Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
“Why is it when you get laid off and you run into certain people who you used to work with they can not look you in the eye or want to avoid talking to you? I recently saw someone I used to work with and they avoided me like the plague….” This was a Facebook [...]
While they say that the economy is slowly starting to get back on track, the fact remains that unemployment is still very high. Combined with the prospect of being jobless in 2010, it can lead some to feel desperate to do whatever it takes to get a job, including lying on their résumés. A while [...]
Inspiration is an integral part of the job search. Inspirational quotes can be used to make you distinctive to HR and hiring managers; they can set the tone of a cover letter or frame a response to an interview question. They also are helpful in providing insight for how to approach the different aspects of job [...]
For your entertainment, here’s another take on how to answer interview questions you may face: 1. “What’s your biggest mistake on the job?” Talk about the time that you removed a safety rail to retrieve an item you had dropped, resulting in you falling several feet. Hey, it shows that you can think for yourself. No [...]
Job searching can be serious stuff, so sometimes a little bit of levity is called for here at The Job Quest. I found this short YouTube video, an ad for a staffing agency in South Africa. Showing enthusiasm during an interview is important. But, as this video shows, jumping on a couch won’t necessarily convey [...]
