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Judi Perkins - EzineArticles.com Expert Author  

Prior to starting Find the Perfect Job, Judi was a search consultant for 20 years in the contingency and retained markets. She now teaches job seekers how to find their perfect job through renegade methods that entail doing the opposite of the traditional methods. Understanding of the psychology of the process, coupled with increased awareness, results in the excitement of a rewarding job instead of increasing frustration and despair as months continue to pass ... [More]

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  • How to Find an Effective Recruiter (It's Not Through the Job Boards)
    [Business:Career-Advice] Recruiters are getting a bad rap these days, but that's because most people are coming in contact with the ones that are ineffective. The ineffective ones don't fully understand the process and tend to troll the job boards for loose resumes. The way to find a recruiter is to be pro-active and go looking for ones that aren't necessarily in the job board lights. Here are a few ways to accomplish that.


  • Are You Defensive When You Interview? Part 2
    [Business:Careers-Employment] If you're on the defensive when you interview, you're sabotaging your interviews and your job search and probably don't even know it. Your tone of voice, word choice and body language all communicate an entirely different message when you're defensive, and it's not a message that employers are interested in. Here's part 1 of how you can tell, and how you can fix it.


  • Are You on the Defensive When You Interview?
    [Business:Career-Advice] If you're on the defensive when you interview, you're sabotaging your interviews and your job search and probably don't even know it. Your tone of voice, word choice and body language all communicate an entirely different message when you're defensive, and it's not a message that employers are interested in. Here's part 1 of how you can tell, and how you can fix it.


  • Is Walking Out of an Interview Okay?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] When can you walk out of an interview? Is that even an acceptable thing to do? Does it look bad? Are you immature? Unprofessional? At times, it's not only acceptable, it's smart. Here's when to do it, how to do it, and why you should, sometimes, do that very thing.


  • Why Resume Objectives Are Dead
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] The point of a resume is to sell your skills and resume objectives don't do that. They're usually too brief, all about you, and don't provide any information except for perhaps what position you want, possibly accompanies by a bunch of phrases and adjectives like "challenging job" and "responsible position." Resume objectives are outdated, ineffective, and... well... juvenile. Here's why and what you should be doing instead.


  • Why to Avoid Resume Distribution Services
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] "Send my resume to thousands of companies for only $89.85? What a great deal! I'm sure to get a huge number of interested employers!" What's wrong with this picture and why?


  • Lonely Resumes
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] An amazing umber of job seekers submit resumes with no cover letter, no word of explanation, no accompanying information. Some company sites structure it this way. But job coaches, recruiters, smaller companies running an ad, don't. And they want - and expect - a little more than just a resume by itself, which looks like you're going for quantity instead of quality. Here's why it's not impressive and likely to get you deleted.


  • Interviewing - The Illusion of Control
    [Business:Careers-Employment] The tendency to make assumptions is dangerous because you're leading yourself down a false path. It's a self defense mechanism that job searchers use to allay the fear of interviewing: the unknown, the possibility of rejection, the feeling of no control over the outcome. Most people aren't even aware that they're doing it.


  • Finding a New Job - When Fear Becomes Inertia
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Finding a new job can be scary, because it involves a lot of work and usually - and unnecessarily - a lot of rejection. Whether you never hear back after you've sent in your resume, or whether the company chose someone else after you interviewed, when rejection begins to pile up, it's hard not to take it personally. Pretty soon you're doing less....and less....and some people have trouble just getting started.


  • Body Language and Interviewing for a New Job
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Everyone knows about body language. But few people realize how their body language betrays them when they think their words are telling the story they want the interviewer to believe. It's especially true of those who are insecure, are defensive because they've been interviewing a long time, or have been fired. Here's how to notice if they're telling different stories and then make sure they're in sync.


  • How To Write A Thank You Letter After An Interview - A Simple Formula for Uniqueness
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] Sending a post-interview thank you letter is vital, not only for protocol, but because it's an additional chance to sell yourself. Skip it and you might as well have skipped the interview. They're not as tough as you'd think, once you get the hang of it.


  • Why Wasn't I Hired? For Every Job Seeker Who Almost Got the Job
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Your interview went well - or so you thought - until you learned the hired someone else. What did you do wrong? Why didn't they hire you? It's hard not to take it personally. Surely you goofed up somewhere? Maybe not!


