by Heather Maietta | Aug 4, 2009 | For Career Seekers
Within the next four years, one-third of all federal employees (nearly 1.9 million) will be eligible to retire. There are also new federal jobs being created as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Translation: tremendous opportunity for all job...
by Heather Maietta | Jul 27, 2009 | For Career Coaches, For Career Seekers
Recently, CareerBuilder.com posted an article entitled 43 Weird Things Said In A Job Interview. This hilariously sad, but true depiction of what hiring manager’s face when interviewing and screening candidates makes me understand why finding good talent is such a...
by Heather Maietta | Jun 19, 2009 | For Career Seekers
In a previous post, I spoke of the importance of building your brand. Building your personal brand is extremely important when networking because you want to make yourself easily recognizable to those you are trying to attract. This is particularly important when...
by Heather Maietta | Jun 16, 2009 | For Career Seekers
Jobseekers and career changers take note – – allocating your time via the 60-30-10 rule maximizes your search efforts; therefore, this tried and true method is worth revisiting. Whether you spend ten hours a week or 40 hours a week on your search efforts, how you...
by Heather Maietta | May 19, 2009 | For Career Seekers
Let’s be honest. Looking for a job is tough. In a down economy it’s even more challenging. Over the past few months the reoccurring question I’ve received has been how to best search for employment in a troubled economy. Where I do not have the answer to this...