by Blog Admin | Dec 14, 2009 | Past Newsletters, The Search
There will be a morning networking meeting for HAPPEN members on Tuesday 15 December at the usual Mississauga location. The same morning there will be a meeting in Vancouver in celebration of the holiday season. Those will be the last HAPPEN planned meetings this...
by Blog Admin | Dec 11, 2009 | The Search
Your cover letter is the first impression that you give employers. Sometimes without a GOOD cover letter, your resume does not get the attention it deserves. Let's face it; resumes get skipped over all the time. That's why you have to come up with a strategy on how to...
by Blog Admin | Dec 11, 2009 | Networking, The Search
From Martin Buckland... Don’t stop your job search during this holiday season but rather, ramp it up! Sharing Season’s Greetings and an active Job Search are a great deal more compatible that you may think. No other time of year presents as many opportunities to get...
by Blog Admin | Dec 11, 2009 | The Search
Do you make New Year's resolutions? Many do, but I think it's important to make them realistic. Maybe it's just because I love all things career-related, but I happen to think that job search efforts lend themself well to resolutions. So in the spirit of the holidays,...
by Blog Admin | Dec 11, 2009 | Jobs, Networking, The Search
If you’ve been struggling to find work this year, you’ve got company. While the pace of US job losses slowed last month, with payrolls declining by 11,000 positions in November 2009, the length of the average job search actually surged, to 28.5 weeks of average...
by Blog Admin | Dec 9, 2009 | Interviews, The Search
By Debbie Shalom, founder of Amazing Résumés and Coaching Services In order to increase your chances of landing a great job, you should take time to define your strategy and prepare your resources. Successful job offers are direct results of effective planning. A...