Rob Taub, Credentialed Career Master, is a 25-year veteran in the career consulting field, Principal at RésuméPro Plus resumeproplus.com, creator of the blog, Job Search Corner: "Job Searching with Rob” bit.ly/18wCkO and is a CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert and LivePerson's Online Expert for Career C...
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Has Your Network ABANDONED You? (10 Tips to Win them Back) by Rob Taub - Jan, 2011 Running out of ideas on how to stimulate your network? Are your one time 'good contacts' harder to reach today? Let me be blunter: Has your network abandoned you?! How often you can use your network contacts and for how long, IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. If you leave that up to them and it becomes "work" for them, expect 'contact' it to be infrequent at best and short-lived. FACT: It's human nature to want to ... |
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Is My Personality Killing My Chances? by Rob Taub - Sep, 2010 If you feel your enthusiasm and focus on being the best you can be, either in an interview or on the job, may be working against you, you may want to rein in your enthusiasm and moderate your intensity to some degree. Nevertheless, and more often than not, it is a matter of developing good communication sense. Is my personality killing my chances? "Communication skills" and "communication sense" are not the same. Good co... |
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7 Key Aspects of a Professional Business Philosophy by Rob Taub - Aug, 2010 The dictionary definition of philosophy is “a set of principles, beliefs and aims, underlying somebody’s practice or conduct”. As such, a “business philosophy” can be both a guide to help you grow a business, and in the ‘business of careers’ it can be a guide to help you decide what to do…and where to do it. So, define what you consider important, and you can be on your way to uncovering your “best fit” job opportunities. I... |
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Seven Key Aspects of a Professional BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY by Rob Taub - Jul, 2010 The dictionary definition of philosophy is “a set of principles, beliefs and aims, underlying somebody's practice or conduct”. As such, a “business Philosophy” can be both a guide to help you grow a business, and in the ‘business of careers’ it can be a guide to help you decide what to do...and where to do it. So, define what you consider important, and you can be on your way to uncovering your “best fit” job opportunities. ... |
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Your 5-Step Method for Defining Job Satisfaction by Rob Taub - Feb, 2010 The question was asked: How do I pick my major if I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up? Answer: Start with the end in mind. As with writing a speech, you determine what your objective is and what it is you hope to instill in your audience, and only THEN do you begin to write your speech. Make sense? Same with job searching and too, picking a major, internships, related clubs and activities, and more: You begin with... |
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Ten Steps to Preparing Top-Notch References by Rob Taub - Jan, 2010 It Pays to Groom Your References Grooming your references is essential; knowing exactly where you stand and avoiding surprises can be the make-it or break-it in a search. A little time with a reference can result in great returns. 10 Steps (“Yes, Another 10-Stepper”) for Preparing Your References to Work for You 1. First, phone or visit your references. Demonstrate the importance of your request my investing your time... |
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Six Steps for Product Marketing Me: Strategy for the 'Unpublished' Job Market by Rob Taub - Dec, 2009 The best way to introduce yourself to a company with which you would like to work, find a company for which you think you’d like to work or to target companies for the purpose of networking into a position, openings notwithstanding, is to know the “What, where and how you can help the company”. I can give you a better-than-even chance of getting in the door to introduce yourself and possibly creating a job which is right for y... |
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The Five Ways to Determine Corporate Culture by Rob Taub - Dec, 2009 Many companies today promote building teams over individuals; respecting the entry-level mailroom clerk and the top salesperson equally. They consider failure the beginning not the end of developing talents and careers and that ‘Values’ are not fads. Still in other companies you will find a lack of esprit de corps where departments operate as fiefdoms and do not work in partnership with one another; where leadership is assign... |
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Three Concepts for “Job Search Marketing Made Simple” by Rob Taub - Dec, 2009 Job Search Marketing is a lot of work but is doesn’t have to be complicated. Comprehensive, “yes”; complicated, “no”, yet so many people cause themselves a lot of difficulty and stress. I’m going to try to make the concept of job search marketing simple for you to understand. I won’t be able to make it simple for you to undertake, however. It will always be hard work. Nevertheless, with understanding, maybe you won’t feel as t... |
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A Vision Without a Plan Is a Hallucination by Rob Taub - Dec, 2009 Success is not always something you necessarily find when you arrive. It may be the journey that gets you there. It seems as though people make career management more difficult than it has to be. When something threatens to make it simple, they almost invariably find a way to make it more complicated. For example, in recent years there's been much more activity in the small- to mid-size companies, yet the majority of people... |
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