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Veterans: How to Increase Your Chances of Landing a Civilian Job
April 04, 2013 by William FriersonThe following post has tips for transitioning veterans in their searches for civilian jobs.
Recently discharged veterans often experience confusion and worry stemming from adjusting to family life and finding a job. Transitioning isn’t easy, and landing a career in the process can add to the stress. In the military, you can kick ass and take names, but putting that and your MOS on an application is not
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Veterans: How to Increase Your Chances of Landing a Civilian Job
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Recruiters: 5 Mistakes You’re Making on Your Job Postings
April 01, 2013 by William FriersonRecruiters, if you want more applicants applying for your open positions, avoid the five mistakes mentioned in the following post.
Times are tough for recruiters these days. You’re overworked, underpaid, and (worst of all) you’re left with the impossible task of trying to find candidates who don’t seem to exist. Put the whole overworked, underpaid thing to one side for a moment. Focus on the candidates. The job market is full of them. In fact, it’s
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Top 8 Reasons Why Many Veterans aren’t Getting the Job
December 24, 2012 by William Frierson
After a little while searching for jobs, military veterans probably wonder why they can’t get hired. In the following post, learn eight reasons keeping them from landing new positions in the civilian workforce.Today we welcome a guest blog post from Todd Hecht, a Recruiter at Orion International and Navy veteran.
There is no doubt in my mind that the job market is tough overall and even tougher for newly transitioning veterans. You would be hard pressed not to find blog after blog and LinkedIn post after post that identifies the reasons why the market is so tough for our Nation’s Heroes. There is no shortage of people identifying what the Government can do or what companies can do to help our veterans.
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Recent Grads: 10 tips to improve your job search (Part 2)
December 06, 2012 by William FriersonFinding a job requires having a plan. The following post offers more tips for recent college graduates who need to establish an effective job search.Do you have a clear goal for your job search plan? Do you have processes set up to support you throughout? In my last post we talked about the first five suggestions I have for improving your job search. They were: 1. Set a goal. 2. Create a structured workspace. 3. Create your personal profiles. 4.
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Recent Grads: Do you give up too easily?
November 30, 2012 by William FriersonNetworking can be a key factor in finding a job. As a recent college graduate, you may contact many recruiters and employers about job opportunities, but not receive a response. While this might be frustrating, there are some tips in the following post that can help you with the networking process in your job search.Networker, your job is to follow-up. “I sent Jocelyn an email and never heard back from her.” This is a comment I got from a recent grad for whom I’d made a warm introduction to a hiring contact. A grad who wanted a job in outside sales. To a hiring contact who was desperately trying
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Feedback? Get some.
November 26, 2012 by William FriersonEmployers may want to consider getting feedback from their employees. Why? Learn more in the following post.The things that drive change across an organization are myriad and can practically be recited in rote form, but one thing that slips to the bottom of the list (and sometimes gets left off altogether) is feedback.
There are good reasons for this as talent management, as a discipline, is growing accountable for more items almost daily and feedback, while a nice idea, can’t really be tied to anything measurable…. or can it? Here are four things that may change your mind about how powerful a strong feedback loop can be within your enterprise:
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Stop Selling Yourself. Start Playing It Cool.
by William FriersonWhile it is important for job seekers to be proactive in their job searches, they need to be smart in their approaches to contacts. Consider some career advice in the following post.Q&A With Pete Leibman, Author of “I Got My Dream Job and So Can You“
“Dear Pete: I’m in the middle of a job search, and a friend just referred me to someone who works for one of my target companies. Should I include my resume and cover letter when I contact this person?”
Pete’s Response:
Here’s the short answer: No!
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