There are numerous reasons for job seekers to attend a career fair, but the most relevant reasons are: — Finding jobs – local/long distance — Networking – with recruiters/industry professionals/company representatives

During their job search people typically contact a few recruiters and also search for openings on job sites. There is nothing wrong with this and recruiters/job sites should be part of your efforts to find jobs. However, you should also look beyond these job search methods and try to get in touch with people in [...]

When thinking about pursuing certain career options, it is always useful to conduct some career research to help you figure out which careers are a good match for you. This will help answer a number of questions and concerns which you might have, such as:

Most of us turn to job sites first, when we are looking for a job and most us of have faced the frustrations of using them. While job sites are not the best way to look for a job and have a low success rate, they can still be useful.

To conduct a successful job search, it is essential to be very clear on the key requirements to perform well in your job targets. The requirements will usually be a mix of technical skills/needs (such as expertise in a particular IT area, marketing, accounting) and soft skills/needs (such as leadership, interpersonal skills, communication skills).

If you are interviewing for a job, chances are you will need to go through 3-4 job interview rounds, before a decision is made. It is useful to know what to expect during different stages of the selection process, so that you can prepare accordingly and reduce surprises. Here are some interview tips to guide [...]

In case you have an interview coming-up and are wondering what to say when the interviewer asks if you have any questions, here are some ideas for interview questions that you can ask:

Myth 1 - The offer made by the employer is final: For many people the thought of salary negotiation does not even cross their mind. The belief is that the offer made by the employer is final and you either take it or leave it. Well that is not true and you can certainly negotiate the [...]

When going about the resume writing process (or even when talking about themselves in job interviews), people often dismiss their ‘non-work’ activities and interests. The reasoning is that they are typically not relevant from the career point of view. While it is important to keep your resume writing and description of your background as relevant to your job target as [...]

I often hear complaints that recruiters (search firms, employment agencies) are rude, unresponsive and do not revert with matching jobs after an individual has sent them a resume. How friendly and responsive recruiters/employment agencies are when you get in touch with them, depends on two things - 1) Timing 2) Background