Jessica Pierce

Upon arriving in Washington DC for the Forum of Job Clubs, I was struck by how amazing the city itself is. This is where our nation is centered, where our politicians make decisions and where leaders and community come together to change lives. I took a deep breath and reflected on the days ahead, the [...]

As a hiring manager I am often surprised at the lack of attention to detail and the lack of professionalism of many of our prospective employees. The hiring process isn’t something to be taken lightly especially in today’s employer’s job market. You want to dress for success and speak and write to be hired. Employers [...]

What is the value of a thank you note in today’s digital world? With all of the talk of social media and online job resources you may be surprised to learn I am a huge fan of the handwritten thank you note. Some may say it’s a thing of the past. Others might say it [...]

Jobs are my passion. In my role with Career Connectors I work directly with job seekers and local hiring managers and recruiters providing local events, tips and resources related to the job market. In my business I work with churches identifying suitable candidates for their open positions, acting as their hiring manager. As hiring manager [...]

As I speak to more and more job seekers and employers it has become clear how finding a job is like running a business. There is a reason you get up in the morning and a purpose to your activities. Whether a business owner or job seeker you are seeking ways to identify yourself or [...]

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 [...]

Last week I was privileged to speak at the Disability Empowerment Center at their event Focus on Employment: Creating Careers for a Brighter Future. The following are the high points of my presentation Interactive Networking to Career Landing.   In the first part of this post we discussed the benefits of networking to job seeker and employer. The homework was [...]

As you know, I am a HUGE fan of using Twitter to find a new job or career. In many of my presentations I have the opportunity to walk guests through setting up an account and real-time examples; on a blog it’s a bit more cumbersome. Here’s a tutorial of  How to Create a Twitter [...]

So you got the job offer but it isn’t exactly what you wanted. That’s okay because even in a slow economy there is room to negotiate. Maybe we aren’t negotiating for larger salaries. Rather we are negotiating for working from home or a flexible schedule. Understanding the company and position you would like is important [...]