Five job-search habits that are keepers

Five job-search habits that are keepers: "Habits can be a double-edged sword, some are great and others can be your worst enemy, keeping you from achieving your career dreams. This is a good time to look at your habits and jettison those that do not add depth to your career growth and enhance your job search.
When you think of a job search, think in terms of many pieces that are combined with a personalized touch to form your introduction. These include: Chemistry, work experience, and a communication style that makes you unique. While everyone has a unique job-search experience, there are core habits that create a solid foundation that every successful job seeker has in common."

Five job-search habits that are keepers

Five job-search habits that are keepers: "Habits can be a double-edged sword, some are great and others can be your worst enemy, keeping you from achieving your career dreams. This is a good time to look at your habits and jettison those that do not add depth to your career growth and enhance your job search.
When you think of a job search, think in terms of many pieces that are combined with a personalized touch to form your introduction. These include: Chemistry, work experience, and a communication style that makes you unique. While everyone has a unique job-search experience, there are core habits that create a solid foundation that every successful job seeker has in common."

How to optimize a holiday job search

How to optimize a holiday job search: "During the busy holiday season, adding a seasonal job can be energizing and stressful. Make sure you know what you're getting into and that the job will help you meet your goal, whether it's padding your bank account, having fun or working toward a full-time position.
'If you already have a full-time job, balance your schedule and set priorities for what you want to accomplish with a seasonal job,' Kast says. 'Ask in the interview about required hours (so) you can make sure the seasonal job doesn't interfere with your full-time job and there won't be any surprises once you start.'"

Top 10 myths about job interviews - Nov. 18, 2010

Top 10 myths about job interviews - Nov. 18, 2010: "FORTUNE -- Dear Annie: I graduated from college last spring and, after taking a few months off to take care of some family business, I'm looking for my first 'real' job. I've been lucky enough to get several interviews, and they've gone pretty well, but I have to say, I'm kind of mystified. While I was still in school, I read a bunch of books about how to prepare for a job interview, and one thing they all said was that interviewers would be well prepared and ask probing, detailed questions.
Instead, I'm finding that, not only do my interviewers so far seem to have few questions beyond 'Tell me about yourself,' but they haven't even read my resume (short as it is, at this point). Am I just running into some weird companies, or is this par for the course? --Ivy League"

Poynter Online - Ask the Recruiter

Poynter Online - Ask the Recruiter: "You can find endless advice about how social media can help you find a job. It can work the other way as well. Social media can help you blow your chances for a job -- and maybe even lose the job you're in. We call that killing two jobs with one post.

Here we go, the top 10 ways to use social media to blow your chances for a job:"