Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the June 12, 2000 issue of QuintZine.
Think summer is not a good time for job hunting? Think again.
Summer can be a great time to job-hunt. Competition is minimal because job-seekers assume hiring decisions
will be postponed until fall. While the
assumption often proves correct, the groundwork for hiring
can be laid in the summer - through effective networking. Just as
parties and networking opportunities increase during the Christmas
holidays, picnics, barbecues, beach parties, and outdoor sporting
activities provide sizzling summertime networking occasions.
Vacations can be planned around the possibility of relocating
one's career to another locale and networking while on vacation.
New fiscal years often begin in June or July, making new hiring possible.
The two most important principles in salary negotiation
are (1) delaying salary talk as long as possible, and
(2) knowing what you're worth in the marketplace. Delaying salary
talk enables you to negotiate from the best possible position --
ideally AFTER the employer has offered you the job. And when the
employer asks you what kind of salary you're looking for, you
will be in a strong negotiating position if you've researched your
competitive market value. Read more in Quintessential Careers'
Salary Negotiation Tutorial, much of which follows the principles
of salary guru Jack Chapman.
Another one of those perks you might be able to negotiate in
lieu of a higher salary is the ability to telecommute during at least
part of your working time. If so, you'll be in good company:
Thirty percent of the U.S. work force telecommuted at one point or another in 1999, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The trend is expected to continue, thanks to technology
and the tight labor market.
Think summer is not a good time for job hunting? Think again.
Summer can be a great time to job-hunt. Competition is minimal because job-seekers assume hiring decisions
will be postponed until fall. While the
assumption often proves correct, the groundwork for hiring
can be laid in the summer - through effective networking. Just as
parties and networking opportunities increase during the Christmas
holidays, picnics, barbecues, beach parties, and outdoor sporting
activities provide sizzling summertime networking occasions.
Vacations can be planned around the possibility of relocating
one's career to another locale and networking while on vacation.
New fiscal years often begin in June or July, making new hiring possible.
