Category: Job Description

Job Search is a Marketing Campaign: How to Use the...

Posted by Julie Erickson | Apr 25, 2017 | Cover Letter, Interviews, Job Description, Job Search Tools, Job-Search, LinkedIn, Marketing, Resume

Job Search is a Marketing Campaign

by Julie Erickson | Oct 28, 2019 | how-to, Job Description, Job Search Tools, Marketing, Resume, Right Fit Job | 0

Job seekers, here’s how to find a job using marketing principles. Because that’s what...

Job Search is a Marketing Campaign: How to Use the Job Market

by Julie Erickson | Apr 25, 2017 | Cover Letter, Interviews, Job Description, Job Search Tools, Job-Search, LinkedIn, Marketing, Resume | 1

It’s called the “job market” for a reason. It’s a market, full of buyers and sellers – also known...

Purple Squirrel Hunting aka Job Postings

by Julie Erickson | Dec 14, 2015 | Job Description, Job Search Tools, LinkedIn | 0

If you haven’t heard about purple squirrels, don’t worry. They don’t exist....

5 Interview Questions You Need to Ask a Potential Employer

by Julie Erickson | Dec 22, 2014 | Interview, Interviews, Job Description, Job Search Tools | 0

You get to interview a potential employer at the same time they are interviewing you. And in fact...

How to Research the Company You Want to Work For (guest post)

by Julie Erickson | Oct 28, 2014 | how-to, Interview, Interviews, Job Description, Job-Search | 0

I rarely run guest posts because I don’t have time to review them. But when Nicole Davies...

Don’t Do the Employer’s Job for Them

by Julie Erickson | Sep 26, 2014 | Cover Letter, Interview, Job Description, Job Skills, Job-Search, Right Fit Job | 0

“I don’t think they want someone so old.” “I’m sure they’re...

7 Tips for How to Decode a Job Description

by Julie Erickson | Sep 10, 2014 | Cover Letter, Frequently Asked Questions, how-to, Job Description, Job Skills | 0

Job descriptions contain all sorts of information about a job, beyond describing the...

Should You Apply For a Position if You Don’t Meet One Requirement?

by Julie Erickson | Jun 18, 2014 | Frequently Asked Questions, Job Description, Job Skills | 2

I just got an email from a client wondering if she should apply for a job that is right in her...

Jobs for People Who Love To Travel

by Julie Erickson | Jan 20, 2014 | Job Description, Job Skills, Job-Search, Non-Profits, Right Fit Job | 0

A reader asks “What are the best jobs that allow you to travel?” Obvious travel-filled...

How to List Jobs on Your Resume When You’re a Freelancer

by Julie Erickson | Jun 7, 2013 | how-to, Interview, Job Description, Job Skills, Resume, Work | 12

There are two ways to describe your work when you work freelance or on a contract basis: List the...

How to Decode a Job Description & Position Yourself Well

by Julie Erickson | Jun 19, 2012 | Cover Letter, Job Description, Job-Search | 0

The following is the sum total of the job description available to C before she goes for an...