Summary Sunday Boost Your Career and Job Search

Summary Sunday Boost Your Career and Job Search As we head into the final weeks of 2016, many of you are probably thinking about what you can do to boost your career and job search. This collection of articles addresses many of the popular job search and career issues faced by people like you.  I hope you find something here that will shift your thinking and give your career and job search a boost! CAREER 12 Weekend Habits of Highly Successful People by  Emma Rushton | Lifehack.org If you are bound and determined to make changes to improve your career, then why not follow in the footsteps of uber-successful folks. See  what they do on the  weekend. 12 Supplemental Income Jobs to Help Pay Holiday Bills by Brie Weiler Reynolds | FlexJobs Sure, were already into the holidays, but these jobs offer great flexibility and are in demand year-round. If youve ever thought you wanted to take on a second job, this list has some good ideas.   FYI, these are real jobs, not work from-home scams. JOB SEARCH Youre Fired: Heres A 9-Step Plan To Bounce Back by Gwen Moran | Fast Company Losing a job is painful, to say the least. But it is how you bounce back after being let go that will determine your success during job search. Every single one of these steps is important so I hope youll read this article or share it with someone you know who has recently been laid off. How to Find a Job Without Using an Online Job Board by Susan P. Joyce (WorkCoachCafe) | YouTern Stop relying on job boards! Want to know why? This is what Joyce says: Among the disadvantages of focusing your job search on an online job board, these are the most important: Limited options | You only see the employers and opportunities published at that moment in time! So, you miss the employers who don’t post at that moment or who post elsewhere. Intense competition | When a job is posted, an avalanche of applications typically follow. In fact, an average of 250 applicants for every job. Not every job posting is real | The scammers of the world see job boards as an opportunity. Too often, they use a job posting to collect personal information to use or to sell. Five Myths About Landing a Good Job Later in Life by  Anne Tergesen | Wall Street Journal So youre over 50 and convinced youre not going to get a good job. Read these debunked myths and begin to feel more optimistic about your job search. Workers age 50 or older now comprise 33.4% of the U.S. labor force, up from 25% in 2002. And more than 60% of workers age 65 or older now hold full-time positions, up from 44% in 1995. PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: How to Get Hired in 2017 by  Jen Hubley Luckwaldt | PayScale I was thrilled to see my article featured in PayScales roundup along with articles from two other experts Meghan M.Biro and Lolly Daskal.  See the 4 signs of a toxic workplace and how to decode facial expressions. Free New Year, New Job! 101 Top Tips from Job-Hunt Experts for Your Holiday Job Search: How to Use the Holidays to Advance Your Job Search 26 of the job search and career experts who write columns for jobs portal Job-Hunt.org have contributed their tips for helping job seekers successfully continue their job search during the year-end holidays, from Thanksgiving through New Years Day in the USA. This was originally published several years ago, but the tips are all relevant! (And I was pleased to be included in this helpful collection.)