We honored our country’s veterans this week, on Thursday, Veterans Day. At the same time, there was far too much in the news about the difficulty that returning veterans are having in their job searches: in October, the unemployment rate…
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If you’re up on job-search and career-development advice, you’ve likely been hearing the term “personal brand” used more and more. By all accounts, developing and maintaining a consistent, effective personal brand is as important to the modern worker (in just…
The Power of Persuasion
Oct 21
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Chris St. Hilaire, the author of “27 Powers of Persuasion: Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences & Win Allies,” for a new article on Monster+HotJobs, “The Art of Persuasion in Your Job Search.”…
Sure, social media enthusiasts like to think of themselves as “rock stars,” but as the MTV Video Music Awards proved, there’s still a long way to go before they’re the real thing. In typical fashion, Lady Gaga was the talk of the night with her “meat dress”. While we can’t think of many other offices other than the MTV stage where this qualifies as “work appropriate” attire, we’re hoping this casual Friday comes and goes without any similar choices. No matter what you’re wearing to the office or to interviews, here are the top 5 stories from the world of work you might have missed this week:
This week, the college and professional football season began, to the delight of football fans across the country. Adding to the football frenzy, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a very minor car accident in Boston’s Back Bay, which quickly escalated into a major media feast with sports reporters and fans nationwide. Mrs. Brady, a.k.a. Gisele Bündchen, experienced a spike in traffic to her web site which nearly crashed the site, causing the super model wife and mom to issue a statement to Brady fans that her husband was quite fine. As Brady returns to practice and you kick off your job search today, here are the top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed.
This week, we were all captivated by the gowns and glory of the Emmy’s- who won, who lost, who cried and what we need to get on DVD. As you’re setting your DVR for fall, this week’s Monster 5 are the job seeker equivalent of must-see TV. Unlike most of the reruns and summer replacements dominating the airwaves, these 5 “can’t miss” posts are ready for primetime. Here are the top 5 stories from the world of job seeking you might have missed:
It’s time we let job seekers in on a very valuable secret. In many hiring situations, an employer can choose from several talented applicants who are all on an equal playing field when it comes to qualifications to do the job. That’s when the little things, like the mistakes described here, come into play and can give one candidate an edge over another. Job seekers need to avoid these common mistakes which could cost them a shot at getting the job.
It’s down to the last three candidates, and now you have to wait for the team to vote. No, we’re not talking about your job hunt — we’re talking politics. As the political races heat up across the country this…
It’s down to the last three candidates, and now you have to wait for the team to vote. No, we’re not talking about your job hunt — we’re talking politics. As the political races heat up across the country this…
A job search demands a lot of different tasks, so how in the hyperlinked world are you going to keep focused? Again, the answer is good time management. For most of us, that means blocking out a space and time when you won’t be interrupted. It also helps to follow some basic habits that keep you from distracting yourself. Here are five tips from Doug Hardy, author of Monster’s Six Fundamentals to Building a Lifelong Career eBook.
