Getting plenty of interviews but no job offers?
If you’re consistently missing out on offers for jobs you thought you had in the bag, you may be running into one of these five classic interviewing issues.
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What’s the ROI of your education costs?
Thinking about a class, program, or degree?
Follow these three steps to help make sure your training or education expereince will pay off for you—in terms of career happiness, employment stability, and wages.
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Coming soon: CareerOneStop has a new look!
Look for an updated CareerOneStop website in early 2015.
Your source for career exploration, training and jobs will be mobile ready and feature streamlined access to your favorite features and tools.
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Not seeing results in your job search?
You’ve done the research, found the jobs you want, created a killer resume, applied for a dozen job openings, and. . .nothing?
The fact is, there’s always a certain amount of tweaking you can do to your resume, your cover letter, and your interviewing skills.
Top 10 reasons to hire a veteran
Veterans Day is the one official day each year that Americans set aside to honor those who’ve served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
But if you’re an employer or human resources representative, you can help veterans all year long—by integrating or enhancing a veterans-hiring initiative in your business or organization.
Three great reasons to hire people with disabilities
Did you know October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month?
The month is almost over, but it’s never too late to embrace the theme: “Expect. Employ. Empower.”
If you’re a business owner or hiring manager you have the opportunity to spread disability employment awareness all year.
Tips for discussing your criminal record at a job interview
Ban the Box—laws that bar employers from asking about criminal records on initial job applications—have been passed in nearly 70 cities and 13 states.
That’s good news for job seekers with a past conviction—but it doesn’t mean they won’t have to discuss that conviction as they move through the hiring process.
Take five minutes to jump-start your career change
Do you feel like it’s time to make the leap to a new career—but aren’t sure what that career should be?
Whatever your motivation for thinking about a career change, CareerOneStop’s mySkills myFuture is a great place to get started. The website is easy-to-use, free, and includes unbiased career and employment information. The best part? You can get started exploring your new career in five minutes or less.
How’s your elevator speech?
CareerOneStop
Posted in Career changers, Entry-level workers, Job seekers, Older workers, Students, Uncategorized
Not sure how your elevator speech is—or even what an elevator speech is?
Now’s the time to dust off, create, or brush up your 30-second career pitch.
That’s your elevator speech: a quick and unique introduction to who you are, what you do best, and why someone should hire you.
In high school? Time to start planning your career
Between your grades, your friends, your family, and maybe a job . . . career planning can pretty quickly sink to the bottom of your list of things to think about.
But think about this: you’ll probably spend a large amount of your adult life working.
Increase your chances of career and job satisfaction by planning early.