Give Your Reputation a Turbo Boost

So often, the difference between candidates is a razor thin margin. The final candidates from the talent pool available will have similar education and experience backgrounds. Usually, the phone and in-person interview(s) serve to separate the candidates, where a...

Study the Job Description

There are many resources available to a Job Seeker that may be used to gain a competitive advantage over the competition. One of the most important of these tools for the Job Seeker is the Job Description.   The Job Description is a document that is used for...

Knowledge is Power

The art of job searching certainly appears to be more planful and sophisticated each year. It was not too long ago that most positions were found by knowing someone or just walking in and applying. For years in this column, we have written about being a savvy job...

Combine Process With Your Soft Skills

The Job Search process really contains both a process or procedure piece along with your soft skills. Unfortunately, for many Job Seekers, they excel at one piece of this puzzle but fail to master both ends. This is usually because one area is much more natural than...

10 Traits of the Savvy Job Seeker

Despite the improvements in the job market here in WNY, there is still the need for both strategy and skill during a person’s job search. In this column over the last 10 years, I have often referred to the term “savvy Job Seeker”, but have never formally defined the...

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