one of them! Check out the following infographic from job board software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Careerleaf.com and transform yourself into a better IT job seeker this Halloween:
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