5 Common and Very Avoidable ‘Business Casual’ Mistakes
Business casual: the dress code that makes you happy you don’t have to wear a tie or pantyhose, but otherwise confuses the khaki out of you.
Business casual: the dress code that makes you happy you don’t have to wear a tie or pantyhose, but otherwise confuses the khaki out of you.
In today's job market, it's nearly impossible to land a new position, let alone an interview. That's why it's really important to make sure you stand out from other candidates right off the bat. But how the heck are you supposed to do that with no face time?
The job market is tough these days. Many people are coping with sudden layoffs, and others are struggling to find work after completing college or earning a new degree. Skilled professionals could wait months or years to find a job in the field of their expertise.
But if one of these descriptions matches you, that doesn't mean you can’t find exciting ways to earn money.
If you think finding a job is frustrating, prepare to get even more frustrated.
When you’re on a job interview, don’t sabotage your chances of getting hired by saying something stupid.
That may sound obvious, but not everyone knows that.
Unless your business card says "Professional Hot Fudge Sundae Tester" or "Member of LeBron James’ Entourage," odds are you don't have one of the best jobs in the world. The good people of Australia want to change that, though.
Getting a job is tough. Getting to it can be even tougher.
Everyone knows that scoring a job can be a difficult and tedious process. The most important part, though, is nailing the interview, and that starts with dressing your best for the job you want. Check out these interview dressing dos to help you land your dream job (or at least one that pays the bills), then put them into practice tomorrow (Wednesday, September 12) at the WNY Diversity Job Fair at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
If while you were sitting at work a strange man walked up to you and handed you a magic wand that was said to hold magical powers that would allow you to abracadabra yourself from your current career to a new one of your choice would you do it?
Preparing for a job interview is nerve-wracking enough without the unsettling sense that an interviewer might ask a question you aren't prepared to answer. It's those unusual, hard-to-prepare-for questions that we all dread.
If you just can’t seem to get ahead at work, you might want to take a look at yourself in the mirror.