Career Marketplace Blog

In his article for the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch, Marty Orgel reports how the religious community has helped to promote job search success.

In the article, Need a Job? Your church may be able to  help*, Orgel finds that many church groups have opened their doors to help the unemployed find job search success. This new twist on the job network offers participants job search training, employments leads, resume & interview advice and more.

Read more in this article about job network programs and how they encourage job seekers to succeed.

*Click the link to read full article

In honor of the holiday weekend, please enjoy classic interview clips courtesy of NBC’s hit comedy, The Office.

The Office Interview

In this slideshow for Forbes Magazine, Helen Coster gives you 10 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Career.

Tips in this article you can start today:

• Update your Resume
• Clean off your desk
• Clean up your online reputation

Follow the link above to learn more tips and read Coster’s full article.

In her article for U.S. News and World Report, Alison Green gives you 5 Reasons Employers Don’t Tell Why They Didn’t Hire You*.

Reasons mentioned in Green’s article include:

1. They’re afraid of being sued.
2. They don’t want to deal with candidates who get angry and try to debate the decision.
3. They don’t have time.

Green does encourage readers to request feedback from employers who have sent a generic rejection letter. Green writes, “If you do it well (politely, non-defensively) and you have an interviewer who wants to help, you just may get some helpful advice.”

*Click link to read full article

Maura Judkis of U.S. News and World Report offers you 15 Essential Tips for Job Success. In this slide show, Judkis gives you helpful tips on how you can achieve job search success.

Those tips include:

• Networking in Person
• Phone Prep [telephone interview]
• Straight Talk [during interview]
• Online Networking
• Beware of Blunders

View the complete slideshow.

In this video from eHow, learn what you should wear for a second interview.

Job Search Tips: How to Dress for a Second Interview

In a segment with MSNBC, author Zenja Glass explains how to seize your job search using more than traditional job search methods.

Interview Tips – Why They Won’t Hire You! – MSNBC

In this video from eHow, learn what the purpose of a cover letter is and how it can help your job search.

Job Search Tips: What is the Purpose of the Cover Letter?

ABC’s Good Morning America follows up with Jim Kennedy, a former executive who was forced live off his frequent flier miles and hotel loyalty points after he lost his job. Thankfully, Kennedy has found a job as CEO for an internet marketing company.

Watch the video below to learn more about Kennedy’s story.

From Jobless and Homeless to CEO

In her article for U.S. News and World Report, Karen Burns shows you, 10 Ways to Ask for the Job at the Interview. Burns reminds us that, ‘many hiring mangers like hearing you want the job’.

Burns gives you 10 variations of how you can ask for the job. Here are a few examples from her article:

• “I’m certain this is the job I want. What can I do to convince you that I’m the right person for this position?”
• “I am truly interested in the job. What is the next step for consideration? When will you be making a decision? Are there any questions I have left unanswered?”
• “After what I’ve learned about you and your company, I’m confident I’d be a good fit. I hope to hear from you soon.”

Click here to read more tips from this article.