SAR stories used to be considered THE way to go in an interview. Not true. Here's why.
Author: Don Oehlert
Over the last 17 years, we’ve coached over 700 people. Many have come back to say “thank you – I really believe your approach worked!” I believe that when you're in job search, you're in sales.
We'd really like the chance to show you what that means, and how we suggest you go about that.
Careers with 1871 companies
A job board hosted by Chicago's own company incubator, 1871.
Over 1,000 jobs on SpeedUpMyJobSearch this week
SpeedUpMyJobSearch.com has over 1,000 job openings this week - growing numbers here, too! https://speedupmyjobsearch.com/jobs Another week of expansion in the job market...
Big increase on BuiltInChicago!
Built in Chicago has made a couple of changes to their website. Firstly, due to a seismic shift in the way companies see themselves, many tech companies in particular are going virtual. To that end then, Built in Chicago is making it easier to navigate their openings by having "REMOTE ONLY" as one of the … Continue reading Big increase on BuiltInChicago!
5 Resume Writing Tips for Right Now (and always, actually)
This post includes 5 resume writing tips to consider when you are looking to change careers or industries. Or just trying to get your next job in the current category.
4 Tips for keeping your chin up in the face of rejection during your job search
Photo by RF._.studio on Pexels.com Every day in job search, you face the possibility of loss. Among other things, you can feel the loss of an opportunity, loss of motivation, loss of the feeling of usefulness. Loss of your spirited self. Loss of your sense of humor. Many other things. These are all natural human … Continue reading 4 Tips for keeping your chin up in the face of rejection during your job search
Reflections of a Career Coach
Like most writers, I like quotes from famous people. They help prove a point from someone you've probably heard of, and therefore, you respect. In that effort, they also sprinkle some social capital onto my writings. Some of the quotes are from some mysterious historical person or group. One of my favorites is "Know thyself." … Continue reading Reflections of a Career Coach
BuiltInChicago has…
...over 2,200 jobs available this week! The number of openings is moving up! https://builtinchicago.org/jobs Another uptick in job postings this week, from BuiltInChicago.
SpeedUpMyJobSearch postings
Over 1,000 jobs posted at: https://speedupmyjobsearch.com/jobs/ this week! Go get 'em while they are hot!
Yet another new (to us) job board
We've been working with the team at workNET DuPage quite a bit recently, and have found them to be an outstanding resource in the community in DuPage County (western suburbs of Chicago). Today, we checked out their job board, and there are around 100 job postings there from many walks of life: https://www.worknetdupage.org/jobs/ We highly … Continue reading Yet another new (to us) job board
