Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Business Cards

If you are farther along in your career and do quite a lot of in person networking then business cards can always be an additional bonus.  Business cards have your information for people to contact you and keep your name in people's heads.  There are countless services online that offer free or very cheap business cards that you can design yourself to stand out from others.  Make your name stand out and get some business cards.

Friday, May 21, 2010

CareerBuilder.com

CareerBuilder.com is one of the top job search websites around.  You can search for jobs by location, keywords and job categories.  Post your resume for free and set up automatic job alerts when something matches.  This website also has tools for career resources, education center, career fairs, salary calculator, career tests and skills training.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Do Something You Love

If possible find a job in a field you love.  If your happy doing what you love it won't be like a job.  If you love sports look for a job at a sports team or if you love stocks seek out financial firms.  If your money or time is restrained this can be tough but if your lucky you will find your dream job.  Keep your resume ready for that dream opportunity and you may never have to look for a job again.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Send Thank You Notes

If you just went on a successful interview make sure to get each interviewers name and email or physical mailing address.  Send a brief thank you to each person thanking them for taking the time to meet and consider you as a candidate.  Include your contact information for further questions or follow up as well.  Not everyone does this simple follow up to interviews.  These thank you notes can impress the interviewers and most importantly keep your name fresh in their memories.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

BrokerageJobs.com

Brokeragejobs.com is a job search website for financial industry professionals.  This site is completely free for job seekers and job advertisers.  The search function allows you to search by state.  Not the most comprehensive site or search options but still a good niche related job search site for financial professionals.  You can email your resume to them to be included in their job seeker database they are currently creating.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Justjobs.com

Justjobs.com is as simple a job search engine that you will find.  Completely free and no registration needed.  Although just launched last year they have a great list of jobs searchable by cities, towns, counties, states, job categories, job title, keywords and companies.