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- The Four Stages of Networking
- Aptitude Tests
- Getting Your Resume Read



- Avoid Doing These 5 Things At An Interview
- Beauty Tips: Professional Interview Makeup
- Collecting Business Cards is NOT Networking
- How To Close The Resume Gap
- How To Get A Job You Are Unqualified For
- 10 (Good and Bad) Interview Questions For Employers
- The Key To Successfully Not Hiring Someone: SHUT UP!
- The Scientific Job Search Or Phun With Fysics Round II
- What Does Quantum Physics Have To Do With Interviews?
- What Every Employer Can Learn From Ulysses S. Grant
- Why Your Resume Must Have Your Contact Information


Media Citations 2012


December 28:
The Job Interview Advice Older Men Don't Want to Hear


December 26:  20 Ways to Restart Your Job Search in 2013


December 24:  9 signs your interviewer would be a great boss


December 12:  Bad Credit Can Kill That Job Offer


December 7: 6 Off-Limit Interview Questions


November 29: Ten Cover Letter Mistakes That May Cost You The Interview (But Earn You Some Laughs)


November 27:  How to Handle On-the-Job Failure


November 26:  Headhunters Reveal 11 Ways To
Ruin Your Chances Of Getting A Job


November 18: Medical industry a future winner in jobs growth


November 14: 5 Tales of Incredibly Awkward Job Interviews


November 8: Your Last Job Ended Miserably - But can you be Honest about why you Left?


November 5:
6 Signs She (or He) is Just Not That Into Networking with You


October 28: NYC job blues:
high-paying jobs vanish despite lower jobless rate


 
October 23: Fired? How to explain it in a job interview?

 
October 18:  LinkedIn Profiles: Not Just For Resumes Any More


October 10: Ensure your CV dazzles recruiters


October 2:
10 palavras-chave para conseguir rum emprego (Brazil)


October 2:
10 Surprising Things You Should Put on Your Resume



September 30:
Nine Phrases You Should Never Put on Your Resume



September 28:
Nine Phrases You Should Never Put on Your Resume


September 28: So You Have a Criminal Background.  Here's How You Can Get Yourself Back in the Workforce


September 24: Three "You-Shouldn't-Ask"
Interview Questions Maybe You Should Ask


September 23:
Phases you should never put on your resume


September 16:
Nine phrases you should never put on your resume



September 2: 10 reasons you didn't get the job


August 30:  Could Staying Off Facebook Hurt You?


August 28: 5 Steps to Effective Job Descriptions



August 28:  
Still Not Getting Any Callbacks? Maybe You Need to Refreshen Your Brand or Do a Better Job Marketing 


August 23: 9 Things Never to Say on a Job Interview



August 22:
Nine phrases you should never put on your resume


August 21: Improve Your Chances of Getting Your Next Job with an Image Makeover

August 15: Don't Ruin Your Chances With Headhunters


August 14:
10 Questions You Shouldn't Ask on a Job Intervew


August 14:
Pumping Life Into Your Resume With Words That Work

August 14: 10 questions not to ask during a job interview


August 9:
Nine Phrases You Should Never Put On Your Resume


August 8:  Interview Tips: Questions That You Should Be Prepared For


August 8:
10 palavras-chave papa consequir um emprego (Brazil)


August 7: Best PR tips (#18)


July 30: What do employers think of career changers?


July 26: 16 job search errors you're probably making


July 26: Should I put this on my resume?


July 24: Should This Go on My Resume or Not?



July 24: Should I put this on my resume?


July 23: Countering the Recession's Presence in Your Resume

July 23: Should I put this on my resume?


July 20:
 Be Careful - Over-sharing Can Help You Lose Your Job Easily


July 19:  10 Words that will get you a job


July 6:  Switching Careers?  How to Convince An
 Employer To Hire You


July 3: 9 Things Never to Say on a Job Interview 


July 3: Questions You Should Ask


June 27:  10 Words That Will Get You a Job


June 26:  What do employers think of career changers?


