Archive for April, 2008

When You Don’t Like the Job You Have, Find the Job You Love

Can You Find Work You Love? The market and economy are tight and your next dream job seems elusive. Can you find work you love? Or do you feel the need to settle? When you look back on your life experiences, do you find that one path led to another? The culmination of your experiences [...]

Talk the Talk at Your Job Interview

Advanced Interview Tips It’s hard enough to get an interview today and… easy to bomb once you’re there. There are more people in the active job market, many who have not interviewed in years. What will set you apart? Back to basics! 1) Tailor your résumé for every job. This will set you apart more [...]

If You Are Lying About Your Past, Employers Will Find Out With Background Checks

Job seekers: Get used to full disclosure Nervous employers are digging deeper into your past, and it’s better to confess the facts than be fingered. By Molly Selvin Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Fibbing on your resume is a really bad idea. First, you will probably be found out by the army of commercial background [...]

Background Checks Prevent “Misunderstandings” About College Degrees

Herbalife exec’s bio inaccurate Nutritional supplement marketer Herbalife said Gregory Probert, its president and chief operating officer, did not finish his master’s degree in business as stated in his biography. The Century City-based company said Probert was enrolled in a graduate MBA program at Cal State L.A. for 12 quarters during the 1980s but didn’t [...]