Entries by First Sun Team

#CareerAdvice : #JobSearch – How to Find—and Make the Most of—a #Recruiter or #Headhunter …Headhunters are #Recruiters for Hire. Often they Work for an Outside Agency and are Hired by Companies (usually the Big Guys) to Find them #Talent ASAP. The Keyword here is “ASAP

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You probably know someone who knows someone who landed a great gig by working with a recruiting agency or professional headhunter. Maybe you’ve picked up the phone to a recruIter’s call for a reference on one of your former employees or coworkers. Maybe you’ve considered applying to a job listing through a recruiting agency. But at the end […]

#CareerAdvice : #YourCareer -Passed over for a #Promotion ? Here’s How to Recover…Your First Reaction Might Be to Get your #Resume Ready, but Quitting isn’t Necessarily Best Option.

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Finding out you’ve been passed over for a promotion can come with a host of emotions, from anger to resentment to feeling unappreciated. Yes, it stings. But while your first reaction to being passed over may be to fire off your resume and show your boss what they missed out on, doing so may mean […]

#CareerAdvice : #CoverLetter -How to Write a Letter of Interest in 2018… You can Have a Great #Resume but IF you Can’t get the #Recruiter to Read it, you Have Nothing. That’s What a Great Cover Letter does.

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It’s one of the worst feelings in the world. You’ve spent weeks perfecting your resume and crafting the perfect cover letter, and you’re finally ready to submit your application for your dream job. But when you scan the company’s careers page, panic starts pouring over you. The job you wanted to apply for is no longer […]

#CareerAdvice – #JobSearch -The Best and Worst Times to #JobHunt by Season…..We Break it Down by Seasons so you Know What to Expect while Searching for That Next Key Position.

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When you have long-term career goals, job-hunting is more than a matter of making a slightly higher salary or having a slightly shorter commute. It’s about finding the role that will help you grow, whether it’s taking on new responsibilities, learning and applying new skills, or entering entirely new fields. With that in mind, job-hunting […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobChange – 6 Things You *Don’t* Want to Hear About #ChangingCareers (But Need to Anyway)…Changing Careers is Not Always Easy, However, and it Doesn’t Help When we Gloss Over the Tough Parts.

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Take a break from all the ads and blog posts promising quick fixes to life’s most complex problems and join me for some real talk about finding career happiness. I work with people who feel stuck in jobs they don’t like and want to change careers. If this is you, there are many reasons to feel […]

#CareerAdvice : Take These Steps if you’re Looking to Make a #CareerChange …Time & Money can Get in the Way of a #CareerMove, But by Taking some Small Actions, You can Make it Happen.

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While the popular adage is true, sometimes the time spend and money send can get in the way of truly following a new path. With technology, making a career change (within reason) has never been easier. Using tools like LinkedIn, Udemy, and, yes, even YouTube, you can learn the skills of a trade and connect with the masters […]

#Leadership : #Recruiting – Here are the Benefits of #Hiring Someone Outside of your Industry… Hiring Outside of your Industry can Bring Unique Values that you May Not Get Within your Own Sector.

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Many employers feel they need to hire candidates who know their company’s industry like the back of their hands. But hiring outside of your given industry scope often can bring unique value that you might miss out on by hiring within your existing sector. After all, a diversity of backgrounds and opinions is key to innovation. If you’re […]

#CareerAdvice – #JobInterviewingQuestions – How to answer these 10 tricky questions tactfully in a job Interview …Don’t Panic–Consider these Things First Before you Answer.

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We’ve all been there—pleased that an interview was going really well until the interviewer threw out a real doozy of a question that you just don’t know how to answer. But you don’t have to panic. We asked career coach Hallie Crawford to give us advice on how to answer the most difficult questions you’ve ever been […]

#Leadership : #DecisionMaking – When #Managers Should be Fair and When they Should Challenge the Rules…Sometimes the Right Decision isn’t the Most Fair, But it Can be a Tricky Line to Toe.

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From early in life, we are attuned to the concept of fairness. As kids, if one child gets more candy than others, that is met with cries of, “That’s not fair!” And when we ascend to leadership roles, we often strive to be fair to the people who work for us. But why do we […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobSearch – #Fired or #LaidOff ? Here’s How to Talk About it in your Next #Interview …It might Sound Scary, But There is a Way to Address Losing your Job Tactfully.

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Most of us want to build longevity when accepting a new position, with the hopes of sustaining long-term employment within the same organization. However, these aspirations can often conflict with the realities of the current job market. I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become—Carl Jung When it’s our […]