In category: Job Search / Career Development
What You Need to Learn in an Interview
Good candidates, preparing for an interview, focus mainly on learning about the company and the people they will interview with. Really good candidates also focus on what is important to them and how they will learn about those key issues during the interview. If you get to th… more
Negotiate Your Salary Offer
Everyone hopes for the perfect offer – the great job in a wonderful company with super pay and benefits. But often we don’t get there without some negotiating. And since it is something most of us do rarely, we are not sure how to go about getting something in an offer change… more
7 Steps to Success in a New Cleared Job
First impressions count in many facets of your career. That includes when you start a new job. Start your new position on the right foot to set the tone for your continued success. Here's a list of pointers for that first week at a new job to get you off to a good start. … more
The Most Important IT Certifications for Security-Cleared Job Seekers
Certifications are big business and generate debate throughout the technical community. Like them or loathe them, they are a vital part of a robust career. They validate a body of knowledge, set a baseline of expected expertise to align with scope of work, and reflect a level of … more
Don’t Talk About Weight Loss on Your Resume
We see a lot of resumes. That means we see some really interesting stuff on resumes. The most recent one that caught our eye was a paragraph on how the job seeker had lost weight, along with specifics on his current body fat percentage. Maybe this job seeker thinks it’s rele… more