Imagine spending day after day submitting online job applications only to receive rejection email after rejection email, or worse, no response at all. Unfortunately, I see this way too often. Endless hours of effort and mountains of rejections can lead to despair, doubt and even hopelessness. But, the problem is often not with the applicant, but with the way he or she … [Read more...]
Money Monday: Is Facebook Keeping You From Getting A Job?
Looking for a job? Hoping to keep your current one? You might want to check your Facebook timeline first. It seems in the age of social media, your Facebook postings and Twitter activity could be your undoing. Now I totally understand how berating your boss on Facebook might get you a one way ticket to the unemployment line. Take, for instance, the worker who complained that … [Read more...]