The numbers are in for October, and things are still looking a rough in the job market. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate is hovering at 9.6 percent, where it’s been stuck since May.

What’s even harder to imagine, however, is that there are still 6.2 million people who’ve been out of work for 27 weeks or more. That means that 6.2 million Americans have been looking for jobs for more than 6 months.

Even if you’re one of the lucky ones who has a…

Picture this: you’re in the grocery store, stuck in line behind a gentleman paying for 0 worth of groceries in all pennies. You strike up a conversation with the woman behind you, find out she’s the hiring manager at the company of your dreams, and guess what: she wants to bring you in for an interview. But of course you’re caught red-handed without your business cards, and by the time you get home, you’ve lost the crinkled receipt you wrote her number on…

Alternative job searching strategies are critical to your job hunting success.

And at the top of the amazing alternative job searching list is learning to become a “job entrepreneur.” Very simply, it means running your job campaign like your own business. Becoming a job entrepreneur is an exciting innovative “alternative” job searching method and a powerful personal development technique.

There are many aspects to conducting your alternative job searching methods like a becoming a job entrepreneur.

First, it means abandoning any kind of mass…

If you’ve conducted online job searches, you know that as you apply to companies, you may have to enter a ton of personal information to complete the application. For some, this process is no big deal. However, others feel it’s too invasive and potentially puts them at risk of identity theft.

If you are a part of the club that feels incredibly uncomfortable giving out your personal information over the Internet, don’t let it get you down. There are a few ways that you can conduct your online job…

Job searching is not high on the list of pleasurable activities, but everyone has to do it. The undertaking of finding a job requires learning certain job-search skills and fine-tuning them to a high level.

First, you start with the all-important self-assessment:
a. What type of job are you looking for?
b. What do you have to offer the company?
Unless you know, you might not get what you want.

You also need to know the fundamentals of searching and acquiring the job you want. You will need to…

There is no doubt that LinkedIn is widely used in the business community as a type of “online resume.”  Anyone that has conducted a successful LinkedIn job search can tell you, it’s so much more than that. It’s a powerful tool to reach out to your industry in a new and credible way.  Follow these steps and  you’ll be one step closer to making strong connections to employers and industry recruiters on LinkedIn.

Step 1
Complete Your Profile
Your profile is like your online resume, only better, because people can…

These are tough times for job market and the global economic slowdown is eating up thousands of jobs each week leaving many jobless. Some industries like IT, manufacturing, real estate, financial services etc have been specially hit. Companies are cutting jobs and reorganizing their workforce to control costs. Those companies that are not laying off have either frozen new inductions or pay hikes. Hence, there is very less new job creation in most of the industries that goes for both – READ MORE

The first thing that most people do when they do search for a job is they take the rather easy way of looking online. There are many job search engines on the internet, and from region to region, they cover an expansive amount of territory. When they first came out, many were applauding them for their ingenuity and utilisation of the power of the internet to help job seekers expand the scope of their search and even expose themselves to that much more companies and corporations looking to hire.…

Alternative job searching strategies are critical to your job hunting success.

And at the top of the amazing alternative job searching list is learning to become a “job entrepreneur.” Very simply, it means running your job campaign like your own business. Becoming a job entrepreneur is an exciting innovative “alternative” job searching method and a powerful personal development technique.

There are many aspects to conducting your alternative job searching methods like a becoming a job entrepreneur.

But first, it means abandoning any kind of mass marketing approach like mailing…

Job searching is never fun, nor is it something that is particularly comfortable for the majority of people out there. It can be frustrating, but ultimately, it can prove to be an extremely rewarding experience. There are additional challenges that exist, however, when it comes to job searching in a recession.

The term recession is likely to be as frightening to many as a job search. Because of this, it’s important to remember that there are ways to simplify job searching in a recession. Whether you are currently employed…