Tag: Job Search

Social Media and Your Job Search: An Interview with Tamara Joiner

by candacemoody

The key to a successful job search is to make sure you use all available channels to connect with opportunities. “If you focus on just one, like the newspaper, you’re really missing out. Only about four percent of available jobs show up there.” Joiner says that older candidates (we mean you, baby boomers) are having trouble adjusting to social media as serious career tools; many still consider them time wasters and frivolous activities.

Your Dream Job Step Five: Make sure you continue to work toward the goal, whatever your current situation may be

by candacemoody

Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually.

Your Dream Job Step Four: Create long and short-term plans for getting to where you want to be

by candacemoody

Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually.

Step Four: Create long and short-term plans for getting to where you want to be. For this discussion, we’ll define short term as “this year,” and long term as “within five years.”

Your Dream Job Step Three: Figure Out Where You Stand

by candacemoody

I think the idea of pursuing a dream job is something every worker should aspire to. You should enjoy your work, use your strongest skills, and be paid well. Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually. Figure out where you stand in the market for this job; what do you need to do to compete and succeed?

Your Dream Job Step Two: Research the Possibilities

by candacemoody

Here is the second step you might take to find your dream job eventually: research the possibilities. There are usually several variations in any career path. Here are some of the variables that might make a difference in your choice of careers.

Your Dream Job Step One: Decide What You Want

by candacemoody

I think the idea of pursuing a dream job is something every worker should aspire to. You should enjoy your work, use your strongest skills, and be paid well. Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer.

So here is the first step you might take to find your dream job eventually.

Your Dream Job Formula: Patience + Drive

by candacemoody

We toss around the term “dream job” casually, and most people seem to think they understand what it means. You should enjoy your work, use your strongest skills, and be paid well. Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer.

Close the Employment Gap

by candacemoody

So having a significant gap in your employment history puts you in good company, and doesn’t reflect poorly on your skills or work ethic. Does that mean you should just wait and hope that things get better? There is one sure way to keep busy, expand your network and close up that employment gap.

Three Tips for Reducing Stress

by candacemoody

If you’re in a job search in this competitive environment, you may be feeling the accumulated stress of months of emotional ups and downs. Uncertainty about the future brings its own brand of stress, and having to make do with less as you adjust your family budget to your current reality brings even more. Here are some tips to help you cope and maintain your energy as your continue your search.