June 25: 10 Tips to Stay Focused at Work
When Dealing with Cancer


June 19: 9 Dumbest Things Said in the Job Interviews


June 17: Learn From Obama's LinkedIn Profile


June 14:  Learn From Obama's LinkedIn Profile


June 12: Uneven job histories need not stall job search


June 8: What do employer think of career changers?


June 5:  9 Ways To Not Look Like A Total Jerk
When You Forget Someone's Name



June 3: WorkWise:
Countering the recession's presence in your resume



June 1: 10 Reasons Why You're Not Getting The Job Offer


May 29:
How to conduct a job search with a criminal record (Canada)


May 19:  8 Job Posting Buzzwords Explained


May 18: 10 Things Never to Say in a Job Interview (China)


May 16: Coax your workforce to voice their ideas


May 15: 6 Things to Do Before the Job Interview (China)

May 9: 6 Things to Do Before the Job Interview (China)


May 7:  Top 10 Skills for the Future (Ukraine)


April 30:
How to conduct a job search with a criminal record


April 30:  How Convicts Get Jobs Without Lying


April 29: Shake stigma of criminal past


April 27:
How to conduct a job search with a criminal record


April 24: 7 signs you're acing a job interview


April 17: Using Multi-Media in your CV


April 16: 7 signs you're acing a job interview


April 9: Bad last job? Here's what to say


April 5:
10 Things You Should Never Say In A Job Interview


April 4: 5 Resume Tips for Vets Transitioning
to the Civilian Workforce


April 3: 10 Surefire Ways To Get Fired


April 2: Can multimedia enhance your resume message?


March 29:
Ten Dumb Things Said During Job Interviews (China)


March 29: Employers Ask For Facebook Passwords - Should You Comply?


March 28:  How to Avoid Getting Fired


March 23: Ten Dumb Things Said During Job Interviews (Korea)


March 22:
Empresas pedem por senhas do Facebook: debate acirrado (Brazil)


March 21:
Job Seekers Asked For Facebook Password: Debate Roars


March 21:
Would you give up your Facebook password to get a job?


March 21: Wanna Job?  Give Me Your Facbook Password


March 21: 
As 10 piores frases ditas em entrevistas de emprego (Portugal)


March 21:
Job Seekers Asked for Facebook Passwords: The Debate Roars


March 20:  10 coisas ridiculas que nunca pode dizer numa entrevista (Portugal)


March 16:
Dumb Things People Have said During Job Interviews


March 15: Your last job ended miserably -
but can you be honest about why you left?


 
March 15: Ten Dumb Things Said During Job Interviews


March 15: 8 Job Posting Buzzwords Explained


March 14: 6 things to do before your job interview


March 14: When Too Much Information Hurts a Job Interview


March 12:
Ten Dumb Things People Have Said During Job Interviews



March 7: 9 Things Never to Say on a Job Interview


March 4: Why you don't have a job yet


March 3:  Multimedia and the 21st Century Resume


March 1: The New Resume: Infographics


February 29:  How to Succeed at Job Fairs


February 29: 9 things to avoid when writing a resume


February 29:  Moving past sour end at previous job


February 29: Multimedia Resumes


February 28:
Is There a Bad Day of the Week to Apply for Jobs?


February 27: 
16 job search errors you're probably making


  
February 24:
Is There a Bad Day of the Week to Apply for Jobs?



February 21: Multimedia and the 21st Century Resume


February 17:  Media and the 21st Century Resume


February 17: The future of the resume?


February 15:
Your Last Job Ended Miserably -
Can You Be Honest About Why You Left?



February 15:
8 Things Not To Do When You Make A Mistake At Work



February 15:
 LinkedIn: 5 Changes to Make to Your Resume Today
(Chinese)


February 14:
Is It Bad to Be the First Person to Apply for a Job?



February 13:
Career Q&A: Is It Bad to Be the First to Apply for a Job?



