Going on a business lunch with your prospective employer? There are high chances you’ll be in for that “job interview. ” Presenting yourself as a professional is one way to go about it. There have been many cases where employers where greatly impressed by the dressing appearance of the prospective employee, and hired them without asking too many questions. There’s a chance of that happening in your case as well. View Details

According to a recent survey by career website FlexJobs, an overwhelming majority of parents (96%) say having a traditional full-time job conflicts with important parts of taking care of their families, and two-thirds report frequent conflict.   At the same time, a whopping 97% of respondents feel that having work flexibility (such as working from home or having a flexible schedule) would help them be a better parent. View Details

Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change. Making a good first impression is incredibly important, because you only get one shot at it.   Princeton University psychologist Alex Todorov and co-author Janine Willis, a student researcher who graduated from Princeton in 2005 had people look at a microsecond of video of a political candidate. View Details

Social Job Seeker 2012, Jobvite’s newest survey, asked job seekers how they used social networks for career advancement and job search.   If you are actively or passively seeking a new opportunity, these points will help you understand how to be more pro-active in your search. Most companies hire people primarily through referrals, therefore, job search activities need to match. Focus your energy on making contact and building relationships with company insiders at specific, targeted companies. View Details

Becoming and staying productive isn’t about hard-to-follow programs or logging your every move in an app. It’s about self-care. Here are daily to-dos to get you started.   It’s Tuesday morning at 8 a. m. Two San Francisco entrepreneurs are pitching their ventures to potential investors today. They’d both agree that this is one of the most important days of their lives. View Details

If you’re looking for a career, candidate self-marketing starts by being different and being connected. This starts by stopping doing stuff that doesn’t work. If you’re just looking for another job, go ahead and do what everyone else does.   I’m about to launch my next eBook in January – The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired. View Details

There is more reason than ever to consider work life balance as just as important of a factor as any other to retaining and attracting key employee talent. New York Life’s Keep Going Good Reportfinds that despite the fact that 71 percent of American workers  reported that they would be happier with more pay, only a small portion would be willing to trade between their financial situation and their families. View Details

There’s no doubt we’re living in an ever-increasing, technology-driven society. We can communicate with people on the other side of the planet with the click of a mouse. We can have a full-course meal delivered to our door through an app on our smartphones. View Details

“Why am I still unemployed? ”  This plaintive question is one I’m asked a great deal. I’d like to give a few brief answers to this question.   1. You aren’t networking enough.   Almost all jobs these days are found through networking. If you’re applying through job boards, searching the internet, counting on recruiters or responding to want ads…you’re not doing enough. View Details

You’ve polished your resume to no end, especially after finding a job posting that precisely fits your skills.   But did your cover letter merit the same attention?   Many hiring managers use your cover letter to gauge your interest in the company, as well as your aptitude for the job. View Details

It’s that time of year again, when job seekers think they may as well stop looking for a job throughout the holiday season. No one will be hiring anyway, so you may as well take the rest of the year off, right?   Not true, according to HR and job search experts. Although some companies may have no budget left for hiring, others still have openings they need to fill by the end of the fiscal year. View Details

So, you got the interview for the job of your dreams. You check in with the receptionist and they ask you to have a seat. What you do in the next few minutes can be the deciding factor on your future with the company.   There are interviewers who regularly ask their receptionists what the prospective employee was doing while waiting to be called in. View Details

While we have seen an increase in the use of Skype and other video based technology it would seem that the use of the Telephone Interview is back on the rise. It is an inexpensive method for judging cultural and or behavioural fit and is often the first stage in recruitment processes; Forming the backbone of a labour intensive campaign or quite simply an ‘informal chat’ for a senior executive. View Details

Hi Heather,  I read your advice regarding “death in the workplace. ” My mother went through a long bout with cancer that she lost. Before she was diagnosed, I started a new job and, needless to say, when I learned of her cancer, it affected me on the job…. . View Details