If you’re only searching for a job by checking the classifieds, asking your friends and looking for “help wanted” signs, you’re missing out on jobs that could be more better paying, more interesting and more fun than anything you’ve tried…
Entry Level Jobs Toronto – The Current Job Search Process Is Outdated And Has To Change
Entry level jobs Toronto – The current job search process is outdated and has to change Job seekers, especially in entry level jobs Toronto and in other parts of Canada, people are still forced to sweat over their resumes and…
Moving jobs – how often is too often?
It’s not uncommon for younger workers to change jobs frequently in pursuit of their career goals or to better their salary. While some prospective employers see moving jobs as ambitious and go-getting, to others it sends out the wrong signals…
10 Disappearing Jobs That Won’t Exist in 10 Years: Professions That Won’t Guarantee Career Opportunities
The shift into a knowledge-based, tech-heavy service economy has hit many workers hard–and even decimated whole regions, like the “Rust Belt” area from Pittsburgh and Cleveland to Detroit and beyond. A generation of skilled workers, trained to make…
Implementing Your Job Search, Finding Jobs Online Today
So, where do you find the jobs NOW? Even if you had a successful job search 2 years ago, don’t assume that what worked then will work now. Spending your time polishing your resume and then applying for every job…
The 10 Best And Worst Ways To Look For A Job
Some of the 10 traditional job hunting methods that follow have a pretty good track record and will repay you for time spent pursuing them. But others have a really terrible track record and are a waste of your time…
Hiring Job Hoppers: 10 Reasons Why They Are So Very Valuable
Hiring managers and recruiters have a long history of rejecting “job jumpers.” And even today, 43 percent of employers won’t consider job jumpers, according to CareerBuilder. If you are not familiar with the term, a “job jumper” or “job hopper”…
How to Get Hired as a Student
Unfortunately, students have among the highest rates of unemployment. A lot of different factors contribute to this reality, mainly the fact that most students lack job experience. As a result, employers might lean towards someone else with a more…
How Many Hours Should A Salaried Employee Work?
Dear Liz, I’m an HR Manager in a new job and I am running into a sticky issue. In my new company different departments arrive and leave the office at different times. The official business hours are 9 a.m. to…
The Story behind Jobficient – Job search automation is the way to go!
There’s no denying that the process of looking for your next job is tedious and boring. The time consuming, not to mention repetitive, process of searching for the right contacts and writing a personalized message to each one used to…
Do This Now To Get A Promotion, Raise, New Job In 2017
Whether things are busy or slow at work, carve out time to complete your accomplishments sheet. An accomplishments sheet is a document that highlights your successes. Others may not remember all the great things you did. This is your opportunity…
Interested in Administrative Assistant Jobs?
Administrative Assistant Jobs Description Do you have what it takes to work in administrative assistant jobs? An administrative assistant performs organization and workplace support activities for various supervisors. Their duties could consist of handling phone calls, receiving and leading callers,…
10 Workplace Trends You’ll See In 2017
Every year I give my top 10 workplace trend predictions for the upcoming year. You can read my predictions from 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 if you missed them. These trends are based on hundreds of conversations with human resource executives and workers, a series…
2017 Hiring Trends for Job Seekers to Watch
Many employers are offering additional benefits and perks outside of salary to get and keep talent. It’s official: the talent war is on. In fact, 40 percent of employers say they struggled to find talented candidates to fill jobs in…