  • What Do You Want In Your New Job? The Fisher Price Concept of Job Searching
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] What do you do when you realize you hate your job and want to find a new one? Do you stay? Do you define what you want? Do you paste your resume on the job boards and sign up for daily alerts? Six months later, are you better off - or not? Here's how to avoid being a square peg in a round hole.


  • Why Hiring Companies Use A Recruiter
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Some job seekers don't really understand the value of recruiters to a company. They're under the impression that because there's a fee involved, companies don't like to use recruiters and only will of they have to. Here's why that's a fallacy and buying into that can cause you to short-change yourself.


  • Are you Pro-Active in You Search for A New Job? Or Do You Just Think You Are?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Finding a job can be a full-time job. Especially if you're determined to get a job you love and at which you want to stay. So why do job seekers post their resumes on job boards and wait for things to come them or just answer intermittently look at employment ads? For so many, this seems to be enough. But time passes, nothing happens, they become frustrated with unskilled recruiters that contact them and still they do nothing differently, under the impression that they are actually getting themselves out there. Nothing could be further from the truth.


  • Honesty in Interviewing
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Too many candidates try to hide information because they're afraid it will compromise their chances of being hired. They hide their employment gaps, the time they were fired, their lack of a particular skill. But instead of working for them, hiding that information works against them. It's not if you confess, it's how you phrase it and when you do it.


  • Your Job Search - Do the Opposite!
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] People who are looking for a new job are usually very passive in the beginning. They post their resume and wait for things to come to them. As time goes by and they become increasingly desperate, the activity increases while focus decreases. When you’re looking to make a job change, you should be actively searching out as many opportunities as possible, and becoming increasingly focused as you narrowing them down. This decreases your unemployment time and increases the likelihood of finding what you want instead of vice versa.


  • Effective "Good" Recruiters and Ineffective "Bad" Recrutiers
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Too often candidates aren't selective about the recruiters with whom they work, but that's understandable considering recruiters' perceived power. But how do you tell if a recruiter is adept at their profession – or just going to waste your time? A highly successful recruiter of 20-years tells you how to tell the difference.


  • Hate Your Job? Here's How It Often Leads to Getting Fired
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn’t have been. Far too often the writing is on the wall, and the employee failed to read it. Here’s how that happens, and how to stop it before it goes too far.


  • The Meal and Interview Nightmare - How to Interview With Your Mouth Full
    [Business:Careers-Employment] As if interviewing isn't enough to make you nervous, now the hiring authority wants to do it over lunch. Now you have to focus on your interviewing skills AND your table manners! Here's how to balance them both, what's okay and what's not, and how not to embarrass yourself.


  • How Long Should Your Resume Be?
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] So much debate over resume length: one page, two pages, three pages, four! What gets read? What doesn't? How long is too long? The answer to the question: "how long should my resume be?" is...it depends! So throw the rules out the window.


  • How To Help Your References Get You the Job
    [Business:Careers-Employment] The purpose of providing references is to close the deal. If more job seekers understood this, they wouldn't view the phrase "references provided upon request" so casually. This article shows you how to help your references help you get the job.


  • THe Point of the Interview: Thinking Me, But Talking Them
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What’s the real point of the interview? Who’s the interview about? Are you selling yourself or are you just talking about yourself? Is there a difference?


  • Your Interview Environment: More Than Just the Interview
    [Business:Careers-Employment] An interview isn’t just the conversation you have about the position and your skills. It’s also about what’s going on around you during the interview and how you’re registering what’s taking place. Here are cues, signals, and signs you need to pay attention to, and what you want to take notice of when you’re behind the company doors of a prospective employer.


  • Protect Yourself Against Bad Interviewers
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What do you do when an interviewer doesn’t shut up? Or doesn’t ask you about your qualifications? Or is a rude, intimidating jerk? What if the interview is filled with awkward silences? We’ve all been taught not to take control of the interview. Here’s how to handle the situation professionally and still avoid being at the mercy of a Bad Interviewer.


  • Poor Grammar, Poor Impression
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Functional illiteracy is becoming more widespread: misspellings, confusion of synonyms, overuse of apostrophes, the list goes on. It’s rampant among all levels of employees, including top-level managers. Does your resume or cover letter show your lack of knowledge? If it does, it’s costing you. The question is: do you know?


  • Is This On Your Resume? It Should Be!
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] Here’s a resume benefit that most resumes – even professionally written ones – don’t have: a description blurb for your employers. Unless it’s Macy’s, UPS, IBM or a similar company, the company names on your resume mean nothing. Here’s why it works in your favor to include a blurb.


