by Rick Christensen | Apr 18, 2019 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Job Search, Rick Christensen
What do I mean by “Phantom job posting”? It is a job posting that is advertised but no real job exists that the company is hiring. There are several reasons a company would post a job that doesn’t exist. An internal candidate or referral candidate has been identified...
by Rick Christensen | Apr 11, 2019 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
Email has become an essential form of communication in today’s job search, but how you handle it can make a positive first impression or make your next employer question your judgment. Here’s what you need to know about job search email etiquette...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 28, 2019 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
Most online applications ask the “What is your desired salary?” question. Usually this question is a required field, meaning you have to answer it before going to the next section. It is also a numeric field, so you need to put in a number (usually a...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 21, 2019 | Career Transition, Job Search, Rick Christensen
I am often asked if a person should accept an offer or wait until something better comes along. It depends. It is obviously very stressful to be unemployed because the bills are still coming in even when the paycheck stops. That’s why financial...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 14, 2019 | Job Search, On-Boarding, Rick Christensen
You’ve finally done it–you landed the job that you were after. All the hard work and preparation in getting the resume and interview right have paid off. You are excited to start work and impress your new employer and get off on the right foot with your new coworkers....
by Rick Christensen | Feb 28, 2019 | Career Transition, Interviewing, Job Search, Rick Christensen
A majority (58% to be exact) of the message we convey is through our body language, this is known as non-verbal communication. Only 7% of our message is made of the words we use. In preparing for job interviews most of us concentrate on making sure we have the “right”...
