Job Search

Recruiter Reaches out to You-Now What?

Most of the time during your job search, you’re the one who is responsible for making all the first moves in the process. It’s up to you to write a stand-out resume, find an opportunity that’s right for you, apply to the position(s) and really market yourself to the company/hiring manager. But if you’ve got an impressive enough background or a mastery of hard-to-find skills, chances are that recruiters will be the ones reaching out to you.

So, what should you do when a recruiter contacts you? Here’s what Glassdoor had to say about it:

Should You Accept the Job Offer?

Great News! You got the interview, made it through the initial telephone or Zoom screen, and then moved on to the final interview stages. YOU GOT A JOB OFFER! …Now it’s time to decide if this is the offer you truly deserve. Sure, you can always keep looking for the “perfect” job that fits you or seize the opportunity that lies before you.

Here are some steps to find out if you should accept the job offer you received or to keep looking. 

Don’t Wait! Fall is one of the Best Seasons to Land a New Job

With the change of season come other seasonal adjustments. Home improvements, drops in temps, healthy lifestyle changes (can anyone say Halloween candy and Thanksgiving turkey?) … One area that many people tend to ignore this time of the year is making a way overdue job change.  

FACT. The Autumn season is a good time as any to charge up job your job search. With no more summer vacations to plan around, there is less interview downtime--making the interview process much smoother. There are certain hiring cycles that go on throughout the year and the months of September, October, and November have been reported to have the highest number of job postings. With more job postings, comes a higher chance of you landing your dream job.

Here are some ways you can land your dream job this fall…

How to Get Hired This Year

For most people, the New Year marks an opportunity to set resolutions, or a chance for a fresh start. Along with updating your vision board and re-evaluating your life in general, the start of a new calendar year is the time to re-evaluate your career.

NEWSFLASH. The job market is on fire. Use this opportunity to start fresh and maybe land a new job. And pretty quickly too.

Below are some tips to make a new job a not-so-distant reality for you:

New Year. New Job. Tips for Landing a New Gig in 2021

Happy New Year! Now that the holidays are over, this is the perfect time to refresh your job search and make plans to hit the ground running.

Check out these tips from The Muse on how to make sure 2021 is the year you get HIRED.

Anatomy of a Perfect Resume

What elements should be in the ideal resume that will wow recruiters and potential employers? There is conflicting information and advice everywhere you turn... Well, not anymore: Check out the following infographic by glassdoor.com that shows job seekers the type of resume that will wow recruiters and hopefully, land you your dream job!

Phrases to Live by During Your next Job Search

After recently surviving my son’s college football recruiting decision, it occurred to me how many similarities exist between that recruiting process and what I do daily, advising my job recruits on opportunities. Keep in mind this round of college recruiting wasn’t my first rodeo: I have an older son who is also playing D1 Football, so you would think I was better equipped to navigate the waters this time around. The truth is that while you are in it, it is hard to see through the “razzle dazzle”. Having an outside advocate by your side is a great key to success. We were lucky to have had several, and both my boys ended up with great opportunities. Some others going through the process were not as lucky.