Job Search

Be prepared on the job search with an up to date resume, eye-catching cover letter, and steps on how to ace an interview. Use the tools and tips below to make sure that you are putting your best self forward.

Use Social Networks to Find a Job

The job search as we know it has changed. What used to be a straightforward process can now feel like a complicated and overwhelming process. However, there are new digital tools that cast a wider net, while at the same time narrowing your search results to jobs postings that are relevant to you. Some of the traditional job search methods have been replaced, but others are simply supplemented by new digital tools. Within the major phases of the job search process, find out the current trends, how they relate to the previous methods, and what you can do to ensure a successful job search.

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Resilient Holiday Job Search

Often times, people searching for work slow down during the holidays. However, these next few months can be a great time to look for a job. Here are some tips and tricks for using the holiday season to your benefit.

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Emotional Resilience in the Job Search

Looking for work can be exhausting and stressful. Career and job search specialist, Cynthia Dailey-Hewkin, outlines strategies for keeping your spirits up when looking for jobs

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Resilient Recareering: Are You Overqualified?

by Cynthia Dailey-Hewkin

In my experience, the people who are attracted to the Life by Design NW program are talented, skilled, educated, and have great work histories.

Why then, are so many of those who are job searching having such a difficult time finding work? One issue in particular that I have heard about is that people sense they are "overqualified" and are getting passed over when it is time for an employer to hire.

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Resilient Recareering: the Workplace Generation Mix

by Cynthia Dailey-Hewkin

The workplace of today is unique with opportunities for several different generations to communicate and interact with each other.  Each generation has its own attitudes, styles, expectations, assumptions, priorities, and approaches to work that can lead to frequent challenges for workers.  It is critical for generations to try to develop better understanding of each other in order to work together.

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New Realities of the Job Market and Ideas to Overcome Those Obstacles

MetLife Mature Market Institute recently released Buddy, Can You Spare a Job - research on why it may be difficult for Boomers to land jobs. Here are some perceptions of those looking for jobs and the realities, according to that research, as well as ideas.

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Resilient Recareering: Using Temporary Employment Agencies

by Cynthia Dailey-Hewkin

If you are recareering you might consider using temporary (or "temp") agencies as resources.  They can be helpful if you need to earn some money quickly or are unsure about what you want to do or where you want to work. There are many listed in phone books under "Employment Agencies" and "Employment Contractors - Temporary Help".  Make sure the agencies you contact are appropriate for your needs by checking out the variety of positions they have listed and whether or not they charge a fee to the job applicant.  If you are on a limited budget you will want to stick with the agencies that charge the employer.

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Adapting Your Resume for a Nonprofit Job Search

If you are a prospective bridger—someone with experience primarily in business who is seeking a senior position in the nonprofit sector—you’ll want to take a hard look at your resume and consider adapting it for a nonprofit job search.

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Simply Hired (Too Young to Retire?)

This job board specializes in people over 50. Give it a whirl!

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Get the Job Edge: Expand Your Online Job Search

If you're looking for work, you already know the statistics: Oregon's June's unemployment numbers are out. Joblessness is over 10%, and has been for the past eight months in a row. The data for those looking for work is also discouraging; across the United States, roughly 1 in 10 people are searching for work.

Searching for a job

Job seekers need an edge.

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Resilient Recareering: Lifelong Learning - a Key to Success

by Cynthia Dailey-Hewkin

With fall approaching our thoughts often turn to the beginning of the new school year and learning new things. However, learning can go on all year long and in places other than classrooms.

If you are considering switching careers, working for a different employer, volunteering, running your own business, or simply taking it easy, you might want to consider the importance of keeping current by being a "lifelong learner".

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Unemployed Finds Path to Employment and Life Change

Seifollah Mojab had been laid off from his first job in the U.S. when he spotted a flier advertising PCC's Entry Level High Tech Skills Training Program, changing his life.

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