  • Fired? The Interview Solution
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Being fired is a dirty little secret that strikes terror in the heart of job seekers, lest someone ask them why they left that particular job. But it doesn't have to be that way. Find out how to answer that question so your worst fear (No one will hire me because I've been fired!) doesn't come true.


  • Is It A "Growth Oriented" Company?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Small start-ups are growth oriented, and so are $50B corporations, but there is a great deal of difference between the two. When you interview, you need to know what the definition of growth looks like to you. Learn how broad the definition of growth can be and why you need to discover and use your definition instead of the ambiguous phrase. Note - the other 4 parts are: 1. Right Opportunity 2. Reputable Company 3. People Oriented 4. Progressive Company


  • How Progressive is A "Progressive Company"?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Progressive is the buzzword these days. Not only is the word used in almost every brochure and website, but thousands of companies make "progressive" part of their name. And almost every job seeker wants to be with a "progressive" company. Can a company be universally progressive? Note - the other four parts are: 1. Right Opportunity 2. Reputable Company 3. People Oriented 5. Growth Oriented


  • I Want To Work For A "People Oriented" Firm!
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Ever say this: "I want to work for a people-oriented company."? Most companies consider themselves people-oriented. Most people consider themselves people oriented! If you like to chat in the halls don't find yourself at a company that has frequent company outings, but requires you to stay at your desk. Know your definition of people oriented, because it might be different than a company's definition. _______________________ Note - the other 4 parts are: 1. Right Opportunity 2. Reputable Company 4. Progressive Firm 5. Growth Oriented


  • What Is A "Reputable Company"?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What constitutes a reputable company? Is there such a thing as a DISreputable firm? If there is, would you want to work there? It all depends on your definition of "reputable." Don't just spit out an ambiguous phrase. Take the time to define it so you know if your definition of "reputable" matches the definition of the company with which you're interviewing. _____________________ Note: the other 4 parts are: 1. Right Opportunity 3. People Oriented 4. Progressive Company 5. Growth Oriented


  • Looking For The "Right Opportunity"?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What are you looking for in your next job? The Right Opportunity, right? It's an all-too common answer, and just as commonly not defined. Here are some questions designed to make you dig deeper in order to learn what your Right Opportunity is. You're more likely to recognize it when you know what it looks like. ____________________ Note: the other 4 parts are: 2. reputable company 3. people oriented 4. progressive firm 5. growth oriented company


  • Interviewing Styles: Should You Learn Them?
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Different personalities have different interview styles. Interviews can also take place under a number of circumstances such as during meals, in front of multiple people, or involve testing. How important is it to be aware of and study different styles, their questions and answers, and how each style suggests you should behave?


  • Five Questions You Should Always Ask On An Interview
    [Business:Careers-Employment] An interview is a two-way street. And to find your perfect job, you need to interview the company, as well as the company interviewing you. Here are five questions that will give you a good idea if you want to stick around for more.


  • No More Generic Cover Letters!
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] Cover letters. Tedious. Boring. Difficult to write. Most people sweat one out, then use it for every resume they submit. Not a good idea. Actually, they just seem difficult! There are a few ways to write your cover letter, and make it so easy and so real you can even write a few of them so that they're more personalized to the job you're seeking!


  • 12 Resume Blunders
    [Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] Submitting your resume isn’t about sweating out an all-purpose document in job speak. Nor is it about submitting it to every place you can find – especially on a "what the heck" basis. Your resume is your personal marketing piece. It’s what gets you in the door. If you want the interview, make sure your resume isn’t representative of any of these 12 errors.


  • The ONLY Way To Resign
    [Business:Careers-Employment] With every resignation that takes place throughout the world - from waitress to CEO - there's a percentage of employees who unknowingly, set themselves up for a fall. Only too late do they realize the damage they've done to themselves and their career.


  • When The Recruiter Calls
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What do YOU do when it's a recruiter on the other end of the phone? If you shut the conversation down when you're happy with your job, this article will help you understand why there's a wiser alternative!


  • A Closer Look At Two Interview Questions
    [Business:Careers-Employment] The resume lands the interview, but the interview lands the job...and still, many candidates - including executives - wing it and lose the job. "A Closer Look" addresses the point of the interview by looking closer at two primary interview questions, their possible answers and purpose.




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