February 11: Your last job ended miserably


February 10:
Four Ways Media Can Breathe Life Into a Resume


   
February 8: Multimedia and the 21st Century Resume

February 7:
How to Talk About a Job You Hate (Vietnamese)


February 6: 7 Dos and Dont's of a Professional Web Site

February 1: Questions For The Employer

January 21: Resumes: Length Does Matter


January 19:  Survey: MBA's Face Strong Job Market


January 18:
 LinkedIn: 5 changes to make to your profile today


January 18:
 Your last job ended miserably:
Can you be honest about  why you left?


January 13:
Turning a lot of experience into an effective resume



January 11: Survey: M.B.A.'s Face Strong Job Market

January 10: 10 Questions to Ask Potential Employers


January 10: Seize erreurs courantes commises
 par les chercheurs d’emploi


January 7: 5 Interview Pitfalls

January 6: Your last job ended miserably - but can you be honest about why you left?

January 5: After the Interview: 8 Key Steps to Land the Job
(Subscription Required)
January 3: 10 Questions to Ask Potential Employers

2011


December 30: 16 job search errors often made

December 19: The Best Gifts for Bosses
December 15: Questions Please


December 13: Coax your workforce to voice their ideas


December 7: 16 job search errors you're probably making


December 5:
The 5 Situations Where It Pays to Work for Free
(Subscription Required)


  

December 2: The Best Gifts for Bosses

December 1:
The Ten Worst Things to Put in Your Cover Letter


November 29:
How To Convince Employers That You Really Want The Job

November 28:
5 Ways To Increase Your Chances of Getting Hired


November 16: Resume Extras


November 16:
The Ten Worst Things to Put in Your Cover Letter



November 15:
The Heavy Truth About Weight Discrimination


November 9: 13 Most Common Mistakes Made When Hiring


November 4:
The Top 7 Crappy Things to Put in Your Resume



October 27: Job Seekers Need to Brand Themselves
with Clean, Concise Resume


October 18: Turning a lot of experience into an effective resume


October 17: What Does Your Email Say About You
To A Potential Employer


October 13: Resume Writing for Career Change



October 5: 10 ways to coax employees to speak up


September 29: Lack of references a big issue for the jobless


September 27:
6 Tips: How To Standout & NOT Be A Lazy Job Seeker



September 26: Long-term jobless face issue with references


September 26:  7 Resume Ruining Mistakes


September 26:  6 Tips: How To Standout & NOT Be A Lazy Job Seeker


September 26: 3 Signs a Job Recruiter Isn't Legit


September 26: Long-term jobless face issue with references

  
September 22:  The best career advice I ever took


September 20:  Seven Ways To Ruin Your Resume


September
13:  How Not to Be a Lazy Job Seeker


September 12:
Successful Conversations About Diversity in the Workplace



September 12:
Turning a lot of experience into an effective resume


 
September 2: Office Faux Pas: Will They Get You Fired?



September 1: Bruce A. Hurwitz, President & CEO of
Hurwitz Strategic Staffing



August 30: Seven Tricks to Help Get a Job Now


August 27: Finding a job after a career in the military


August 23: Best PR Tips (#18)



August 18: 
The Ten Worst Things To Put In Your Cover Letter



August 17:
Turning a Lot of Experience Into an Effective Resume


August 16: 16 Job Search Errors You're Probably Making


August 15:
What to Put in a Cover Letter to Guarantee Rejection



August 15: 70+ Tips to Perfect the Interview
 (Free E-Book, p. 18)



August 15:
Turning a Lot of Experience Into An Effective Resume


August 15: 16 job search errors often made


August 14: Increase success in job searches


August 13: Out Like a Lion or Take This Job and Shove It!


August 13: How to Avoid Blowing Your IT Job Interview: Stop Spewing Acronyms


August 11:
10 Cover Letter Disasters that Won't Get You an Interview


August 11: Errors That Prevent You From Finding a Job - #11 (Spanish)


August 10: 10 Cover Letter Mistakes That May
Cost You The Interview (But Earn You Some Laughs)



August 8: Are Your Really Making a Great First Impression?

