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Phone Interview Tips

Alison Doyle

While you're actively job searching, it's important to be prepared for a phone interview on a moment's notice. You never know when a recruiter or a networking contact might call and ask if you have a few minutes to talk. Review these tips, then take a look at our phone interview tips video for more advice on how to pull off your phone interview without a hitch.

Resume Preparation Do's and Don'ts

Katharine Hansen, Ph.D

Here are the keys to successfully preparing and writing a resume. Follow these simple rules and you should achieve success in this important phase of job-hunting.

6 Reasons They Didn't Call You Back

Larry Buhl

In the best of times responding to a job listing can feel like sending your resume out to sea in a bottle. But at least you received a call or an email acknowledgement. Now, with the volume of applicants higher than ever, you're more likely to hear nothing.

Starting Out, Again: When One Door Closes...

Diana Ransom

Losing your first job can bring both heartache and opportunity

Stand Out At The Job Fair

Lydia Ramsey

The job fair, once limited to the college campus, is quickly becoming a favorite tool of America’s recruiters. The thought of milling about with numerous would-be employers and hundreds of competitors can be overwhelming. If you go with a well thought out plan, a good attitude and your best etiquette skills, you are most likely to leave with some solid connections and a number of promising interviews, leading to the desired job offer.

Effective Strategies for Career Changers

Abby M. Locke

“I am an IT director with fifteen years’ experience, but I am bored. I have always enjoyed teaching and helping others, so I want to change careers and work as an instructor. Is this realistic?”

As a career professional, does the above quote strike a nerve with you? Recently, I have served a large number of clients who are looking to change careers. For one reason or another, they are succumbing to the passion that has gnawed at their spirit for years. They are also finding that changing careers brings anxiety, doubt, and even fear.

Top 10 Secrets of Interns Who Get Full Time Jobs

Released by InRoads

Tips from NPO dedicated to corporate career development for talented minority youths

Dealing with Stress at Work: Prevent Workplace Pressure From Escalating with These Tips

Tel Asiado

Ways to deal with stress at work. By knowing and practicing them, you become more productive and make your day enjoyable.

Tips on Public Speaking: How to Wow a Crowd and Avoid Embarrassment on Stage

Paul Bertolone

Most people are apprehensive to speak to a crowd. With a bit of preparation and knowledge an otherwise daunting task can become an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Best Careers for Bi-Lingual Asian Americans

Cindy Jeon

Stuck in a dead-end job? Tap your bi-lingual skills to blast out to a lucrative fast-track career.

You've Just Graduated & the Economy's Tanked; Now What?

Zayda Rivera

While the debate continues about whether or not we're headed for a recession, there are plenty of signs that the economy is weak. Gas prices continue to soar to dizzying heights, foreclosures are still on the rise, the stock market seems to be on a rollercoaster ride, and the U.S. Department of Labor says the unemployment rate of 5.5 percent is on a rapid incline. This is frightening if you're fresh out of a cap and gown and ready to enter the work force.

5 Ways Diversity Can Save Your Job

Barbara Frankel

This is NOT an article about playing the race card, the gender card, the LGBT card, the disability card or the whatever card. This is about how diversity (which means including and realizing the potential of everyone) can save your job by making you more valuable to your organization.

Recession Got You Worried About Your Job? 6 Networking Tips for You

Zayda Rivera

You should reach out to your networking circle now because the U.S. is in a recession and unemployment rates are skyrocketing. Networking is a never-ending process and it should always be a part of your professional life and career growth.

How a Resume Can Catch the Eye of Diversity-Minded Employers

Perri Capell, Career Journal

I constantly read that companies are seeking diversity in their senior ranks, but I've been told I shouldn't state my race on a resume. So how can you let an organization know that you can contribute to its diversity needs? Is there a way to do this without appearing to ask for special treatment?

Keep Raising The Bar

Alexandra Levit

As a society, we're obsessed with achievement. But what happens once you're considered objectively successful, with a great salary and a job that energizes you? It's easy to rest on your accomplishments and your way of getting work done, perhaps even feeling there's not much left to learn.

Why Are Asian American Executives Scarce?

Dan Woog

Linda Akutagawa, immersed in a training session for IBM’s Asian American Network, laughs when asked her opinion about the small number of Asian Americans in high-level jobs. For Akutagawa, director of external relations for Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, such seminars are all in a day’s work, but she says they’re hardly typical at other companies.

The Model-Minority Myth

Jane Hyun

Even in the age of multiculturalism and political correctness, many people
still believe these statements about Asian Americans. The model-minority
myth is the assumption that Asian Americans have overcome all barriers to
success in the US, and implies they make up an intelligent, hard-working
minority group that has achieved the American Dream. Unfortunately, these
depictions aren't always the case, and they have created unrealistic
expectations many Asian Americans simply cannot live up to in work,
academic and social settings.

The Best Job Markets for Recent College Grads

Prashant Gopal

BusinessWeek identifies the best markets in the U.S. where recent college grads can find jobs ranging from aerospace engineer to zookeeper

Defeating Discrimination in the Workplace

Chandra Prasad, Special Contributor

The following are simple, yet effective strategies for combating racial prejudice in the workplace -- and coming out on top.

How Not to Get Laid Off

Ariane de Bonvoisin and John Kilcullen

Managing your career: Ariane de Bonvoisin and John Kilcullen identify 10 skills you need to survive the next round of layoffs at your job