Most of this site is dedicated to helping you find a job. But what about setting up your own business? Heading into the Christmas period is the right time to look at starting a Christmas light installation business, think of it as your Christmas job.
In some parts of the country Christmas light installation is a high demand, luxury service. This means that you can demand top dollar for your services and you will find many of clients are willing to spend $3000… $6000… or even $10000 and many large commercial …

It has been a while but the JobSeekr store is now ready, initially powered by Amazon.
We have collected some of the best resources available on Amazon so you do not need to do the searching. The resources have then been allocated a category:

Job Interviews
Job Search
Networking
Personal Branding
Recruiters
Resumes

Enjoy.

With a tightening job market numerous job seekers have increased their networking endeavours with the hope of tapping into the hidden job market, where 70-80% of unadvertised opportunities are located.
While networking should be an integral part of your search (and overall career management) efforts there are some secrets which can make a significant difference between not really generating much success and the potential for networking burnout in comparison to building influential and productive relationships that open the doors to potential job opportunities.
To avoid networking burnout, ensure you’re adopting the top …

While the Australian and US employment markets are very different they do share enough similarities for this article from US News to be a concern to everyone.
According to Adecco’s latest workplace survey, 54 percent are getting ready to start looking elsewhere. No surprise really that the itch to move on is highest among the youngest workers. Adecco reports 71 percent of 18-to-29 year olds plan to look for a new job in the recovery.
For job seekers it will mean if you are unemployed when the market picks up there might be …

In early June Seek released their latest round of labour market statistics, showing some interesting trends. Firstly that the employment marketing might in fact be turning around. Second that the Australian Government’s prediction of 8.5% unemployment will prove wrong.

The evidence is clearest in new job ads registered with SEEK. Between August 2008 and March 2009 new job ads (seasonally adjusted) fell by 44.2%, at a monthly rate of 6.6%. While job ads continued to fall in April and May 2009, the rate of change has slowed significantly to only 1.9% in May.

Only time …

The job market is still soft the latest ABS figures show that in May 2009 unemployment climbed to 5.7%, an increase of 1.6% over the last 12 months.
This growth in unemployment means that many job seekers have to go the extra mile to land a new role.
For example take Doug Winfield.
Doug decided to take out a Facebook ad advertising his skills. But with one unique difference. He targeted a specific company, SHIFT. Using Facebook Ads Doug was able to narrow in on the specific organisation he wanted to work for. …

I was talking to a job seeker the other day who commented on they needed to know how to find employers who used certain software within their business operations. 
So my suggestion, conduct research on LinkedIn. (Note: I am excluding your existing network and job postings.)
Why?
Well you can see which companies to approach as part of a cold calling process but more importantly find a potential contact who can introduce you to the organisation. Remember many roles are filled through word of mouth.
Here’s how.
Let’s say the software in question was SAP.

Conduct …

The interview with the hiring organisation is make or break time in the job search process. Organisations tend to only interview a very selected short list of candidates, so you are within a select few who might be offered the job. You do not want to get removed from the list, just because you did not interview very well.
Remember during the interview the organisation is trying to determine what unique skills or traits do you bring, do you meet or even exceed the expectations of the role, and finally do …

While recruiters have always background checked candidates, you the candidate can now conduct comprehensive research on the recruiter, hiring manager and employer in a way that was never before possible. Using search engines you can delve beyond the glassy corporate brochures and web sites to see what employees, customers and competitors are saying about the organisation. By researching the organisation you can determine many different aspects that might not be so obvious from the organisation’s web site.
In addition to using general search engines tools such as Glassdoor allows the anonymous …

Losing your job can be one of the most devastating and fear ridden times in a person’s life.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Losing your job can also be a fantastic opportunity to refocus your career, start a business, gain new skills or just take some time out.
Before you can move on from job loss you need to understand the emotions that you will experience. For many their job defines who they are as a person, provides them with influence, reputation, control and of course an income. The loss …