Happy New Year! Starting with this issue,
QuintZine would like to help you get
"A New Job for the New Year."
KEEP THOSE PROFILES COMING...
We've had some great responses
to our request for readers to profile ...
now we want to hear from YOU!
We plan to launch a new feature to
coincide with the first anniversary
of QuintZine in March. "Quintessential
Career Profiles" will feature readers
of QuintZine who have interesting
career stories to tell. Did you obtain
a job in an unusual way? Has your career
path been out of the ordinary? Have you held
one or more unusual jobs? Has your job search been
especially troublesome, inspirational, or
remarkable? We want to hear from you! Tell
us a little about your career story, and
we may contact you for a full profile.
The determination to find a new job for the
new year is a resolution surpassed perhaps only
by the resolve to lose weight. If you're thinking
about making a change in 2001, you might like to
know which job fields are seeing the most exciting growth and promise.
Our article on hot jobs for 2001 includes a
table with predictions by experts on the most
promising occupational fields.
In an issue in which we're discussing hot
jobs for 2001, we thought it would be appropriate
to feature the HotJobs.com Web site.
HotJobs.com calls itself a "total employment
solutions company." The site aims to provide
members with the most direct exchange between
job seekers and employers.
In August 1999, HotJobs.com was rated the #1
most recognized job site and 6th most
recognized brand of all e-commerce brands by
the Opinion Research Corporation International. In
addition, HotJobs.com received a 5-star rating from
PC Computing Magazine.
HotJobs.com calls visitors to its site
"Opportunity Seekers," and offers a one-stop,
Internet-based, career-solutions resource with
advanced privacy features available. HotJobs
touts the fact that it is the only job board
that provides a direct exchange between opportunity
seekers and employers by prohibiting
headhunters and third-party staffing agencies
from posting jobs on the site.
At HotJobs.com, you can search for jobs by
company, keyword, or location; post your resume,
and sign up for a free newsletter.
Janet Scarborough is a therapist who specializes in career development and management and is the owner of
Bridgeway Career Development, Seattle, WA.
One of the biggest myths in job-hunting, according to
Scarborough, "is that the more general you are about
what you want to do, the more opportunities you will
have. In fact, it is just the opposite. Simply clarifying
a specific career goal and adding a focused positioning
to your resume does wonders to increase marketability
for many people. Hiring managers will not take the time
to determine for you what a good match should be with
your interests, values, and abilities."
In the Q&A interview she did with us, Scarborough also talks about
work-life integration, the best ways to figure out what you
want to do with your career, how to achieve interpersonal
effectiveness in the workplace, and the continuing effects of
technology on job-hunting. She also explains that a failure
to understand hiring managers' preference for avoiding risk is
behind both the myth described above and another pervasive
job-hunting myth.
BiologyJobs.com
-- for job-seekers who are specifically interested in the Life Sciences, including agriculture,
anatomy/physiology, bioinformatics/biotechnology, botany, cell biology, conservation, ecology,
environmental science, genetics, marine science, medicine, natural resources, pharmacology,
toxicology, veterinary medicine, and zoology. Search for jobs and post your resume. Membership required.
Free to job-seekers.
Caregivers4u.com --
where job-seekers looking for employment with an elder care facility can post your application online. You specify
the type, location, and hours you are seeking. Employers include CCRCs, residential care facilities, assisted
living facilities, retirement communities, boarding care home, and more. Free to job-seekers.
C-CollegeJobs.com
-- a job site dedicated solely to the community college sector, where (faculty, staff, and administration)
job-seekers can post your resume and
search for jobs. Membership required. Free to job-seekers.
MedCAREERS.com
-- for all health professionals and administrators, offering thousands of job postings. Job categories
include physicians, nurses, pharmacy, clinical, dental, allied health, and sales and marketing. Search for
jobs and post your resume/CV. Membership required. Free to job-seekers.
Find even more additions to Quintessential Careers by visiting our
Latest
Additions section.
