Career and Jobs Tips

Many ex-felons could have changed for the better if only they were given a good opportunity to do so. Nevertheless, even though the law protects ex-felons for fair treatment to job opportunities, jobs remain difficult to come by. The instability of our economy coupled with the increasing competitiveness of other job seekers just makes matter worse. It’s nobody’s fault that jobs are hard to come by. According to studies, about 80% of US companies background-check their applicants. And sadly, many ex-felons seeking jobs just don’t stand a chance against the average applicant.
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The importance of a brand statement, especially in today’s economy, cannot be overemphasized. While many job seekers have a traditional elevator speech, they are usually too long to be remembered. And usually they focus on the job seeker and don’t answer the question of what you can do for them It may be difficult to understand the power of having a great brand statement until you have one.
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You are going to have to retrain no matter what you decide to do. There is no getting away from that fact. I could be wrong, but you are probably having a hundred and one things going through your mind. What sort of career help do you want to receive? How do you know that the economy would not affect that one the same as your present career? How will you maintain your current standard of living?
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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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You can’t simply go to school or learn something and apply to a job and expects to make it turn up many more. You have to have several ways that you can distinguish yourself and stand apart from everybody else. This alone is the hardest part in getting a job, not acquiring the skills necessary.
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When the economic tsunami swept through the economy in 2009, and by logical extension, through the job market, the “rules” of the “hiring game” changed, arguably for the foreseeable future. One of these NEW rules is this: relying exclusively, or even nearly exclusively, upon the Internet job boards to find your next job is a bad bet! Out of 100 résumés sent to a job posted on the Internet today, only one to two percent of them receive any kind of response, good, bad or indifferent!
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