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Tips to Take Your Resume from Good to Great
Author: Ann Martin
Tips for Post Career Fair Success
Career fairs are a great place to learn about professional opportunities and connect with recruiters, but that’s just the beginning of your job search. The reality is that job hunting is a process, so it’s important to work the process and continue building upon your career fair efforts with an effective follow-up plan. Continue below for more information on best practices following a career fair.
How to Apply for the Presidential Management Fellowship Program
It’s almost time for the Presidential Management Fellowship Program (PMF) application to open. This year, the two-week application window is October 3-17, 2019.
The #1 Secret to Interview Success
When you’re job hunting, it seems like advice is everywhere—from blog posts and articles, to books aplenty. Your friends, family, and colleagues may also weigh in, solicited or not, with their opinions and suggestions. In fact, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a job hunter is how to filter through all the information to find the advice that works for you.
Job Hunting the SMART Way
Many people are familiar with the SMART goal-setting method as a way to develop effective goals in order to achieve success. However, the SMART method isn’t just for setting goals, it can also be used to create a purposeful and effective job search.
Four Things You Must Do Following the Job Fair
Career fairs are a great way to identify career opportunities, but your efforts shouldn’t stop when you remove your name tag and head back to your car. Here are four things you should do following the event to make the most of the connections you made and to increase your chances of success:
The Four Stages of Navigating a Career Transition
Whether it’s starting a new position in a familiar industry, changing industries altogether, or embarking on a brand new career, professionals will experience many transitions throughout their careers. Although the reasons will vary, the stages of a career transition will remain the same.
Cyber Jobs: Where are They and How Do I Get One?
We are consistently told by the media that there is a demand for experienced cybersecurity professionals. However, for recent graduates and those interested in transitioning into the field, career paths can seem elusive. In my recent webinar, Cyber Jobs: Where Are They and How Do I Get One?, I discussed this topic with a trio of experts, which included two esteemed UMUC faculty members and a alumna who works in the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Proactive Job Search Strategies
A traditional job search is reactive – responding to posted or available positions. While you always want to continue to search for opportunities through traditional sources like online job boards (indeed.com, careerbuilder.com, simplyhired.com, etc.), and newspaper and trade publications, you must also work to tap into the unadvertised job market and enlist others to share information and keep you apprised of potential openings in their organizations.Continue Reading
The Secret to Behavioral Interview Questions: What’s Your Story?
It is common for recruiters to ask behavioral interview questions during a job interview. These are questions that uncover more about your skills, abilities, and personality by focusing on how you handled various work situations in the past. Employers ask these questions, because the idea is that past behavior may be an indicator of how you are likely to behave in the future. Continue Reading
UMGC Career Services Connection 