Career Marketplace Blog

In this article from LiveCareer, Jenny Treanor explains, Dealing with a Skills Mismatch when Applying for a Job.

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It’s in an employer’s best interest to be very clear with a candidate about what she’ll be doing every day once she joins a new company. Hiring is expensive and difficult, and there’s no profit in luring an employee on board with false promises about what a certain job will entail. Before they accept an offer, candidates are also wise to determine how they’ll be spending the day in their new workplaces, and how their actions will support their employers and their own long-term goals.

But in spite of an employer’s best effort to provide a clear picture of what the future will hold, and a candidate’s best effort to make an accurate prediction of what the job will be like, miscommunications and skill mismatches still take place every day. Right now all over the country, new employees are sitting at their desks wondering when they’re going to start actually editing, selling, managing, curating, teaching, or programming as their job descriptions implied. In many cases, an employee actually finds herself toiling away at a task that has nothing to do with her education or skill sets, one she may not excel at or enjoy at all.

So how can employees recognize when they’re facing a skill mismatch that benefits nobody? And when they realize they’ve been handed an unintentional bait-and-switch, how can they set things right?

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In this article from the Daily Muse, Sara McCord explains, From One Paragraph to One Page: How to Beef Up Your Resume.

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Did you catch the recent Office episode when Pam was applying for a new job? After spending pretty much her whole career at Dunder Mifflin, her resume was a blank page with a few lines on it—text so brief that it “could fit on a Post-it note.”

Sure, it was funny (and yes, she still got the job!)—but for some of us, it hit a little too close to home. You often hear the advice, “keep your resume to one page,” but what if you type out your education and work experience, and you still see a half page of white space left?

Don’t worry. Whether you’re right out of school or you’ve been at the same company for years like Pam, here are a few strategic ways to fill up that page.

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In this article from Simply Hired’s Simply Blog, Kiersten Ferreira explains, How to Launch Your Career in Physical Therapy.

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Physical therapy emerged as a critically important profession following the polio epidemics and World Wars in the first half of the 20th century. With over 200,00 physical therapist jobs on Simply Hired, it is among the fastest growing fields in our ever-changing healthcare environment.

A career in physical therapy is a golden opportunity, but only if you are willing to invest the time and energy necessary to attain the education and training needed to excel at helping people help themselves. If that inspires you, it’s never too late to start working toward a lucrative and rewarding career.

What do Physical Therapists Do?

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Employers looking to hire candidates around Summit County won’t want to miss the AkronWorks.com Summer Job Fair.

The annual event is Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at The Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls from 11am-3pm.

Hosted by AkronWorks.com, the summer job fair gives employers the opportunity to promote their seasonal, full-time, and part-time jobs to local job seekers. The company’s spring job fair attracted 50 employers and more than 600 job seekers.

Employer registration includes, a recruiting booth, access to a private interview room, and refreshments throughout the day. In addition to these booth amenities, employers can enjoy an Employer’s-Only Networking Brunch before the job fair opens to the public.

Employers can take advantage of an early registration discount until Friday, May 24, 2013. Employers can purchase a booth by calling AkronWorks.com at (330) 454-5627.

Locally owned by CareerMarketplace, Inc., AkronWorks.com is an online job board serving Summit County. The local job board enters its seventh year of hosting job fair events for Summit County.

To learn more about the Summer Job Fair, visit http://jobfairs.careermarketplace.com.

In this article from U.S. News and World Reports On Careers, Lindsay Olson explains, Finding a Job Through Networking Groups.

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Everyone keeps telling you to network to help with finding a job, but you’re apprehensive about doing so. You’re not sure where to start, or what to do once you get to an event.

Relax: you’re in the same boat as a lot of other nervous job seekers. With a few tips, you’ll be ready to start swapping business cards and building relationships to help you find your next position.

But first, a word about networking. Many job seekers think that going to one event will score them an interview at a great company. That’s not how it works. Networking is about building relationships, and it takes a while. So start before you’re really ready to quit, if possible, so that you have time enough to develop relationships with the people you meet, then move on to getting invited for a job interview.

Rather than thinking “how can this person help me” when you meet someone new, consider how you can help that person. It might be as simple as referring her to a salon you like. And while this little favor might seem insignificant, your new contact will remember you helping her, and want to do the same for you down the road.

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In this article from the Wall Street Journal, Lindsay Gellman tells students and alumni to, Tap Your School for Job-Hunt Help

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It wasn’t until after Christopher Morel graduated from Pennsylvania State University that he realized how helpful the school could be in his job search.

Mr. Morel had visited the career-services office a handful of times as an undergraduate for a résumé review. But after graduating in December 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management, the 23-year-old turned to the school’s online jobs database to look for openings tailored to recent Penn State graduates.

“Everyone who’s posting in the database is looking for a Penn State grad, and some of them did the same [hospitality management] program I did, so they know my background,” Mr. Morel says. “I got at least two interviews using the database.”

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In this article from U.S. News and World Reports On Careers, Ben Weiss lists, 5 Strategies to Find a Job When You’re Unemployed.

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In such a competitive job market, it’s not uncommon for professionals in any industry and at any pay grade to find themselves out of work. Nonetheless, there is no way around the fact that the lack of steady income and stimulation that accompany unemployment can be incredibly stressful.

However, the worst thing you can do while unemployed is spend your days sulking in a bathrobe, dwelling on how bad the situation is while drowning your sorrows in a bowl of Cocoa Puffs.

To avoid that unfortunate scenario, here are a few strategies to help fight the uphill battle into a new job.

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In this article published by USA Today College, Her Campus lists, 10 essential things to bring to an interview.

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Now that you’ve crafted a great resume and used your connections, you’ve finally landed your dream interview.

But how should you prepare?

Sometimes it’s tough to know what to bring to your interview… besides yourself. Here are a few essentials that should ease your mind when the big day rolls around.

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In this article from Lifehacker, Melanie Pinola explains how, Stand Out from Other Job Applicants by Bringing More Than Just Your Resume to the Interview.

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In today’s tough job market, anything you can do to stand out from the crowd of applicants can help you land a job. Two ways you can impress the interviewer in a short amount of time are bringing work examples and creating a presentation for the interview.

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In this article from Brazen Life, Kelly Gurnett answers the questions, When Should You Work for Free?

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If you’ve ever had a potential employer/friend/fill-in-the-blank ask you to provide work free of charge, chances are you’ve been torn.

Should you do it as a gesture of good faith , to demonstrate your skills or to gain experience? Or should you put on your pro hat and refuse to share your skills with anyone unless they make it rain?

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