OEC Experts Focused on Getting You Back to Work

Cher
Forman
Leia
Francisco
David
Goldstein
Camille
Grabowski
Dan
Hartford
Rebecca
Kieler
Deb
McClanahan
Gene
Nokes
Patrice
Payne
Ross
Schmidt
Jeff
Winters
Marilyn Degodny
Winters

Targets - Aiming your Job Pitch at your Target Audience

Gene Nokes - May 21, 2012

Once you´ve identified your target companies, the next task is to create a unique pitch for each one. The pitch may just have a slight variation for each target, but you must change it so that it makes sense to that audience

My First Job Search in 30 Years

David Goldstein - May 9, 2012

Need a new gig? A lighthearted look at some crucial “shoulds” from a experienced worker who is a quick study.

Social Networking Web Sites - YEA or NAY?

Cher Forman - April 30, 2012

What´s the story on my personal web sites on Face Book or My Space? I´ve heard that having personal web pages can negatively influence getting interviews and jobs. But, I´ve also heard they can help

Targets - Brainstorming Target Organizations

Gene Nokes - April 23, 2012

The process of targeting is all about creating choices for yourself. It requires some creative thinking that only you can do. Targeting helps you focus your search to those areas of most interest to you.

Don’t Read the Newspapers

Gene Nokes - February 27, 2012

Avoid conventional wisdom during the holidays.  Do things differently.   Some common sense advice for keeping your job search going this time of year.

Holiday Job Search

Rebecca Kieler - December 9, 2011

Do not fall into the mindset of so many that this is not a good time to job search! I promise you hiring does not just stop because a large chunk of paid holidays are bunched together at the end of the year!

OEC TIP - Write Everything Down

David Goldstein - November 23, 2011

Today’s tip seems obvious, yet it is something most of us fail to do.  As we get older, life seems to move faster. Things happen, we see things, we hear things, all things we want and need to remember....

OEC Tip - Your Daily Schedule – Plan, Plan, Plan

David Goldstein - October 3, 2011

A wise person once said, “The trouble with unemployment is that as soon as you wake up in the morning, you are on the job”. This is even truer than it sounds. The typical human reaction to not having much to do is to do even less.

Weekend Calls

Cher Forman - June 2, 2011

I have recently became unemployed and need job search help. Do I really need to be available all weekend for calls about jobs? My wife says I should, but my work isn’t the kind where you get calls, need to be in the office, or work at home on weekends. Why would I expect to be called about a new job on a weekend?

What Does OEC mean by being “ready”?

Cher Forman - May 26, 2011

Why do so many of your materials tell people not to start their career planning until they’re “ready”? From a job coaching standpoint, what does “ready” mean?

Interviewing and Stress: Know Yourself

Carla Kincaid-Yoshikawa - May 25, 2011

Managing stress is one of the most important and most neglected aspects to think about as you pursue the next steps in your career plan. Knowing how

The Internet Effect on Job Seekers

Gene Nokes - March 3, 2011

The posting of resumes on-line, the impact of recruiters searching for qualified candidates on-line, and the rise of LinkedIn as a business social networking site has had a dramatic effect on the job search process.

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