Career Counseling Anyone?

If you are one of the thousands of unemployed, you may be wondering just what you are doing wrong when it comes to interviews and landing a job.  Perhaps you're getting job offers, but they aren't ones that you are really interested in.  Have you ever thought about career counseling?  If so, check out our article on CareerAdvice4You.com:  Career Counseling, filled with tips and info on using one to your advantage!

Top 7 Interview Questions for College Graduates

Graduating from college soon?  Interviewing for that first job?  Check out our latest article on CareerAdvice4You.com:  Top 7 Interview Questions for College Graduates

An excerpt from this article: 

Current job market conditions may not be the most favourable, especially to new graduates. Now that you have graduated from college, you must be proud of your achievement and not allow yourself to be discouraged. When interviewing for a job you need to anticipate what questions your prospective boss might ask you. Much like when studying for one of your college exams, you should review for job interviews.

It's much easier to pass a test if you know what it's on. Same goes with a job interview. So part of your job interview skill building exercise should be to know what the questions that could be asked. If you do this, then you're half way to the job you want.

Making the Transition to Self Employment

Are you one of the thousands of people who have decided to quite their regular jobs and start working for themselves?  Maybe you're a displaced worker and are looking for a way to make a living through entrepreneurship.  If so, check out our article on CareerAdvice4You.com:  Making the Transition to Self Employment

Here's an excerpt from the article:

If your current career isn't everything that you had hoped it would be, it may be time to consider quitting your full time job to start your own business. It's difficult to work around the boss's schedule, have to ask for a pay raise and wait for a promotion that may never come. A growing number of people are turning toward their own businesses for complete career satisfaction.

Before quitting your full time job to start your own business, there are some very important things to consider. First and foremost, is there another source of income in the household to carry you through until your business gets off the ground? Launching a new business takes time, patience and funding. Before quitting your full time job to start your own business, make sure that your finances can handle the temporary pay cut.

Don-t-Let-Fear-of-Mistakes-Stymie-Your-Career

If you've made mistakes on the job, or fear that if you make a mistake that it will keep you forever in your current position, check out our recent article on CareerAdvice4You.com: Don't-Let-Fear-of-Mistakes-Stymie-Your-Career

Here's an excerpt of the article, written by Ramon Greenwood:

There's great tension in the workplace when people are losing their jobs; survivors are asked to take on more duties, often with fewer resources; business are failing; and home loans are being called.

"People are feeling anxious, so they're being short-tempered, passive and unproductive," says Martin Yate, a career adviser at GoSavant.com.

In this environment people tend to hunker down. They spend a lot of time looking over their shoulders, afraid to take chances and assume more responsibility for fear they will make mistakes.

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Companies Hiring In April

MSN Careers - Companies Hiring This Month - Career Advice Article

Spring is here! It's April, the unexpectedly snowy winter is behind us and you are ready for a change. Actual spring cleaning isn't all that exciting, but the metaphoric kind is thrilling. While many people use the new year to start anew, others wait for spring. Or if you're being completely honest, you didn't stick to your resolutions and are using the season to start fresh. This time you mean it.

While we can't help you stick to your diet or hit the gym more frequently, we can give your career a boost. If you've been looking for work, spring could offer the new beginning you've been waiting for.
The opportunities available to job seekers are in a variety of industries and open to different experience levels.
Health care IT company Allscripts recognizes an increasing demand for health care IT and needs quality employees as it grows.  Publishing organization Sunshine Media is looking for seasoned sales professionals in markets across the country to serve as local publishers for their magazines MD News and Builder+Architect.
Those companies are just two of the 17 ready to hire workers right now. Check out this list to make some big changes this spring:

Administaff
Industry: Business services
Number of openings: 595
Sample job titles: Sales representatives, nurses, programmers, analysts, and product development engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, administrative support, billing clerks
Location: Nationwide, including New York, N.Y.; Houston, Tex.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Dallas, TX.

Allscripts
Industry: Health care IT
Number of openings: 150
Sample job titles: Implementation specialist, project manager, software engineer, business analyst
Location: Raleigh, N.C.; Burlington, Vt.; Chicago, Ill.

