The current state of the economy however may deem it necessary for some to take those steps toward the unknown.  You hear stories of people just picking up and starting over in a completely different field and being successful at it.  It’s a different story however when you’re the one facing this same challenge.

Figuring out what industry to go to, which companies are hiring and finding a position that fits can make your head spin.  The Wall Street Journal has a great article with tips for identifying those companies and what steps need to be taken to set you on the right path.  Be sure to check out their full article here.

With the turn of events our country has taken and the resulting recession and economic crisis, layoffs have become more common place than they were just a few short years ago.  It’s not a unique experience now when an employer comes across a resume that has some sort of gap in employment history.  These should still be explained but the manner in which you do so can either hurt you or help you.

Discussing your employment  and non-employment time-lines can be a bit daunting but Wall Street Journal has posted an article that gives some good pointers on how to approach this very topic.  Click here to read the article.

Writing a resume can be hard enough without having to make sure you hit on all of the points listed in a job description.  These days you now have to worry about whether or not your resume contains the proper keywords.  Keywords that will be recognized by the electronic applicant tracking system that company may be using.  It’s imperative to re-evaluate your resume to make sure it’s up to the task of being put through one of these automated systems.  Yahoo! HotJobs posted a great article listing 7 tips on mastering these automated systems.  Head on over here to read their full article.

While some may think that it’s not guaranteed work, there have been success stories of those who went through a temp agency to end up in a permanent full time position with a company that the temp agency placed them with. The best thing you can do in the search for a job is to explore all of your options. Don’t let the temp / placement agencies be forgotten. The AT&T careers website has a great article outlining success stories. Check it out here.

In the current employment climate, the competition is fierce and the amount of applicants for each available job is staggering.  You want to highlight your skills and experience in the best possible light while staying honest.  Wall Street Journal has a great article that outlines just why honesty is indeed the best policy in regards to your resume.  You can check out the article here.

As you agree to a date and time to meet the prospective employer for an interview you sigh with relief and feel a sense of excitement that maybe this is the one. You relax a little bit and start planning on your interview strategy. As the date approaches however, a whole new feeling of stress and anxiety may start to take it’s hold.

What questions will they ask? How will I respond? Will the interviewer be nice or impersonal like the last one? These are all questions that you may ask yourself and the answer is, you won’t know until you meet them. It’s a bit nerve wracking to say the least. The best you can do and make sure you know your own history and can present it in the best way possible. You can also prepare for the different types of interviewers you may come into contact with.

There is a great article on the AT&T website that outlines 10 different types of interviewers, what you can expect and how to handle them. You can read the article in it’s entirety here. The old saying that “Knowledge is Power” holds true even in situations like this. The better you can prepare, the more relaxed you will be. Good luck!

As if job hunting wasn’t stressful enough, now you have to add having a pristine cover letter to the mix. Well fear not, we here at CentralValleyJobs.com scour the web to bring you articles on the in’s and out’s of job hunting. Monster.com has a great article on how to avoid 7 no-no’s of cover letters. You can find their article here.

The most essential piece to the job hunting puzzle is your resume. Pretty much any position you apply for, the employer will require you to send your resume. With the current climate that the job market is in, competition for open positions is at an all time high it seems. Tailoring your resume to reflect your interest in a given position will help make you stand out from a crowd. It’s a must and CareerBuilder has posted an article outlining 10 ways to make your resume stand out. Follow the link to read the rest of the article.

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On the previous site, you were limited to keeping only one resume on file.  With our new system, you can have multiple resumes on file.  We have also added a function that will allow you to save a job listing to your Jobs Inbox.  If you find a job that you are interested in, but aren’t able to review it in detail or apply to at that time, there is a link at the bottom of the ad that will allow you to save the job.  Click that link and the next time you view your Jobs Inbox, you can go right to the ad.

For those ads that accept online resume submission, you can submit the resume you have on file right from the ad, or if that ad is saved to your Inbox, you can submit your resume from there too!

We wanted to make sure you were kept informed of ads that are posted that might be of interest to you.  We understand you may not have the ability to check the site through out the day or even once a day, so we created the Jobs Notification Email.  Just submit your resume to our resume database, and click on the Jobs Noticifation Emails check box.  You will receive an email when a job is posted that matches the categories listed on your resume!  It’s that easy!

We are very excited to present the new CentralValleyJobs.com.  We hope you find the new system to be just as easy to use as it’s always been and we wish you success in your job seach.

Click here to get started with the resume submission process!

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