Career and Jobs Tips

So what should you do to keep the employer from learning of your job search? A secret is no longer a secret if you tell co-workers or think you can get some job hunting in on company time. Never use your company email address or phone number in your undercover job search. Be sure you have a professional message on your answering machine. If you have to make a call back do it on your lunch hour. Further, if you start taking sick leave, or three-hour lunches for your job interviews; where you have to start telling stories about your absences the jig will soon be up. If you have to schedule an interview, tell the interviewer that you are busy at work but can meet after work and perhaps during lunch.
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It becomes something that is internalized within them. And how easy would it be for them, or anyone, who has been submerged for eight or more hours in a place they despise, around people they don’t like, to leave that environment and have a good rest of the day? Sure, they may have a sense of relief that they are out of there but it isn’t likely they’ll have much energy or drive to enjoy much else.
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The experts say that question sets the mood and acts as the foundation for the rest of the interview.

Why Do You Want to Work Here?

That’s the next most popular interview question. That question should never be answered by saying “you need a job,” or you heard the company was hiring and thought it might be a good job even those thoughts might be true. The best answer to that question lies in your ability to connect the job description with personal abilities and then be able to cohesively explain how that marriage would benefit the company.
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As a Girl Scout Leader, our motto is “Be Prepared”! You should always have an updated resume with your current position ready to send out, even if you are not really looking. The chance that you have been waiting for to break into a new role may be a phone call away, and if the opportunity presents itself, you will need to move quickly. In addition to having your resume ready to go, be sure to have a current list of professional references. Ask for a letter of recommendation whenever you transition from one department, role or company to another. In cases where whole departments have been downsized or disbanded, be sure to stay in touch with managers and co-workers so that they are reachable when you need them. The current workforce is a very dynamic environment, so keep an updated list of references and contact information.
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Especially that the economy is struggling and unemployment and retrenchment is prevalent, losing a job is the last thing in your mind.

Here are some dos and don’ts of how to keep your job:
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