Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week – August 14, 2015

Here is your Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week!

Job interviews are stressful. You're being poked, prodded, asked questions about whoozit - not fun. It sometimes feels like you're being examined under a microscope.

Try to remind yourself you have more power in an interview than you think. You have the ability to:

• Walk away if anything about the job interview feels wrong.
• Make or break this manager's career if he/she decides to hire you (yes, interviewers are considering that).
• Make the interviewer look smart as heck for choosing to interview you.
• Negotiate your salary.

Not everything about job hunting is under the company's control. You hold a great deal of control, as well.

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 – August 10, 2015

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Here are three simple job hunting tips for you to begin your week!

1. Your LinkedIn profile should NOT be your resume. Your profile should have some information from your resume, but it's more of an invitation to ask for the real deal. Put in enough information to round out your profile, but don't make it too dense to read.
2. While we're on the topic of LinkedIn, make sure your profile picture is appropriate. Pix of kittens are probably better for Facebook and Twitter. For my take on this, please see my prior column: https://nochargeforthese.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/what-does-your-linkedin-profile-picture-say-about-you/
3. Take a lesson from the Boy Scouts when it comes to your interview - be prepared! Bring whatever you think you may need to survive the interview day. Tissues, water, bandages, a banana - whatever. Have your survival kit ready - a break in the day may not be in the cards.

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 - August 7, 2015

Here is your Job Hunting Zen Thought of the Week!

There is an old story, or perhaps legend, I've heard many times about a young Ivy League graduate interviewing for a job with a company. The young grad's father knew the CEO at the company, and got him the interview, and he did exceptionally well at the interview, walking out the door with an offer in his hand.

Anyway, the story continues, as he drives off from the interview, he gets cut off in traffic by some lady in a Ford Escort. Our young grad goes off the deep end and rolls down his window, gives the woman the finger (you know which finger), screams at her, and drives off.

It turns out, the woman driving the other car is the CEO's secretary. She recognizes the young graduate, and tells the CEO about her experience. The CEO revokes the young grad's job offer due to his outrageous behavior.

True or not, the story illustrates a very important point: be nice to others both inside and outside the office. Not only is it easier than being mean, but your behavior beyond the four walls of your workplace can have consequences far outside the office.

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.