Here is a segment I did on Channel 10 for Kickstart careers. It is on job search strategies.
Jim on Kickstart Careers Channel 10 on Job Search Strategies
Category Archives: Job Hunting
top 10 job hunting myths – busted!
Myths about careers abound. Here are 10 of the worst examples of bad advice still being recommended. Use coloured paper or text to make your resume stand out from the crowd. Some of my masters students (employed in the recruitment industry) and I nailed this one by sending recruiters identical resumes - except one was in ...
Goal setting: a challenge for the imagination or a crisis of imagination? By Jim Bright
In our haste to “get on and do something” or worse to be seen to be doing something, we rush to a plan, a goal, and in so doing we fail to consider the creative and imaginative possibilities that may offer alternatives.
Luckily, this act of gross over-simplification creates only short-term damage, because inevitably life will happen when we are making these other plans. John Lennon, the author of that observation was busy making other plans about his next album when he was murdered.
How to write career Objectives
A new podcast on how to write career objectives. Jim Bright in conversation with Caroline Spurway.
interview on resume strategies…
The economic climate is gloomy, but what about the romantic one at work?
Bill Gates met his wife at work and Rupert Murdoch met his current wife at work. Even Elton John met his first wife through work (she was a sound recording engineer). A few years ago, Griffith University academic, Dr Geoff Carter, found that about 80% of a sample of Australian workers admitted to having ...
74 Job Hunting Tips
Here are some tips that cover all aspects of job hunting, from the search, through written applications and interviews. Happy reading! Jim 74 job hunting tips