Tap into the Hidden Job Market to Boost Your Job Search

August 12, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
If you have responded to numerous online job postings and are still not hearing back from companies, consider getting out from behind the computer and tap into the hidden job market. The term hidden job market refers to open positions that aren't advertised or posted online. Many employers try to reduce the time and expense of an online application process by hiring internally, working with recruiting firms and headhunters and requesting referrals from their current employees.

2020-05-12T17:45:22-07:00August 12, 2019|Hiring, Job Fairs, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking|Comments Off on Tap into the Hidden Job Market to Boost Your Job Search
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Target Companies to Find the Right Fit for You

August 12, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
Targeting companies that seem like a good match for your skills and experience and align with your values and goals could be an important step in your job search process. Identifying and researching organizations that feel like the right fit for you can be an effective and possibly more productive approach than applying for every job opening you see.

2020-05-12T20:59:31-07:00August 12, 2019|Interviewing, Job Fairs, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking, Resume|Comments Off on Target Companies to Find the Right Fit for You
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Find and Make Connections Inside Your Target Companies

August 12, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
Once you have compiled your list of target organizations where you think you would like to work, you are ready to focus your networking efforts to find and connect with contacts inside each target organization. There are a number of important steps in this process, including: reaching out to people you know, using LinkedIn to broader your contact list, and using social networks.

2020-05-12T18:13:24-07:00August 12, 2019|Hiring, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking|Comments Off on Find and Make Connections Inside Your Target Companies
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How You Can Help Justice-Involved Individuals Re-enter the Workforce

July 11, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
Darcey McAllister, Principal Consultant, HRT Northwest, admits that she was one of those HR people reluctant to hire justice-involved individuals under the assumption that once trouble – always trouble. However, her husband, who worked in the court system for twenty years, helped her realize the error of this stereotyping. She recognized from hearing his stories that our society often sets up those released from prison for failure through a myriad of barriers to re-entry.

2020-05-12T19:42:19-07:00July 11, 2019|Employers, Hiring, Job Seekers, Networking|Comments Off on How You Can Help Justice-Involved Individuals Re-enter the Workforce
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Hiring the Long-Term Unemployed Can Bring Experience and Reliability to Your Workforce

July 11, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
If you are finding it difficult to recruit qualified candidates in the current tight labor market, you might expand your recruiting efforts by considering an often overlooked but experienced group of job seekers – the long-term unemployed.

2020-05-12T19:55:47-07:00July 11, 2019|Employers, Hiring, Job Seekers, Networking|Comments Off on Hiring the Long-Term Unemployed Can Bring Experience and Reliability to Your Workforce
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Jumpstart Your Job Search with Inspirational TED Talks

July 11, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
A TED talk is a video created from a presentation at the main TED (technology, entertainment, design) Conference or one of its many satellite events around the world. TED Conferences posts TED talks online for free distribution under the slogan “ideas worth spreading.”

2020-05-12T20:04:32-07:00June 11, 2019|Hiring, Interviewing, Job Seekers, Networking, Resume|Comments Off on Jumpstart Your Job Search with Inspirational TED Talks
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Summer is a Great Time to Look for a Job!

June 11, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
If you’re like many job seekers, you may think that companies tend to cut back hiring during the summer months, but the truth is that employers search for qualified candidates in every season.

2020-05-12T20:06:46-07:00June 11, 2019|Hiring, Job Fairs, Job Seekers, Networking|Comments Off on Summer is a Great Time to Look for a Job!
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Get Organized to Keep Your Job Search on Track

June 11, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
When looking for a job, it’s not uncommon to be applying for numerous opportunities at once. Multiple applications mean different versions of your resume, various cover letters and many different deadlines to keep track of. With so many moving parts, it’s easy to get lost in the details, but a disorganized job search can lead to embarrassing mistakes, such as lost phone numbers, confused deadlines and missed interviews.

2020-05-12T20:09:15-07:00June 11, 2019|Hiring, Interviewing, Job Fairs, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking, Resume|Comments Off on Get Organized to Keep Your Job Search on Track
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How to Write a Great LinkedIn Recommendation

April 10, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
One of the best ways to get a recommendation on LinkedIn is to offer to write one in return. You have probably worked with others over the years who you would be happy to recommend, and the LinkedIn Recommendations feature provides a perfect forum to endorse others. The challenge for most of us is finding the right words that will honestly express your feelings about the person in a clear and concise way.

2020-05-12T20:23:08-07:00April 10, 2019|Hiring, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking|Comments Off on How to Write a Great LinkedIn Recommendation
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LinkedIn Recommendations are an Important Job Search Tool

April 10, 2019 | Tri-Valley Career Center
We live in a networked world in which relationships and reputations matter. Since a high percentage of recruiters and employers read LinkedIn profiles to evaluate candidates, LinkedIn recommendations are an important feature that can enhance your reputation and boost your chances of getting a job. LinkedIn recommendations validate your reputation based on endorsements from people who know you and have seen your work in action.

2020-05-12T20:28:41-07:00April 10, 2019|Hiring, Job Seekers, LinkedIn, Networking|Comments Off on LinkedIn Recommendations are an Important Job Search Tool
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