If your intent to make a job adjustment is sincere, and nothing will change your choice to leave, you should still sustain your guard.   Why? Because unless you realize how to diffuse your current employer’s retaliation, you may end up psychologically offended, or right back at the position you expected to leave.   The…

Let’s presume your employment interview went good, and there’s sincere and mutual interest on each side. You now need to determine two things: first, whether the new position is right for you; and if so, what sort of offer you’d be prepared to accept. To help in the decision-making process, take the subsequent test as…

Benefits will be a core element in your selection whether to accept a new position. Having said that, few people take the time to really grasp their financial decisions, mostly because there are so many concealed variables, such as cost of living, benefits, and so forth. To help you put your choices into perspective, use…

Would you throw your life savings—every single dollar—into a single stock? Most likely not; it’s far too risky to put all your eggs in one investment basket. And yet, you’d be astounded how many people regulate their careers with a single-stock mentality. They toil away, year after year, investing their abilities in a narrow field…

To help you assemble a significantly better, more powerful resume, here are ten overall aspects in regard to your resume’s material and presentation:   1. Position title and job description. Provide your title, plus a thorough explanation of your obligations and achievements. Considering that occupation titles are often misleading or their function may vary from…

During the employment interview, there’s a good possibility you’ll be asked about your current and anticipated level of benefits. Here’s the way to manage the following questions:   Question: What are you currently earning? Answer: “My benefits, including bonus, is in the high-forties. I’m expecting my annual review next month, and that ought to put…

Skilled job seekers know there are four general types of interview questions—and they prepare appropriately.   First, there are the resume questions. These relate to your previous experience, skills, job duties, education, upbringing, individual interests, and so forth.   Resume questions require reliable, objective solutions, since your resume consists of facts which often tend to…

Virtually everything published about resume design focuses on what you should put in. But let’s look at what should be left out, or at least reduced.   Item #1: Salary background or salary specifications. I’ve never heard one helpful reason to point out your past, current, or expected salary. If you see a classified ad…

On this page are eight of the most generally asked (and simple) interviewing questions. Do yourself and the potential employer a favor, and give them some thought before the interview happens. Why do you want this occupation? Why do you want to leave your present occupation? What are your personal and professional objectives? What do…

A job interview may rapidly disintegrate into an interrogation or monologue unless you request some high quality queries of your own. Candidate questions are the lifeblood of any successful interview, because they develop dialogue and help clarify your knowledge of the company and the situation responsibilities. In addition the questions you ask help to indicate…