August 8: 
How a First Impression Can Derail a Job Application


August 8:
 What You Should Never Put in an Introductory Email

August 8: 
The Ten Worst Things You Can Put in Your Cover Letter

August 8: Out Like a Lion


August 7: Head off interview age bias



August 5: Frequently Asked Interview Questions
(Mandarin)
[Link no longer available]

August 3:
Turning a lot of experience into an effective resume


July 29: 16 job search errors you're probably making

July 26: The Evolution of the Pink Slip


July 21: 9 Mistakes Job Seekers Often Make (Vietnamese)


July 21: Conducting Company Layoffs


July 19: 16 job search errors you're probably making


July 19: A Better Way of Conducting Layoffs

 
July 19: Mistakes Job Seekers Often Make (Vietnamese)


July 18: 9 mistakes job seekers often make (Vietnamese)


July 18: Be Careful When Looking for Work (Vietnamese}


July 18: Know Your Keywords

July 12: Interview Tips that guarantee your Job


July 8: 
99 interview tips that will actually help you get a job (#58)



July 7: 16 job search errors you are probably making


July 7:  Ten things that can get you FIRED!


July 5: 
What Employers Really Think About Functional Resumes


July 2: Nobody wants to get fired


July 1: Seven Interview Questions That Kill Careers


June 28: 5 Interview Pitfalls


June 27:  Head Off Age Bias in a Job Interview


June 26: Headhunters reveal 11 ways to
ruin your chances of getting a job



June 24: Head Off Age Bias in a Job Interview



June 23:  Fastest Way to a Pink Slip


June 23: 10 Reasons You Can Be Fired


June 23: Ten Things That Can Get You Fired


June 22:  Getting Axed 101


June 22:  Headhunters Reveal 11 Ways To
Ruin Your Chances Of Getting A Job


  
June 22: Ten Things That Can Get You Fired


June 20:  What Not to Say in a Job Interview


June 17: How Bad Credit Can Effect You in the Workplace


June 14: 8 Mistakes That Will Kill a Promotion


June 9:  Here are cornerstones to your resume


June 8: A little Q & A on job interviews


June 8: 6 ideas for your cover letters


June 7: 5 Interview Pitfalls


June 7: 7 Toxic Co-Workers


June 1: Why Your E-mail Address Might Cost You a Job


June 1: How to Be the Best Intern


May 31: Your E-mail Address Might Cost You a Job


May 28: Shine with a little polish


May 26: Finding a Job without a College Degree

 
May 26: What Not to Say in a Job Interview


May 23:
89 Famous Quotes That Will Rock Your World
(#41)


May 23: Seven Interview Questions That Kill Careers


May 22:
When resigning, watch what you do and what you say



May 20: What Not to Say in an Interview


May 19: Seven Interview Questions That Kill Careers


May 19: What not to say in a job interview


May 19: So, Tell Me A Little Bit About Yourself...

 
May 6:  What Not to Say in a Job Interview

April 26: How to screw up the interview (Mandarin)

April 19:  What Not to Say in a Job Interview


April 19:  Excessive Information:
The Five Funniest
Answers to Difficult Interview Questions of All Time



April 19:  Seven Interview Questions That Kill Careers


April 18: Your Resume Shouldn't Play Games


April 6:  How To Survive Weird Interview Questions


April 4: Resume Myths: Facts or Fiction

 

March 31: 10 Resume Rules: Fact of Fiction?

March 28:  Nonprofit Motives


March 26:  Why You Could Be Breaking The Law By Researching Job Candidates Online


March 22:  How Bad Credit Can Affect You in the Workplace


March 18: 
Report: More Jobs For B-School Grads With M.B.A.s



March 15:  Job Placement For MBAs Up,
 Far Outpacing National Average


Radio Appearances

Preparing a Resume Before a Job

Media Citations 2013



May 15:  Why Writers Write


May 15: Why do writers write? Over 100 published authors told Author's Promoter why


May 8:  What's The Most Annoying
Mistake Job Seekers Make?



