Category: Job Search Advice

  • 5 Steps for Crafting a Quick and Effective “Elevator Pitch”

    by Refresh Leadership on June 4, 2018 in Quick Tips According to the late author and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, “success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.” You never know when you might cross paths with someone who could impact your career or become your next big client. So, it’s important to have a well-crafted “elevator pitch” ready to go when…

  • The Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Work

    Use These 7 Emotional Intelligence Tips to Be a Better Leader Mariah DeLeon • Guest Writer   Scholars may have coined the term “emotional intelligence” in the early 1990s, but business leaders quickly took the concept and made it their own. According to emotional intelligence, or EQ, success is strongly influenced by personal qualities such as perseverance, self-control…

  • Are Millennials Really Job Hoppers?

    So the story that millennials job hop a lot is true, but they don’t really differ from previous generations…

  • How to Ace Your Next Phone Interview: 11 Simple Tips

      Repost from Inc. By Jeff Haden-Contributing editor, Inc.@jeff_haden Phone interviews (and video interviews) are just like normal job interviews… except they’re not. Here are some simple tips to help you prepare to ace your next phone screen or phone interview. Phone interviews and phone screens: Convenient for the hiring manager or recruiter, nerve-wracking for the job…

  • No — I Won’t Provide My References Before The Interview

     JUN 27, 2017 @ 06:27 PM Liz Ryan ,   CONTRIBUTOR  Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Dear Liz, I got a call from a headhunter last week. We can call the headhunter Susan. She sent me a job spec that sounded pretty good. I’m ready to leave my current job, so I sent Susan…