Job Interview Questions

A nicely written cover letter can be the key between getting a job and just getting the “thanks for applying, but no thanks” letter. Make your cover letter stand out from the rest. There are some basic things to remember when writing a cover letter.  read more »

Another great resource for job searching isn’t in the newspaper. It’s not on the web. It’s not on Career Builder. It’s in the media. It’s in phone book. It’s in the community around you.

Confused? Don’t be. All you need to do is pay attention to the companies in your field. For instance, I’m looking for a web development job. So I scoured the web and found every twin cities web design firm and sent them my resume. I also included a cover letter asking if their company was hiring.  read more »

Email or Snail MailWhen looking for a job, the question of how to send your resume is always asked. If you send it via email, does anyone even read it? Does it get deleted? What happens to my resume? I often think that when sending your resume via email, that it’s way to easy for an employer to just click delete.

But if you print your resume and mail it to them. It’s physcially in front of them. They have to do something with it. Where’s the delete key? It forces them to actually look at it.  read more »

Today’s market is competitive. They say for every one job available a least 7 people are applying for this same position. This is an overall average. Your line of career may have more or less.

You need to figure out what is going to make you stand out from anyone else. This is not always your education or experience. It simple could be the way that you handled the interview. Employers don’t want someone with the best education and 10 years experience if they cannot get make a good first impression.  read more »