The new year marks a time of hope for many people. It’s a time to look for positive change in numerous aspects of life. For your career, the future may be full of possibilities. And considering just how much the job market changes, your next step might be something that a few years back seemed entirely impossible.
Conventional wisdom has it that the holiday season is a bad time to look for a job. But conventional wisdom is wrong. In fact, there are definite advantages to sustaining — and even ramping up — a full-time job search during the holidays.
In today’s job market, it’s very common for people to be on the job hunt for months at a time.
When this happens, it’s easy to feel your morale slip. At GetFive, we know how important perseverance and a positive attitude are to a successful job hunt. To help get you through this difficult period, here are nine tips to help you stay motivated.
Say you apply for a job and you’re ecstatic because you meet every single required qualification. You go through three rounds of interviews and are feeling pretty good about things. Then you get the rejection letter: “Thank you for your time, but we’ve selected another candidate who we felt was a better fit.”
New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Chicago, or Washington, D.C.? Relocating to these cities — or anywhere else in the country — can make for an exciting opportunity. You’ll have the chance to live a new lifestyle, move into a new house, make new friends and enjoy new experiences.But to make the most of your new location,…
As we wind down the last few weeks of 2017, it’s easy for job hunters to feel a sense of anxiety and succumb to gloom and doom. At GetFive, we remind our members that there are good reasons to stay positive, even in the most difficult of times. If you are ready to give up…
Automation is poised to dramatically change the way we all live, including how we work. What will you do when a robot takes over your job? It sounds like the premise from a sci-fi movie, but there’s a good chance that over the next couple decades, it will be your reality. A 2017 report by PwC found that 38 percent…
In an ideal job search, you won’t discuss compensation during the interview process. This allows the hiring manager to focus on learning your skills while you focus on conveying your strengths and thoroughly understanding the opportunity. In reality this is not always the case. At some point during the interview process it’s possible that you’ll…
Spot opportunities can be the secret weapon in your job search. A spot opportunity indicates change is occurring in your company or industry, and your proactive efforts can put your career on the fast track to greatness. Here are several examples of spot opportunities: News that a company will go public. Part of the large…
No one claims looking for a job is easy. It requires a lot of work, and most of the time it might seem like you’re stuck in a dead end, going nowhere. It’s easy to despair in these situations and think the entire process is random. But it isn’t. The Five O’Clock Club method, in…
Whatever the economic situation — whether the stock market is climbing or falling, companies are hiring, or the economy is slumping — one thing is certain: members of The Five O’Clock Club learn from one another. By taking their cues from TFC members who have tested the job market, landed interviews and even new jobs, other…
As the end of the year approaches and the holiday hubbub heats up, many job seekers decide to take a short vacation from the hunt. December, after all, is a busy month packed with personal engagements. People also assume it’s the least likely time for businesses to hire new staff. For these reasons and more, many…
A new Massachusetts law is dramatically changing the interview process for both employers and employees. Recent legislation makes it illegal for Massachusetts companies to ask about applicants’ salaries prior to making a job offer, although this practice is still common across the rest of the United States. This has a huge impact on how applicants…
We all know networking is an important part of conducting a job search. You can informally network by talking to family, friends and acquaintances who may know something about the area you’re targeting. Doing so provides a way to find out what skills are needed where, what jobs may be opening up, and where you might be…
It seems like everywhere you turn there’s a conversation about sustainability and living well, but it isn’t just a trend. There is abundant scientific evidence that humanity is living unsustainably, compromising the well-being of the natural world. As awareness of this fact grows, career options in the sustainability field will continue to increase. If you’re…
Networking, social networking, cover letters, resumes, applications … it often seems like the lists of job-search tasks will never end. And with so many pieces to the puzzle, it’s easy to overlook something or skip an important step, causing a problem in your search. If you’re struggling to land that perfect job, The Five O’Clock…
By Nancy Karas, Five O’Clock Certified Coach Starting a job search can be as terrifying as jumping out of an airplane. Throwing yourself into the unknown is scary. But all skydivers know that if you’re about to jump, you need to make sure your parachute is ready. Well in the job hunting world, knowing how…
You may not have any sales experience or even any desire to work in sales, but if you’re looking for a job, you’re a salesman. It really doesn’t matter what the industry is or whether you’re looking at an entry-level or executive position — you need to be able to sell yourself to the hiring company….
You may spend hours agonizing over sending one email to ask for a job interview, but the reality is that it might get lost in a jam-packed inbox. On average, working professionals send and receive 125 emails every day. That’s a lot of noise to break through, especially when you’re trying to stand out and secure a job opportunity or interview.
When we talk about career development, you’ll often hear The Five O’Clock Club team speak of job-hunting and career building as full-time endeavors — and they should be.