May 5: How To Close The Resume Gap


May 3:
Nine Phrases You Should Never Put on Your Resume



April 28: Mistakes to avoid when applying for a job


April 27:  The best career advice I ever took


April 26:
How baby boomers should apply for new jobs



April 25:
Fired:  How to explain it in interviews



April 25:
3 major mistakes boomers make in job interviews



April 24: 10 Words to Help You Get Hired

 

March 29: How to Nail Every Type of Interview


March 23:
Job Interview Advice Older Men Don't Want to Hear


March 21:
5 Tales from Awesomely Awkward Job Interviews


March 11: Got gaps in your employment?  Not to panic


March 7: Choosing the right references


March 6: Putting a MOOC on the Resume


March 2: Interview Questions for Employers

February 22:
Ask questions for a successful interview




February 21:  The War at Home: The Struggle for Veterans to Find Jobs



February 20:
LinkedIn: it's not for students, is it?



February 15:
Career Change Strategies



February 1: Why Did You Start Your Business?


January 13:
The Ten Worst Things to Put in Your Cover Letter


January 11: 10 Questions to Ask Potential Employers


January 8: 
Job Interview Advice Older Men Don't Want to Hear


Media Citations 2011 (Continued)


March 15: 
U.S. News Data Indicates  More Jobs for M.B.A.s


March 15: Laid off or fired?  You're not alone
(Part 4 of 4)


March 11: As War For Talent Heats Up,
So Does Employee Poaching



March 10: Job Interview Horror Stories


March 10: 
Is It Legal To Research Job Candidates Online?



March 9: Why You Could Be Breaking The Law By Researching Job Candidates Online




March 8:  9 Tips for Refreshing Your Resume


March 3: Bruce Hurwitz:
Helping Veterans Get Into The Job Market



March 2: Laid off or fired? You are not alone
(Part 3 of 4)


March 1: Shake yourself out of your job rut

 
February 17:
Laid off or fired?  You are not alone (Part 2 of 4)



February 16: March Issue:
Re: Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011 - Marching On



February 3:  Successful Conversations About Diversity in the Workplace


February 1:
Why Your Email Address Might Cost You a Job


February 1:
Laid off or fired? You're not alone (Part 1 of 4)


January 31:
What's in an e-mail name? A chance at a job (p.20)



January 29: Time to Step Up


January 27: 10 Resume Rules: Fact of Fiction?


January 24: 5 Interview Pitfalls

January: 52 Tips to Drive Your Career (#17)
[Link not yet available.]


January 18: How to Fill a Job Nobody Wants


January 3:
Using Your Online MBA Degree After Graduating

Media Citations 2010

 
December 22:
M.B.A. Hiring Trends Improve in 2010



December 13, 2010: How to find hidden jobs (p.24)


December 2010: When You're Caught in
The Middle of Public Opinon

[No link available. Visit www.stevensoninc.com.]


November 19:
Five (good) reasons to decline a job offer



November 18: Steps Companies Can Take to Improve Recruitment and Retainment Initiatives


November 4: How to Succeed at a Job Fair


November 1: Dress to Impress, Not Stress the Hiring Manager


November 1: First, take a shower - the survival guide for laid-off lawyers still looking for a job


[Available by subscription only]
October 31: Vetting Job Seekers to Gauge Who Will Stay Put—and Who Won’t


October 29: Why You Should Hire a Werewolf
to be Your Next Sales Superstar


October 20: Too Much Information: The 5 Funniest Answers to Tough Interview Questions
of All Time


October 12:
14 Questions to Never Ask at a Job Interview



October 10: Awkward Interview by Bruce Hurwitz


October 5: First, Take a Shower



October 4: How to Negotiate Working from Home


October 4: How to Write an Effective Resignation Letter


October 1: StreetBeat:
Interviewees Say the Darndest Things



October 1: Still a Long Climb for Online Universities


September 30:
What NOT to Say and Do In An Interview



September 29: 14 Questions You Should
Never  Ask at a Job Interview




September 28: Resume Writing for Career Change
September 26: Wrong answer: Interviewers' tales of chats gone off the rails


September 25: What Does an Executive
Recruiter Do? Job Profile and Description



September 24: Video Resumes - are they Hype?


