Searching for the Job
The Internal Application: How to Make a Move Inside Your Company
Here on Career Girl Network, we talk a lot about the job search. We’ve given you best practices for looking for a job, how to master the dreaded online application, interview skills, and much more. But we rarely talk about ... Read More »
Getting a Seasonal Side Job: Pros, Cons, and How-Tos
Halloween is almost here, and soon, too, will be the Holiday season. Wreaths will be raised, Santas will ring bells, and snow will start to fall. And with the Holiday season comes…the shopping season. And with the shopping season comes ... Read More »
How to Win the Job (or the Office of the President)
Ever feel like your job hunt has become a long campaign? Just imagine how the presidential hopefuls feel! Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are vying for the most important job in the United States. With the market more competitive than ... Read More »
The 5 Personality Traits That Get Hired
You’d like to think your skills, your experience, and your accomplishments will be the things that get you the job, right? But simply put, employers are hiring people, not resumes, and your personality counts when it comes to being likeable ... Read More »
Surviving Life Between Jobs
It’s not ideal to leave a job and not have another lined up, but it happens. Whether you were laid off or decided your job wasn’t right for you, it’s hard to know what to do in that strange in-between ... Read More »
When to Tell Your Boss You’re Looking
Over on PersonalBrandingBlog.com, Skip Freeman gave us a little glimpse into the workings of Marissa Mayer’s transition from Google to Yahoo! Namely, when she gave her notice, which according to Skip was…..30 minutes before she left. It’s a question career ... Read More »
Prosperous Cheaters — Know the Interview Questions Before You Go
In high school, I was an officer in our NHS chapter. We had planned this incredible pep rally: complete with relay races, blindfolds, class competition, and teachers getting creamed in the face with pies (or something). Thinking this was a ... Read More »
Passive vs. Active in Applications and Hiring
In the HR community, you’ll hear a lot about passive vs. active candidates. What does this mean, exactly? Active Candidates are those who are currently actively pursuing a new position – these candidates are both employed and unemployed. Passive Candidates ... Read More »
Beating the Online Application Machine
We’ve all done it. You’ve read the job description, you’ve clicked on the “Apply Now” button, and you sigh a huge annoying sigh. Ugh. An online application system. Sure, you can upload your resume. But then you click through 957 ... Read More »
Spot a Toxic Work Environment BEFORE You Take the Job
Recently, Women & Co. by Citi published an article on toxic work environments – namely, how to know if you’re in one. And though their advice was spot on, I thought to myself, “who cares about identifying a toxic work environment ... Read More »
