In a surprising twist on traditional job search tactics, Gen Z is rewriting the rules of interviewing by bringing a plus-one to their job interviews: their parents. A recent survey by ResumeTemplates.com revealed 25% of Gen Z job seekers have their parents in tow during interviews, while 70% seek parental guidance throughout their job search. Parental involvement […]
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Make your Job Fair experience a success
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair gives you the opportunity to network with a broad range of employers. You’ll find booths staffed by HR professionals from a cross section of industries, including health care, government, education, nonprofit, IT, insurance, food service and labor. HR recruiters from four organizations participating in the Job Fair […]
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Master virtual interviewing
If you are actively job-hunting, you’ll need to master the virtual job interview. LinkedIn published statistics summarizing all aspects of working remotely at the close of 2023 and claimed 93% of employers plan to continue conducting job interviews remotely. Employers have found this to be an effective means of conducting initial interviews. There are pros […]
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Sound mind, sound body, sound success
When asked what we want to be when we grow up, no one says “fit and healthy.” Instead, we think of our education, training and various ways we might wish to spend 40-50 hours per week. When we enter the workforce, our jobs often take priority over our fitness. Many of us have made the […]
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Four reasons to work in skilled trades
When you’re thinking about a career change or a job to take on after high school, which types of jobs do you think of first? If most of your work ideas revolve around an office, you probably aren’t thinking about skilled trades jobs. So, what is a skilled trade? At the most basic level, a […]
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How to get unstuck
One of the best compliments I get from clients is when they say, “We’ve made more progress in the past six months working with you on [insert complicated problem here], than we have in the past six years.” Facing a tough or ambiguous problem at work or in your personal life is like staring into […]
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What to be when (and if) you grow up
When I was approaching high school graduation (in the late 1900s as my teenaged son likes to say), I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. This existential question was daunting. I envisioned myself in a city, wearing suits and making money. Noble goals, right? I meandered through college having […]
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Watch out for recruiter scams
If you’re looking for a job opportunity and it seems too good to be true, maybe it is. There are fraudsters out there who wish to take advantage of the hard work you’ve put in to get to the next stage of your career. Employment scams rose from third riskiest in 2021 to second riskiest […]
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LinkedIn profile pictures: Tips to get you noticed
You only have one opportunity to make a first impression. A recruiter or hiring manager’s first perception of you may be based solely on what they see in your LinkedIn profile photo. Your professional image is important, even online. According to LinkedIn, simply having a picture makes your profile 14 times more likely to be viewed […]
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Expanded training programs for in-demand jobs
Lincoln Land Community College has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce for the expansion of programs that prepare candidates for in-demand jobs. In-demand jobs are those that pay a sustainable wage and offer a promising future based on the projected number of […]
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Make yourself indispensable
With economic uncertainty on the rise, unfortunately some employers are starting to play defense; reducing headcount in their organizations through layoffs and downsizing. Snap, Bed Bath and Beyond, Predictive Index, Groupon, Wayfair and others all made headlines last fall for reducing headcounts by as many as 39,000 jobs, according to Crunchbase.com. In 2008, I was […]
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Check list for landing a job
1. Network, network, network Reach out to stakeholders at companies you’re interested in. You can do this virtually through LinkedIn, Lunchmeet, Meetup and other online media channels. You can also network in-person at local job fairs, public speaking events, networking events and more. It’s not likely they’ll hire you on the spot, but networking can help […]
