Interview with Jeff: Daisy Wright’s Show ~ Discussing Working with Recruiters
I had a great opportunity to be on Daisy Wright’s BlogTalkRadio Career Tips2Go Show this week along with Sarah Welstead (both in Canada!).  Sarah and I answered questions from callers that covered a lot of ground in the job search. Link to the show:  All You Ever Wanted to Know About Recruiters, But Were Afraid to Ask. Topics covered: What makes a recruiter take notice of your resume. Contacting a recruiter direc

Interview with Jeff: Being Marketable While Job Hunting
I was recently interviewed by Kristi Daeda on the topic of marketing yourself in the job search.  Here’s the link to the short article: How to get a job in IT, Project Management and More – Interview with Jeff Lipschultz Topics covered include: Current job opening trends and types of roles Common traits of successful candidates Certification and training

The Interview is Done–Will the Phone Ring?
When the phone doesn’t ring within 24 hours of an interview, many job candidates start to assume they didn’t get the job.  The waiting game is worse than the interview itself for some. Read what to do and NOT do during this stage in process in my latest Job-Hunt.org article:  Post-Interview Waiting Game.

Will I Find You in the Social Mediasphere?
So many job seekers tell me they are doing everything they can to find a job.  But when I ask them how much they’ve done to brand themselves using Social Media, I get a blank stare or a sigh.  Or I hear questions such as: Isn’t that a waste of time? Or too much work? Isn’t Social Media only useful for finding Web-related jobs? Isn’t it just a fad? Social Media is not a waste of time if you manage it carefully. It absolutely can used to find job, and more importantly, have the hiring team find YOU.  And this world evolves every day, constantly adding more ways to be leveraged. Last week, I was inte

Can You Go The Distance?
Collaborative, creative, team player.  Self-motivated, quick-learner, top communicator.  Do these terms describe you?  Well, they should because apparently they describe just about everyone based on the resumes I’ve seen.  For certain, these terms are not original.  While discussing your talents within a resume or interview, you need to convey you possess these attributes.  However, job seekers should keep in mind these are not enough. There is one attribute I don’t hear much about from candidates that I think may be more important than the others: ENDURANCE.  As an avid cyclist, this word comes up often fo