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The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide A Series Presented by PCS How to Make a Potential Employer Be Very Interested Looking for ways to impress a potential employer? Want to make your resume or job application stand out from the pack? I have reviewed hundreds of resumes and applications for many different positions....

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Assessing Your Skills and Abilities Part 2

Transferable Skills A firm grasp of your skills helps you build strong resumes and solid interviewing techniques. You must be able to identify your qualifications and package them such that employers want you. You can approach your job search in several different ways. This article will show you a few...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Assessing Your Skills and Abilities

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide A series presented by PCS Assessing Your Skills and Abilities Part 1 of 2 A firm grasp of your skills helps you build strong resumes and solid interviewing techniques. You must be able to identify your qualifications and package them such that employers want you. You can...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Interview Tips Part III

CLOSING THE INTERVIEW It’s the winning score, the bottom line, the name of the game, the cutting edge, and the point of it all. If you haven’t guessed, closing is the most important part of your entire interview. The following is a step-by-step guideline to get you through closing the interview. The...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Interview Tips

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide A Series Presented by Professional Career Services Interview Tips Part 2 QUESTIONS COMMONLY ASKED Many of us make two mistakes when we are being questioned in an interview. First, we fail to listen to the question. We proceed to answer a question that was not asked or to give out...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Interview Tips Part I

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide A series presented by Professional Career Services Interview Tips Part 1 SOME DO’S & DON’TS OF INTERVIEWING BEFORE THE INTERVIEW ° DO dress neatly. ° DO research the company. ° DO arrive 10-15 minutes before an interview. ° DO...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: The Elevator Speech

The “elevator speech” is a brief statement of who you are, what you have to offer and what kind of position you are looking for. It is an exceptionally valuable and versatile asset to use as part of a job search and for career management in general. The previous installments in this series addressed the...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: The Elevator Speech Part 2

The “elevator speech” is a brief statement of who you are, what you have to offer and what kind of position you are looking for. It is an exceptionally valuable and versatile asset to use as part of a job search and for career management in general. The previous installment in this series addressed the...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: The Elevator Speech

What Is It? The so-called “elevator speech” is a brief statement of who you are, what you have to offer and what kind of position you are looking for. For job seekers, it answers the question “Tell me about yourself” and “Why should I hire you.” Think of it as a 30 second “radio commercial”...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Interviewing: The Importance of Listening

An insightful person once said that “most people do not listen; they merely wait their turn to speak.” Listening skills are essential to being an effective interviewee. You need to know what prospective employers want to hear. Often, interviewers will tell you the skills they are looking for. Further,...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: The Telephone Interview

The telephone interview is becoming more and more popular. Employers and recruiters use telephone interviews as a way of identifying and recruiting candidates for employment. Phone interviews are often used to screen candidates in order to narrow the pool of applicants who will be invited for in-person...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: Recruiters and Recruiting Firms

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide PART TWENTY NINE IN A SERIES PRESENTED BY PCS Recruiters and Recruiting Firms Recruiters and recruiting firms (also known as “headhunters”) are in the business of finding and evaluating job candidates for the benefit of their clients. Recruiters are always compensated for...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: PART TWO Networking

Networking is generally thought of as informing people you know that you are looking for a job They may know of an opportunity, direct you to others who do, provide other leads, ideas, information and, sometimes, encouragement and inspiration. Networking is consistently cited as the Number 1 way to get a...

The PCS Job-Seeker’s Guide: JOB VERSES CAREER

We tend to think of a “career” as a particular profession, vocation, or line of work; automotive mechanic, rabbi, insurance salesman, accountant, computer programmer, etc. But career has another connotation that both first-time job seekers and those more experienced need to keep in mind. Career refers...