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FlexJobs Warns of Work at Home Scams

March 14, 2016March 9, 2016 by candacemoody

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/stressed-woman-rubbing-her-forehead-at-laptop-royalty-free-image/580503081 National Consumer Protection Week was March 6-12, and FlexJobs has detailed three new online scams that specifically target job seekers interested in work-from-home jobs. These job scams include the reshipping scam, the Post Office scam, and the online interview scam. According to a FlexJobs survey with over 2,600 respondents, 17 percent of job seekers … Continue reading FlexJobs Warns of Work at Home Scams

Tattoos in the Workplace

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by candacemoody

Tattoos are becoming more mainstream in the workplace, as I wrote in a post in 2012. I’ve written about tattoos for the Times Union – you can read the story here. Here’s a great infographic about tattoos courtesy of Digital Third Coast.

Guest Post: How to Write the Ultimate Resume

December 28, 2015December 4, 2015 by candacemoody

Your resume is the crucial first step to getting your desired graduate job. As a graduate in a competitive job market, you need to be thinking about how you can make your job applications stand out.

Think Like a Salesman to Sell Yourself

November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 by candacemoody

In a previous post, I spoke to Rob Mendez, who educates audiences on Guerrilla Marketing strategies for jobseekers and helps them understand the phases of a relationship with a recruiter. There will be several touch points as a company evaluates how well a candidate fits its needs. And each touch point will require different kinds … Continue reading Think Like a Salesman to Sell Yourself

Guerrilla Marketing for Jobseekers

November 16, 2015November 12, 2015 by candacemoody

Guerrilla Marketing, like Guerrilla Warfare, evens the playing field between large entities with resources and the little guys. Here’s how Jay Levinson, who wrote the book and coined the term in 1984, describes Guerrilla Marketing: : The soul and essence of guerrilla marketing consist of achieving conventional goals, such as profits and joy, with unconventional … Continue reading Guerrilla Marketing for Jobseekers

Better than a Cover Letter

November 2, 2015October 26, 2015 by candacemoody

Cover letters seem to be going the way of, well, letters in general. Most are not well-written and most, quite frankly, go unread.

But there are two new versions of the old cover letter that are worth considering. They’re two faces of a single coin, and one of the two may work for you.

Quantifying Your Experience

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 by candacemoody

I’m pretty sure that someone who hires and manages mortgage processors is aware of the usual duties assigned to those workers. She wrote the job description.

Graceful Rejections

August 17, 2015August 14, 2015 by candacemoody

One complaint I consistently hear from jobseekers is how brutal the application process can be. Candidates often put in hours of research and editing time to make sure their resume is targeted to the position. Most online application systems are slow and complex to navigate. And after all that effort, most companies don’t even acknowledge receiving the application.

Why Hobbies Matter

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 by candacemoody

Gardening, home improvement, and crafts, of course. We still take on work for pleasure, of course, which is the definition of a hobby. Sometimes, we even monetize our hobby; Etsy is exhibit A. But for the most part, a hobby is something you do for love, regardless of how skilled you happen to be. But does what you do for fun matter to your career?

How to Choose Your First Job

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 by candacemoody

Here’s my best advice on what’s next: you don’t need a job. You need three jobs.