Imagine this: Recruiter: So where do you see yourself heading in the next five years? Ben the Executive: Good question, I don't know. I'd like a new challenge. Recruiter: Well, are you looking to take the next step up in your career, maintaining the status quo, or...
Looking for a new job is a typical reaction when you acknowledge your unhappiness with your current role. In these difficult times where competition is high, you may want to ask yourself "Is this what I really want?" What if there was a way to move forward without...
You've tried everything you can to get a job over the past year. Your hopes have been raised, they've been dashed, raised again and dashed again. The couple of interviews you've scored, they've told you you are over-qualified or under-qualified or you've failed to...
It happens to a great many people. Personal circumstances are the catalyst for removing themselves from the workforce for an extended time. It could be four or five years caring for children, it could be a year or more caring for sick or elderly parents, six months as...
You're flipping through the job advertisements online because, well, you'd like some money to pay for your mobile phone bill, and have a decent social life. Of course, Mum and dad have been all over you to get a job now you're finished high school and frankly, if the...
As the thunder crashes and the witches begin their chants, it's clear Halloween is here. Gather around jobseekers while I tell you a frightening story. It's the Legend of the Tombstone Resume, a grave recount of missed opportunities and ill-advised...