by Blair Peters, Career Counselor
During an interview, there are a variety of questions an employer might ask about your work history and professional strengths.
But then there are the questions that go a bit more in-depth on your current or former employer, and this is where things can get dicey.
Read on to find out how to handle these queries.
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by Kathy McAuliffe
Searching for a job can feel really scary sometimes, almost like “Halloween scary” when you were a kid. Yes, the job-search process can scare even the highest level, most experienced manager.
But your job search doesn’t need to be so scary. Here’s how to take the fright out of your job search, one nasty spirit at a time!
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by Kathy McAuliffe
If you try Googling the phrase “good resume,” you’ll get something like 67,400,000 results. That’s a mountain of resume advice.
How, then, should you approach writing a good resume?
To help answer that question, we asked HR professionals in the DuPage County area for their opinions on the biggest resume do’s and don’ts. Read on to see what they had to say.
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by Jennifer Weggeman, Career Counselor
When you don’t get calls back from employers, it can feel like your job search is a waste of time.
However, there could be a good reason you’re not getting calls – perhaps you haven’t been “targeting” the right employers.
This article will help optimize your job search by diving into how and why you should create a list of target companies.
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