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Banking Blog Archive for "The Job Search"
The Park Avenue Group Banking Blog
Career Tip - 52
Career Tip #52 - When you ask someone to serve as a reference for you, be sure they are someone who can honestly speak highly of you and your work. But don't stop there! Your career ... Read more »
Career Tip - 51
Career Tip #51 - Unrealistic salary expectations have derailed many job negotiations at the 11th hour. If you are currently employed and being courted by a competitor, a typical offe ... Read more »
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Career Tip #47 - A candidate is usually aware that they must "sell" their skills, personality and fit during an interview. However, hiring managers also need to be cognizant tha ... Read more »
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Career Tip #46 - What strategies can you use if you feel like you are running into a brick wall because you have everything except a degree? Load your resume with examples of su ... Read more »
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Career Tip #44 - Your body language during an interview can make or break your chances for the job. Too relaxed, the hiring manager may think you lack interest or energy. Excessively ner ... Read more »
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Career Tip #43 - When evaluating a job offer, salary should not be the only factor under consideration. Commission and bonus structures, short commute distances, car and phone allowances, ... Read more »
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Career Tip #39 - Resume's should always include dates of employment for each position held, in chronological order, listed with most recent position first. Leaving the date ... Read more »
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Career Tip #32 - Disclosing why you left a prior position or why you would consider leaving your present position can be a potential pitfall in the interviewing process. Never speak negatively ... Read more »
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Career Tip #29 - Salary negotiation is one of the most difficult parts of the job hunt. This is an area where having a recruiter professionally represent you provides the greatest value. ... Read more »
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Career Tip #28 - When interviewing for a position, you are up against stiff competition, people who have just as much or more experience and skill as you have. But often it's the lit ... Read more »
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Career Tip #27 - The proper length of a resume is 1 - 2 pages, beyond that you actually risk creating a negative image with the person receiving your resume. According to Theladders ... Read more »
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Career Tip #24 - Spelling counts! Nothing will drop you from consideration for a position faster than misspelled words on your resume, cover letter or other correspondence. It's a well k ... Read more »
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Career Tip #23 - Sending out an unsolicited resume rarely achieves good results nor does responding blindly to every job posting on the internet. Most resumes end up in the "Internet black hol ... Read more »
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Career Tip #22 - One of the biggest pet peeves of job seekers is receiving no final word after an interview, positive or negative. Here is what you can do: 1. Did you get the busine ... Read more »
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Career Tip #19 - Many potential job offers are lost at the very end, during the background check and drug testing phase, if unsavory items are discovered. If you are working with a recruiter, ... Read more »
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Career Tip #16 - Job hunting when unemployed can be a disheartening task. To maximize your results and find a position as quickly as possible, only apply to positions that are suitable to ... Read more »
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Career Tip #15 - Never leave dates of employment off of your resume, even when you have gaps. Hiring authorities interpret the lack of dates as a huge red flag that you are hiding a spora ... Read more »
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Career Tip #14 - When providing references, choose people who can directly speak to your accomplishments in prior positions that are similar to the one to which you are applying, ie. former supervis ... Read more »
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Career Tip #12 - Role play with a partner your responses to typical interview questions prior to the big day. Most of us don't interview often and are theref ... Read more »
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Career Tip #10 - According to a recent 2012 survey on hiring, the most important pedigree for a candidate to have - considered more than three times more important than having an advanced degree, a ... Read more »
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Career Tip #9 - A headhunter's job is to know the top producers in the industry they cover. If you are a top performer, you SHOULD be getting calls and emails from recruiters. Just as "A ... Read more »
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Career Tip #7 - There is a difference between writing your resume to showcase yourself in the best light and embellishing the truth. This is especially true of educational credentials.&nb ... Read more »
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Career tip #6 - A first interview is not the time to choose to express your unique personality through your clothing choice unless you are in the arts or design field. For those of us in more ... Read more »
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Career Tip #5 - Government regulations and technology changes happen at a rapid pace. Long periods of unemployment can result in gaps in your knowledge or skills, maki ... Read more »
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Career Tip #4 - Many people eliminate themselves from consideration for a role, simply by disclosing unrealistic salary expectations. Always educate yourself on local average sa ... Read more »
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Career Tip #3 - Be extremely careful when using resume templates. Often when applying to jobs online, your resume will be automatically uploaded into a database, and if your resume is&nbs ... Read more »
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Career Tip #2 - Tailoring your resume and cover letter to the position you are applying for may make all the difference in your response rate. Because hundreds of resumes are received for ... Read more »
Career Tip - 1
Career Tip #1: Qualifications are not the only things that count in an interview. Personality and chemistry are major factors in getting hired and many times the most "qualified" person ... Read more »
Help! My Bank Just Got Bought Out!
Does this sound familiar? If you aren’t experiencing this dilemma right this moment, chances are you have experienced this in the past or will sometime in the near future. In the wor ... Read more »
Excellent Resume Tips
I work the Professional Market of six figure + positions and I often see errors such as "Objectives" and "references provided upon request", all forms of personal data, etc, in addition to ... Read more »
Should I stay or should I go?
A New York Times reporter recently asked me, "What should someone do who took a job that is well beneath their skill set and after the fact, admits they are now bored and unhappy?" Here was ... Read more »
Poll shows people value recruiters
Poll shows people value being approached by a recruiter In a recent poll conducted on LinkedIn, the question was asked "Does a recruiter approaching you unsolicited on LinkedIn bother you?" Nea ... Read more »
First Impression?
In an effort to make a good first impression during a job search most people strive to create a well written cover letter, an eye pleasing resume, and only a great fool doesn’t go to an intervie ... Read more »
6 Tips to Ace an Interview
The amount of effort and focus needed to create that perfect resume combined with the countless hours spent on submitting applications in an attempt to land that dream job can seem overwhelmin ... Read more »
Are you stretching the truth?
You’ve heard the old adage, “desperate times call for desperate measures” haven’t you? In today’s economy and with so many people who are seeking employment, there& ... Read more »
Hesitating will give you plenty of practice...
Hesitating will give you plenty of interview practice, but it doesn’t pay very well... The market for jobs continues to be soft but when employers do have an open position available, they are l ... Read more »
Referrals
….but I don’t know anyoneAfter recruiting now for over a decade, I still find myself somewhat amazed when I’m asking for a referral and the response I get is, “I don’t k ... Read more »
The fallacy of search firms
Executive search firms get contacted each and every day from both employed and unemployed candidates for the purpose of helping them find a job. This effort is appreciated by most firms since th ... Read more »
