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At Distinctive Career Services, our mission is to empower you with the tools, resources, and confidence you need to pursue your dream career and build a career you will love! On this blog, get tips and advice to help you to advance in your current career path, make a desired career change, or promote your personal brand and image. Articles cover topics such as career planning, resume writing, LinkedIn profile writing, job searching, interviewing, networking, and more.
Reasons Why Your Job Search Isn’t Working and How To Fix It
Unless you’ve had jobs simply fall into your lap, you know that engaging in a job search is usually time-consuming and, the longer it takes, often stressful as well. Success is easily measured; initially by the number of interviews
The Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting an Informational Interview
What if you could get “inside information” about a company you’re interested in working for, or about a specific job you’re applying for? If you’re thinking about changing careers, talking to someone who does the job you’re interested in
Important Questions You Can Ask When You Are Interviewing For a New Job
"Interviewing". Yes, we know. We feel your pain. No matter how much we try to tell ourselves otherwise, a job interview is usually not a good time, ranking somewhere below attending traffic school among things we look forward to.
How Do You Know When It Is Time To Look For a New Job? Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore!
Let's be honest: Job searching is rarely enjoyable. However, like paying taxes or seeing the dentist, most of us have to do it from time to time. Sometimes job searching is necessary because of lay-offs. There are, however, other situations
5 Tips to Really Stand Out in Your Job Search and Get Hired Quickly
With your excellent skills, detailed knowledge, and vast experience, you may think that your job search will be smooth sailing, even in the current economic times. But don’t be too complacent. Given the numbers of people who are out
Submitting a Resume Is Not Enough: Follow Up!
Now what? You've had Distinctive Career Services develop an amazing, attention-getting resume for you. You've applied for some jobs that are ideal. In fact, you are really, really anxious to hear back because they are more than ideal. And
Job Searching at Job Fairs: Key Tips For Success
Whether you're looking for a new job or a different one, for part-time employment, extra income or a complete career makeover, job searching is serious business, one that requires diligence, focus, creativity, drive, ingenuity and imagination. It also requires
Tips To Help You Cope With A Job Loss & Get Your Career Back On Track Quickly
Job loss has become a fact of life in today's economic climate. Even though the worst of times seem to be behind us (fingers crossed), there are still plenty of layoffs occurring. A major key to coping with job
6 Tips to Make Conducting a Remote Job Search Fast & Easy
How to conduct an effective remote job search is a question that has vexed many working professionals who desire relocation to another location. Once upon a time, a job search was governed by the same rule that applied to
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“I just want to let you know that this week I had four interviews and 3 job offers! One is with my mentor’s company, XXXXX, another with XXXXX, and a third with XXXXX. The salary ranges are from $80-$100k. I’m deliberating now about my options, and will start “negotiations” this afternoon. Two job offers came on the same day (yesterday). Three of the interviews came from my on line responses to ads. The XXXX interview was arranged by my mentor…This all happened (the callbacks) between 1-3 days after I posted my resume. The VP at XXXXX who interviewed me said that he reads thousands of resumes, and that mine was really exceptional. He was talking about your work. Thank you!” – C.R., New York
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An Investment In Your Career & Resume Is An Investment That Will Pay Rewards For Life!
“Great news ! After not much success with my job search I had your company rewrite my resume. Immediately after I received my resume from you I started to get interviews. Sometimes up to 3 different companies a week. After only 4 weeks of interviewing I am delighted to tell you today I have received a job offer for a wonderful job. Not only is a great company and location it is also a pay increase of 28%. I did the math and the cost of my resume was only 1% of my pay increase. The HR Manager said that she literally received hundreds of resume and mine stood out among all of them. Thanks so much.” – M.B., New Hampshire
