Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week – October 9, 2015

Here is your Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week!

You interviewed this week for a job. You didn't blow the interview, but you didn't exactly wow the hiring manager, either. In short, you demonstrated you could perform the duties of the job, but you didn't really close the deal.

There's still hope!

A well-written "thank you" note to the interviewers could still get you the job. Demonstrate your passion for the position and the company by sending an eloquent, thoughtful note. Reiterate those topics you found of particular interest. Demonstrate how you can demonstrate value to the organization.

A hiring manager who wanted to continue searching may decide you're the right fit after all.

Scott Singer is the President and Founder of Insider Career Strategies Resume Writing & Career Coaching, a firm dedicated to guiding job seekers and companies through the job search and hiring process. He is a Human Resources professional and staffing expert with almost two decades of in-house corporate HR and staffing firm experience, and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).

Insider Career Strategies provides resume writing, LinkedIn profile development, and career coaching services, including a free resume review. You can email Scott Singer at scott.singer@insidercs.com, or via the website, www.insidercs.com.

Three Weekly Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Job Hunting Tips – The Job Fair Edition!

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Here are three simple job hunting tips for you to begin your week! As we get into the job fair season, please enjoy these career fair-specific pointers.

1. Know who the employers are at the job fair. Do your research as to which companies will have booths. Then make a strategic plan to visit the specific employers you particularly want to see - visit them at the beginning of the day, before everybody's too tired to care.

2. Have your cover letters ready. Cover letters? At a job fair? Yes, but not for every employer. Have letters ready for your targeted employers. It demonstrates that have you put some extra effort into your application with them.

3. Be concise, be brief. Recruiters at a job fair will meet with a seemingly-endless line of applicants. Respect their time - when it's your turn, give them your elevator pitch, hand them your resume, and smile. They'll take it from there. You'll have probably between five and seven minutes, then it's time to move along.

Scott Singer is the President and Founder of Insider Career Strategies Resume Writing & Career Coaching, a firm dedicated to guiding job seekers and companies through the job search and hiring process. He is a Human Resources professional and staffing expert with almost two decades of in-house corporate HR and staffing firm experience, and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).

Insider Career Strategies provides resume writing, LinkedIn profile development, and career coaching services, including a free resume review. You can email Scott Singer at scott.singer@insidercs.com, or via the website, www.insidercs.com.

Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week – September 4, 2015

Here is your Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week!

Some companies put in place a lot of hurdles prior to making a hiring decision - interviews, drug tests, background checks, reference checks, aptitude tests...

Rest assured, the corporate recruiter on the other side of the desk is just as nervous about this daunting process as you are. They need to fill the job, and if they find the right candidate but they don't pass one of these hurdles, they need to find somebody else. Time and effort down the drain.

The more you know about the hiring process, the more you can put the recruiter at ease that they have nothing to worry about. Being proactive with presenting data like references and a solid work history can make the recruiter feel more comfortable with you as a candidate, and more willing to help expedite through the process. As can making sure you fill in every field on the application, so there are fewer questions about what you opted to leave off.

Scott Singer is the President and Founder of Insider Career Strategies Resume Writing & Career Coaching, a firm dedicated to guiding job seekers and companies through the job search and hiring process. He is a Human Resources professional and staffing expert with almost two decades of in-house corporate HR and staffing firm experience, and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).

Insider Career Strategies provides resume writing, LinkedIn profile development, and career coaching services, including a free resume review. You can email Scott Singer at scott.singer@insidercs.com, or via the website, www.insidercs.com.