Professionals and Executives
- Need to find employment but don't even know where to begin?
- Are your best efforts yielding few opportunities?
- Want to make a career change but uncertain how to make the transition?
- Concerned about your interviewing skills?
- Ever wondered, "Am I following proper job search etiquette?"
- Would a job search professional and personal advocate you can call upon for assistance at each step of the job search process be of help?
- Do you need a job search process?
If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes", or you simply need to make better progress in your job search, give us a call at Career Edge!
Let Career Edge be your partner in propelling your career opportunities and professional marketability.
Support for Career Professionals and Executives
Combining hiring expertise and Human Resource technology with your job strength, we deliver resumes, interview preparation and job search strategy that can differentiate our clients and create the edge that can move them to the front.
As the saying goes, Knowledge is power. Knowing the intricacies of the hiring process from start to finish; knowing the decision nodes; knowing the decision factors; knowing which personal strengths to project; knowing how to project strengths in the interview; knowing how to close. Career Edge provides you with the extras you need to be successful in this market.
Products and Services
Resume and Cover Letter
Resume reviewers on the average spend 10-20 seconds to make a resume selection decision.
Having your key strengths identified in the right location and displayed to attract attention is critical for selection. Does your resume convey your desired image, highlight the strength the reviewer is seeking, provide rapid visual recognition and enable scanning and electronic transmission to internet? Well develop a resume that gives you the edge in overcoming that major hurdle of getting the interview opportunity.
Interview Preparation
Many acceptable interview responses of the 90's are incorrect in todays job market.
Real time interview practice, assessment and feedback provide the tools to be successful. Youll learn how to handle those tough questions, multiple types of interview formats and surprise scenarios. Youll learn techniques to start strong and make the most of the important first few minutes of the interview. Todays market provides fewer opportunities. Be prepared for every interview opportunity.
Job Search Etiquette
according to some experts, body language comprises 55% of the force of any response.
Youll learn what employers expect in dress and behavior and how to project your strength into an image of influence. Which body language tactics sway the interviewer. Youll learn to use all your communication tools; verbal and non-verbal to your advantage. These same techniques are effective at job fairs as well. Well show you how.
Background/Reference
With todays emphasis on security, this step has gained the attention of employers.
Well teach you how to avoid the trip hazards of this step.
Salary Negotiations
Few questions inspire as much dread among job seekers as So, what kind of salary are you looking for?
Do you know how to politely sidestep salary questions until youre confident they want to hire you? Do you know what youre worth in the market? Well teach you how to command the dollars you deserve and still have your new employer eager to get you on board.