Monday Motivators!
Everyone needs a little pick-me-up after the weekend. Check out these quotes to help you conquer Monday and the rest of the week!
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#CPIBNgoesto Candidate B, Week One
Profile: Candidate B is not new to the CPIBN program, having gone through the bootcamp and entire job search process in the summer-fall of 2014. Unfortunately, almost to the day one year later, he found himself downsized again from his Marketing Manager position with a local technical manufacturing company. The CPIBN program was offered to …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week 7
Every job search includes a period playing the waiting game. Patience pays off, however, and after another round of interviews and meeting with other members of the company, Candidate A is finally able to shed the Job Seeker job title and begin the transition into a new role and job title. CPIBN’s involvement in the …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week Six
Each candidate who walks through the doors at CPIBN works towards the end goal of finding their next perfect fit with a company. Weeks, and sometimes months, of hard work, class participation, resume polishing, networking, and research all lead up to the biggest and most intimidating aspect of the job search, the interview. Candidate A …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week Five
Every job search has ebbs and flows, and while the ebbs seem to be never-ending, Candidate A has come to realize that all of the hard work put into her time working with CPIBN and utilizing the tools she has learned through the classes shes attending are beginning to pay off. After submitting countless applications, …
Answering Negative Interview Questions
Most candidates are comfortable talking about their strengths and times that they have succeeded in their career. The real differentiator between candidates in many interviews is the interviewee’s ability to handle the negative questions. Interviewing consultants/trainers tell companies to include at least 3 “negative” questions in the course of a standard one-hour interview. The purpose …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week Four
Candidate A was excited to learn that CPIBN offers other classes, covering a wide array of topics and issues, outside of the bootcamp style modules, and she quickly registered to participate in the What Should I Wear? Dress for Success class. She felt she had a good understanding of what it means to dress professionally or …
Ten Ways to Increase Your Career Resilience
1. Make a point of learning throughout your lifetime. Technology is changing the workplace so fast that many careers for the next generation do not even exist yet. Keeping pace requires continuous learning. 2. Develop a “personal why” that gives your work meaning. A larger sense of meaning or purpose enhances your resilience. It gives …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week Three
One of the pitfalls of the job search is that there are going to be times of frustration, waiting, and nothing-ness. The good news is that you are not alone, and Candidate A was able to fully grasp that by spending more time at CPIBN. Candidate A felt more comfortable doing her searching, networking, …
#CPIBNgoesto Candidate A, Week Two
Now that she has a full week of modules, resume developing, and updates to her professional social media sites under her belt, Candidate A spent time starting her job search and really putting herself out there in terms of networking. Like most young professionals, Candidate A fancies herself computer and online savvy, so she starts …