Jessica Pierce

Over the last five or so years many of us have experiences a lay off from a job or had to close a business. We have gaps in our work history. How do we explain them? The first thing is to be honest. Keep your answer simple. If possible, include relevant volunteer and other experience [...]

Throughout my career I have had the privilege and opportunity to network with amazingly talented people. They are at a variety of phases of their career. Some network better than others and while I like to stay positive on this blog, there are just a few things that you should not do when you are [...]

For many job seekers, the focus of the search is on finding a company and position where they will be a good fit. The goal is to get the interview. We often forget the rest of the process that includes reference checking. This is a critical piece of the process to getting a new job.  [...]

What you do after a job interview is almost as important as what you do before an interview. You want to be THE employee they want to hire without going over the top. Listen as you are asked – and answer – questions. Pay close to attention to areas in the interview where you feel [...]

Last week at Career Connectors Kyla Bonstetter of Top Talent Consulting spoke about the DISC Assessment and Your Job Search. I wanted to take some time to explore the specific parts of the DISC and how you can use them to help you land the job of your dreams.  The DISC illustrates to you and [...]

Whether you’re currently unemployed or seeking different employment, the task of finding another job can be overwhelming. If you have been employed for a long period of time, you are looking at a new kind of job search. This job search includes using social media platforms such as Twitter to identify and engage with prospective [...]

In our blog post Maximize the DISC Assessment to Land the Job of Your Dreams we talked about DISC basics including what each of the letters means. Today I want to talk to you about how to use the DISC Assessment in the job search.  No matter your age or experience, there is great value [...]

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 [...]

Branding yourself in the job search means showing a prospective employer how your unique skills and personality will benefit their organization. You can do this in a number of areas including social media, brag book and how you present yourself as a professional. This often begins by having a professional headshot taken that you will [...]

Having been a speaker/instructor on the power of LinkedIn for job seekers, I am especially interested in the recent changes to LinkedIn. Back in December we started seeing changes to functions on LinkedIn. Since then 175 million users are being converted to the new profile format. If you’re not seeing the new format, rest assured [...]