Job Advice Blog

Motivating yourself to sit down and crank out the work it takes to get a job can be difficult, especially because you have the freedom to do all your work from home. Our homes are usually full of distractions. In some ways this is a good thing, it is nice to have a lot of ...

In your search you are going to come across a lot of jobs that sound fantastic, but have skill requirements that you just don’t feel like you meet. Don’t let this discourage you! In the world today, there are almost endless opportunities to gain those skills while off the job. This post will be about ...

The rapidly changing, technologically advancing, socially morphing world keeps changing the rules to the game of careers. Every year there are all types of new jobs that are created, as well as huge numbers of jobs that get automated. As job searchers this can be scary to think about, that the job you want might ...

If you’ve been following our blog, chances are you have read all about nailing the interview. We wanted to take the time to do a little refresher course, in case it has been a little while since you read those posts, or you are new to our blog. We break down the interview into 5 ...

If you are reading this, then chances are you are looking for the next step in your career. I encourage you to think outside of the box for this, your next big step might be one entirely of your own making. Consider starting your own business, it might be the perfect step for your career. ...

If you read our last post you’ve learned a bit about what you should know about the work environment before taking the job, which is good. But, the work environment is not the only reason to take a job- you also want to know about the money!

Now, you can (and should) ask about money, ...

The job offer came through for you this morning, you woke up to a voicemail telling you that you have been accepted for the position. This is excellent news, but before you call back and say “yes, yes, a thousand times yes,” you should prepare a couple questions. Maybe the job is all you’ve ever ...

Rejection can be an incredibly scary idea. You put in the long hours perfecting your resume. You go in and use all the interview tips you’ve learned. You craft the perfect follow-up e-mail. And then, you receive a letter saying someone else was hired. It can be a crushing blow, but it doesn’t have to ...

Humility is a virtue, but it is often used poorly. We all admire people who do good work, but manage to stay humble about it. But, often times we don’t realize how many humble people go unrecognized or unnoticed because they are too humble, humble to the point where no one recognizes that you are ...

Job hunting is like a complex and difficult dance, and it easy to misstep in subtle ways. One of the most difficult things to balance is on one hand is looking like the candidate we think that companies want to hire, while also trying to stay true to ourselves. In most situations, however, we do ...