September 23: Interview Stories (A farce)


September 22:
 
Cinci motive pentru care poti refuza un job



September 15:
What
employers really think of online degrees


September 15: 2% Is The Key To Full
Acceptance of Online Degrees



September 15: Getting the Online OK


September 14: Is Your Age Affecting Your Job Search?


September 13: Should I Stay or Should I Go?


September 10: How can I fill a job that no one wants to take?


September 10:
 How to Negotiate Working from Home


September 10: Too Much Cleavage and Other Interview Booby Traps


September 8: How to Fill a Job Nobody Wants


August 30: Job Search: How to Make Your Job Search More Like a Job


August 30: WorkWise:
Regaining footing after a co-worker's misstep


August 23: What... Decline a Job Offer!


August 23:
Even In Recession, Some Jobs Must Be Filled



August 16:
How to Address A Layoff on Your Resume



August 16:
 High CEO Salaries Raise More Than Eyebrows



August 16:
Economy may mean checking ego at door

[Link no longer available.]


August 13: 
How to Get Media Attention for
Your School Fundraiser



August 12:  When a College Degree Will
Make or Break Your Job Search



August 11:  Dressing For a Job Interview


August 10:  Don't be embarrassed by low-pay job



August 10: 
Interviewees Say The Darndest Things (#34)



August 9:  Finding a Job Without a College Degree



August 7:  Our Bad Behavior at Work



August 6:  5 (Good) Reasons to Decline A Job Offer


August 5:  8 Biggest Workplace Taboos

August 5: 
Are You Willing to Step Down the Career Ladder?


August 4:
Keep your head up if you have to
move down the ladder


August 4: 
Bruzzese: Move down ladder with dignity



August 3: 
Keep your head up if you move down job ladder


    
  August 2: 10 Hiring Manager Deal Breakers



August 1: 
Don't be ashamed to take any job you can find

[Link no longer available.]


July 31:  Awkward Interview by Bruce Hurwitz


July 29: ON THE JOB: Keep your head up if
you have to move down the job ladder


July 25:  Older employees an asset to firms

 
July 19:  Outsourcing Job Search Tasks Can Leverage Your Time. But Buyer Beware


July 15:
43 1/2 Tips for Handling Angry Customers (#7)


July 15: When Win-Win is a Bad Idea


June 29:
How to Make A Great First Impression (#29)



June 17:  Deciding When To Make Your First Hire


June 16:  Experts Disagree About
Worth Of  Ivy League Degrees



June 15: One Entrepreneur On the Start:
Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D.



June 14: Your Next Challenge: What's an Ivy League Degree Really Worth?

 
June 13:
Ivy League degree no surefire path to success



June 13:  Resume tips for new grads:
Starting your career off right



June 7 & 8: 
What is White Font and Can It Help My Resume?



June 7: 10 Hiring Manager Deal Breakers


June 6:  Open Networking: What's Your Verdict?
   June 6:
Are sexy employees a distraction or an attraction?



May 31: Trust intuition at your peril
when recruiting new staff


 
May 31: How to screen out workplace psychos

 
May 30
:  Lying on your resume today may hinder your career in the future


May 28: 
Screen out the psychos - how to spot a toxic hire



May 24

Make Your Resume Answer Someone's Prayers



[LINK NO LONGER ACTIVE]
May 20:  Did Hooters do Cassandra Smith a Favor?


May 16:  Job figures suggest recovery,
but it's going to be slow



May:  Burnout


April 29:  Futility of video resume