Alpine Access
Industry: Customer service/work from home
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: Customer care professionals
Location: Nationwide

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Industry: Restaurant
Number of openings: 200
Sample job titles: Crew, kitchen manager, real estate manager, IT support specialist, QA manager, facilities manager
Location: Nationwide (including Denver, Colo.)

David's Bridal
Industry: Retail
Number of openings: 95
Sample job titles: Sales consultants, customer service reps, general warehouse workers, assistant buyers, corporate director and manager level opportunities.
Location: Nationwide

Denbury Resources
Industry: Oil and gas
Number of openings: 50
Sample job titles: Reservoir engineers, lease operators, technicians, workover foreman, order analyst
Locations: Tex.; La.; Miss.

First American
Industry: Financial services, insurance, title, escrow, information services
Number of openings: 400
Sample job titles: Tax researcher, tax processor, call center representatives, escrow assistants, escrow officers, information systems professionals, sales professionals
Location: Westlake, Tex; Murray, Utah; Rochester, N.Y.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Santa Ana, Calif.

Hospice of Michigan
Industry: Healthcare/Hospice
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: Registered nurse - case manager, registered nurse - on call, registered nurse - hospital and admissions, registered nurse - call center, registered nurse - pediatrics, social worker - MSW, grief support services manager, care associate - call center, homemaker, hospice aide, spiritual care advisor
Location: Southfield, Ann Arbor, Bloomfield, Clinton Township, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Big Rapids, Cadillac, Traverse City, Alpena, Gaylord, Saginaw, Mich.

National Agents Alliance
Industry: Insurance Sales
Number of openings: 529
Sample job titles: Insurance sales agent
Location: Nationwide

New York Life Insurance Company
Industry: Insurance and Financial Services
Number of openings: 4,000 plus
Sample job titles: Financial service professionals, sales managers, senior accountants, compliance associates and actuaries
Location: Nationwide

St. Vincent Medical Center
Industry: Health care
Number of openings: 54
Sample job titles: Clinical case manager, nurse manager, house supervisor, director of case management/social services, director of cardiology, C.N.A.
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Sapphire Technologies
Industry: IT
Number of openings: 1,000
Sample job titles: .Net Developer, help desk, Java developer, project manager, senior system analyst
Location: Nationwide

STS Tire & Auto Centers
Industry: Automotive
Number of openings: 70
Sample job titles: Master repair technician, general repair technician, general service technician, accounts payable clerk, administrative assistant, IT support technician, benefits coordinator, installer, retail store manager, drivers
Location: Bound Brook, N.J.; N.Y.; N.J.; Pa.

Sunshine Media
Industry: Publishing
Number of openings: 88 Openings
Sample job titles: Publisher - sales representative
Location: Nationwide

URS Corporation
Industry: Engineering, construction and technical services (or A/E/C)
Number of openings: 1,500
Sample job titles: Geotechnical engineers, environmental planners, resident engineers, transit/rail engineers, construction program managers, logistics and maintenance staff
Location: Nationwide

Werner Enterprises
Industry: Transportation
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: CDL truck driver
Location: Nationwide

West Corporation
Industry: Customer care
Number of openings: 100
Sample job titles: Customer care professionals, licensed insurance agents
Location: Tulsa, Okla.

Anthony Balderrama is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. He researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/abalderrama.

Tips to Land Your Dream Job

If you're like many people, landing any job, let alone your dream job, may be just wishful thinking in this economy.  While you may have thoughts of landing that 100K job, working as a greeter at WalMart may be more probable until things improve.  However, lowering your sights may not be a bad thing, especially if you've been on unemployment past the usual 26 weeks.

We've posted many new articles on CareerAdvice4You.com over the past few weeks.  During this time we've covered topics such as:
10 Tips to Get Your Dream Career
Be Prepared for Job Interview Success
Tips on Beginning Your Freelance Writing Career

Check these articles out, and more, on CareerAdvice4You.com!