Chris writes:
"I am job hunting for a different line of work, but I have problem with my current work schedule. I work 8 to 4 p.m. M-F, and it's difficult
to go on many job interviews after using a couple of doctor
appointment excuses. How do I also keep my current employer
from becoming suspicious while I'm searching?"
Ann recently graduated with a B.A. in English and history,
but isn't sure what jobs she can get with that degree.
She wonders if the Career Doctor has suggestions.
Barb gets great responses from her resume, her interviews go well,
and her references, who speak highly of her, are contacted,
but she never gets the job. She's wondering if
her credit rating
could be the reason. "Must they tell me if they use a
credit check?" Barb asks. "Should I tell them up front why
[my credit rating is not good] before I apply or at the interview?"
Michael writes: "I have an upcoming interview within
my company. There will be internal and external applicants
applying. I was told by my manager that I was the leading candidate
for the position. I will be interviewed by three managers, including
my manager. My question is: If I do poorly on the interview will
they bypass me for someone else, or is the job mine no matter what
happens on the interview?"
Q TIPS: Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
When you interview for a job, know your resume, cautions Diana
LeGere, of Executive Final Copy "I have interviewed many people
who didn't have a clue to the content in their resume.
The resume was written, and they simply delivered the goods.
Your resume is your advertising campaign. Know what you stand for!
Read your resume and be sure that you can back up each claim.
Lack of integrity is an easy way to be eliminated from
the competition."
-- This Q Tip
courtesy of Diana C. LeGere, president of Executive Final Copy and
the employment coordinator for Greenbacks Bringing Hope Foundation
in Salt Lake City, UT. You can view her Web site at
Executive Final Copy.
A great networking and job-exploration
technique for the new year or any year is
informational interviewing. Readers may be interested
in an article on that subject by QuintZine editor
Katharine Hansen on collegejournal.com:
"Go Straight to the Source for Smart Career Advice."
Our table of hot jobs in this issue's feature article
couldn't accommodate the fascinating-sounding
jobs in Ferguson Publishing's book, 50 Cutting-Edge Jobs.
Defining cutting-edge jobs as those that blaze new trails,
the book lists the following among its trailblazers:
benefits administrator, bilingual consultant, biotechnology
patent attorney, business valuator, chief information officer,
chief knowledge officer, complementary medicine practitioner,
computational linguist, computer animator, computer
repair technician, computer and video game designer, desktop
sound engineer, digital agent, environmental accountant, fiber optics
technician, forensic accountant and auditor, forensic
psychophysiologist, fuel cell technician, fusion engineer, geriatric
socail worker, grief counselor, health advocate, horticultural
therapist, information broker, interactive media specialist,
among others.
Win Fame, Recognition, and a Teeny-Tiny Prize!
We are beta testing an exciting new Job Interview
Response Composition Exercise. Test it out by responding to as many job-interview questions as you wish.
The author of each BEST response will be permanently
credited in a "Best Response" e-mail reply
that will guide jobseekers in composing optimal
responses to interview questions. Each Best Response
author will also receive a small, token
Quintessential Careers gift.
Career counselors, try your hand at responding
to these questions, and encourage your students to try!
QuintZine: Topics in Upcoming Issues
WATCH FOR feature articles on these topics in upcoming
issues of QuintZine:
* Case-based and behavior-based interviews
* Freelancing and Consulting
* Online Assessments
* Phone etiquette in the job hunt
* Guide to the company visit
* Letters of recommendation and references
* Completing a job application
* How to land an internship
* Temping
* Quintessential Career Profiles of YOU, our readers
* Q&As with well-known career experts
. . . and much, much more!
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QuintZine
A publication of
Quintessential Careers
Publisher: Dr. Randall S. Hansen
Editor: Katharine Hansen
ISSN: 1528-9443
Happy New Year! Starting with this issue,
QuintZine would like to help you get
"A New Job for the New Year."
