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Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies
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Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part V
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2006, Dec. 15
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Annual list of 10 of the most common career, college, and job-hunting ailments the Career Doctor was asked about -- and his cures and remedies, including:
- I am a college student -- how do I know if I have chosen the right major and career path?
- How do I find my career passion?
- What are the three most important elements of job-hunting?
- How do I strike a balance between work and family?
- What's the best way to go about resigning from my job?
- How do I go about asking for a raise?
- Can you explain the relevance of storytelling in job-hunting?
- How can I go about developing my personal brand?
- What are the skills that employers seek in job applicants?
- How do I know when it is time to leave my job?
Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part IV
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2005, April 25
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Annual list of 10 of the most common career, college, and job-hunting ailments the Career Doctor was asked about -- and his cures and remedies, including:
- Why do employers ask oddball questions at job interviews -- and how should I handle them?
- How do I go about finding an internship?
- What's the deal with job-seekers and career portfolios?
- What's your take on survival jobs?
- How do I find time for job-hunting when I'm working fulltime?
- Where can I get the experience I need to successfully change careers?
- Is there a way to climb out of the low-wage cellar?
- How do I make a salary counter-proposal?
- Can you describe the process for finding job leads?
- Is there a strategy for completing job applications?
Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part III
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2004, April 26
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Annual list of 10 of the most common career, college, and job-hunting ailments the Career Doctor was asked about -- and his cures and remedies, including:
- What kinds of jobs are there out there for teens -- and how can I find one?
- How do I go about choosing a college major?
- How should I deal with an employer's request for a salary history or salary requirements?
- How do I go about getting the best salary... the best job offer?
- What are the key elements and rules of resumes today?
- Do I really need to write thank-you letters to employers?
- How important is follow-up in my job-search?
- Should I moonlight -- get a second job -- and how do I go about doing it?
- I've heard of something called informational interviews. What are they and why should I do them?
- Why is the concept of corporate culture important to job-seekers -- and how do I go about understanding it?
Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part II
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2003, April 14
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Annual list of 10 of the most common career, college, and job-hunting ailments the Career Doctor was asked about -- and his cures and remedies, including:
- What is a cover letter -- and why is it important?
- How do I go about writing my resume?
- How do I go about finding a new job?
- What are the most common job-interview questions?
- How should I best prepare for job interviews?
- How do I conduct a long-distance job-search?
- I send out lots of resumes but don't ever get any interviews -- what's wrong?
- I get my share of job interviews, but I never get any job offers -- what's wrong?
- How many versions of resumes should I have -- and why?
- I'm considering graduate school, but I don't know where to start. Can you help?
Career Doctor's Cures & Remedies to Quintessentially Perplexing Career and Job-Hunting Ailments: Part I
By: Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
Published: 2002, April 1
Updated/Revised: 2012, May
Summary: Annual list of 10 of the most common career, college, and job-hunting ailments the Career Doctor was asked about -- and his cures and remedies, including:
- How do I go about changing careers?
- How do I gain the necessary experience employers seek?
- How do I go about finding the ideal career for me?
- How do I find a job online? And why haven't any employers who posted ads online responded to my emails?
- How do I go about looking for a new job after being fired/terminated/downsized?
- What's the best resume format for me?
- How can I get more information about __________ career?
- How do I go about getting information about companies? And why is it important to do so?
- Networking seems mostly about using people. How can I network without feeling that way?
- I'm thinking about going to college, but I don't really know how to start looking for one. Can you help?
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