When your job search seems like it’s going nowhere, it’s important to take a step back and reevaluate: revise your resume, rethink your search strategy, and practice your interview skills. It’s easy for job hunters to hinge success on these components. However, recruiters and hiring…
As a recruiter, I use the same keyword tactics when searching for candidates as I did when I was searching for opportunities as a job seeker. When I’m trying to come up with that perfect string for a keyword search, I pull up the description…
Most of us can agree that one of the most daunting parts of the job search is writing cover letters. Your cover letter is your opportunity to make a good first impression. You could have a great resume, but a mediocre cover letter could deter…
Three Traits Recruiters Find Most Desirable in Face-to-Face Job Interviews (Forbes, 9/22/2017) offers invaluable interview tips for job seekers. The 21st century economy is largely service and information based, which makes employees with superior communication and interpersonal skills highly desirable. As a recruiter, I give…
When I tell people that my job is to recruit librarians, I tend to get a confused response. It’s a common misconception that libraries are outdated – people think that they have been replaced by the internet. I always laugh, knowing that those same people…
No matter what type of personality you have, the job search can be hard. However, the process can be especially rough for introverts. As an introvert myself, I am familiar with the struggle through interviews and networking events. If you can relate, check out these…
When candidates respond to questions about their strengths as employees, they often list traits such as organized, attention to detail, and time management skills. I cannot think of a time when someone has responded with “I’m a great listener”. Perhaps this is because many people…
What do you do when your job hunt starts to seem never ending? Many of us would start to question whether or not it’s normal for the search to take so long. However, as Angela Copeland explains in this article, there is no “normal” when…
I, like most job seekers, have left an interview knowing that I had completely flunked it. When I read the title of this article, I thought about one particularly bad interview I had in college. I went in confident and prepared. Then as soon as…
The internet makes job hunting seem easy. Most job search websites have features such as one-click apply, allowing you to submit your resume to the maximum amount of employers in minimum time. The Monster app has even adopted the Tinder method, allowing you to upload…