Free Digital Photos Call me old-fashioned, but I find it rude when an employer doesn’t call, or even email, to let you know you didn’t get the job. And this is not after a mass, online submission of a resume…
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No Call After an Interview
Tagged with: Carole Martin, interview, JobBank USA, Kathryn Lee Bazan, no call after interview, QuintCareers.com, re-enter the work force, reenter the workforce, return to work
Posted in Interviewing, My Story
Posted in Interviewing, My Story
The Importance of Connections for Job Seekers
Master isolated images Connections are oh-so-important. Especially if you’ve been out of the work force and are looking to return. Seek them out and nurture them! Here’s how they have just helped me. Two weeks ago I got an email…
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Tagged with: Betsy Fisher, C-SPAN, CNN, connections, Michel Martin, networking, re-enter the workforce, reenter the work force, return to work, Tell Me More
Posted in Interviewing, Networking
Posted in Interviewing, Networking
Interview Question Blunders
I believe the job interview may be one of the most harrowing, stress-inducing encounters we ever go through. Here’s what not to do:
Re-Entering the Workforce Seminar
FreeStockPhotos.biz Today I discovered a hidden gem — the local Women’s Center. It offers a wealth of programs and services, including counseling, financial and legal services, and career services. Today’s offering — a two-hour Re-entering the Workforce seminar. About 25…
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Tagged with: career break, career services, Colleen Smith, re-entering the workforce, resume, The Women's Center
Posted in Helpful Resources, Interviewing, Networking, Resumes
Posted in Helpful Resources, Interviewing, Networking, Resumes
IBM and Relaunchers
Here’s what Mathian Osicki, Global HR Partner with IBM, had to say about hiring relaunchers when interviewed at the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference on October 4th in New York:
Tagged with: IBM, iRelaunch, Mathian Osicki, re-enter the workforce, return to work conference
Posted in Interviewing, Resumes
Posted in Interviewing, Resumes
Job Interview Continued Again
Waiting for call/iStockphotos.com I made it through the interview. Probably not as well as I would have liked. Still, I think I left the research assistant-seeking author with a favorable impression. But now I had work to do. I spent…
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Job Interview Continued
©iStockphoto.com/JulNichols In preparation for last week’s job interview with an established journalist and author, I googled the author and read everything I could about him. I also bought and overnight shipped the last book he wrote. In the acknowledgements of…
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Job Interview
iStockphotos.coom “Interviewing can be a humbling experience…often the test is taken before the lesson is learned.” This is the quote on one of the first pages of Don’t Blow the Interview by Ralph Ferrone. Ferrone is president of Interview Prep…
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Tagged with: Don't Blow the Interview, Interview Prep Associates, interview workshop, job interview, Ralph Ferrone, relaunch
Posted in Interviewing, My Story
Posted in Interviewing, My Story
Comeback Moms Review Continued
Comeback Moms Comeback Moms: How to Leave Work, Raise Children, and Restart Your Career Even If You Haven’t Had a Job in Years by Monica Samuels and J.C. Conklin offers useful practical tips and general advice for women who want…
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