Are you considering taking a break from your job search and networking efforts during the summer? Companies are still hiring throughout the summer. In fact, per the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the last business day of April, the number and rate of U.S. job openings was 11.4 million. Summer is typically a great […]
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Would you like to increase your personal brand presence on LinkedIn? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. With 185 million LinkedIn members in the United States alone, it can be hard to get noticed on the powerful professional networking tool. If you are looking to
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Is your LinkedIn profile the best it can be? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. LinkedIn, launched in 2003, remains a powerful resource in your job search efforts. Hootsuite recently shared impressive stats summarized below on current users and their usage. LinkedIn User Stats: LinkedIn
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What is your personal brand? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. In your job search efforts, it’s important to define the product, which is YOU. We coach our clients to invest time in defining their personal brand by assessing and analyzing their skills, interests and
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Are you stuck in your job search efforts and looking for more ways to find your ideal job? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. With a strong U.S. job market, now is a good time for job seekers looking for their next career opportunity. Per
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Have you considered exploring alternatives to a full time position? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. With people continuing to leave their jobs are record rates in the current trend known as the “Great Resignation,” many new workers have turned to considering alternatives to the
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Have you perfected the art of informational interviewing? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. The most common way to network is through the informational interview. Yet many people miss this mission critical opportunity. We provide the basics below to help get you ready to leverage
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Have you ever been stumped by an interview question? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. Successfully preparing for interviews will hopefully eliminate the often dreaded question that you have no good answer for. Interviewing can be stressful because the interviewee does not typically know the
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Are you preparing to interview for your next opportunity? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients that the objective of interviews is to move to the next step in the process and ultimately get an offer. Your resume or network got you
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Have you left money on the table when negotiating your salary in the past? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. When it comes to negotiations, a general rule is, “The person who mentions a dollar figure first loses.” What is the goal of salary negotiations?
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Could you use advice for how best to research companies you’d like to target in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. Conducting research to identify your target company list can be a daunting task. We coach our clients to leverage the techniques
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Do you have a target company list as part of your job search efforts? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients to identify a target company list as part of their job search efforts. Identifying specific companies you’d love to work for
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Are you leveraging your network in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients about the total job market when it comes to job searching as outlined in the graphic below. The total job market includes formal jobs that are
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Looking for help preparing for a virtual interview? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. We coach our clients that the objective of interviews is to move to the next step in the process and ultimately get an offer. It is wonderful to be getting a
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Are you maximizing the power of LinkedIn in your job search? At Transition Solutions, we’ve been helping companies and individuals manage employee transitions for 30 years. We coach individuals from all industries on how to maximize the power of LinkedIn for their job search and overall career growth. Having a professional online brand is
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Is your resume captivating to the reader? At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. As part of our outplacement services we coach our clients on how to create a captivating resume with the primary objective to obtain interviews. This critical document creates an image of the product –
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At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. We coach our clients in a career transition to invest time in identifying a target list of companies and here’s why. Finding your next job can be a daunting task. Identifying specific companies where you would
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Are you looking to change careers or get a new job in 2022? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes and outplacement services for 30 years. For job seekers in early 2022, the good news is that companies tend to hire most in January and February. This is mainly
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Could your resume use a refresh or more of a designer style look? At Transition Solutions we’ve been helping our clients navigate workforce changes for over 30 years. We often get asked about when to leverage a more designer style resume. The answer is, it depends based on your role. If you are
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Are you ready to share your career elevator pitch at your next networking opportunity? At Transition Solutions, we have been helping companies and individuals with workforce changes for 30 years. With the holidays quickly approaching, there could be many opportunities to network with family, friends and acquaintances. Having your 30 second elevator pitch ready
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