Jessica Pierce

At Career Connectors you will often hear me and other speakers talk about creating a list of your target companies for your job search. It can be overwhelming to create this list along with the other tasks of being a job seeker. This is why I also say that finding a job needs to be [...]

As we re-enter the workforce it is important to note one of the changes that has occurred in the last year: There is a fifth generation in the workplace. Yes, that’s right, Millennials are no longer the youngest generation. Nicknamed (at least for now) the Zen Generation or Zen-Gen, they were born after 1995 and [...]

With 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed in a tight job market it is exciting to be called for an interview. It may even be tempting to ask a host of questions in the beginning of the hiring process related to salary and benefits. As a recruiter and career transition professional I can assure you [...]

There’s an old saying, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” In today’s tight job market making a positive first impression could be what sets you apart from another qualified candidate. I write a lot about creating a personal brand and using social media like LinkedIn and Twitter to propel your [...]

Each year Fortune magazine releases the list of 100 Best Companies based on employee feedback (2/3) and corporate culture (1/3). The random sampling of as many as 250,000 employees around the globe includes survey questions regarding management credibility and job satisfaction and support in the workplace. The corporate culture portion includes a Culture Audit detailing [...]

As job seekers we tend to network with other job seekers. We crave community and sense of belonging. While this may yield leads in the job search, more often than not we are digging ourselves into a deeper sense of despair. To curb this feeling, here are five places where job seekers should be networking: [...]

“The Phoenix metro area added 36,500 jobs between April of last year and the same month this year, putting it fifth in the country for total job gains.” – Adam Kress, Phoenix Business Journal The Phoenix area job market is making progress in a positive direction. While this is good news, we know we have [...]

As we slowly crawl out of the dismal economic conditions of the last years we are left with a workforce that is dis-engaged. For employees left behind after company layoffs, their managers are having to re-engage or face the reality that employees will leave the company. Not only that but there are many job seekers [...]