Careers
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Career Corner: What to Include in Your Thank You Email After Your Job Interview
While the thank you letter following a job interview is simple, that doesn’t mean you should fire off a basic email with no effort put into it. It will likely be your final chance to make an impression before you hear if you got the job or not, so something carefully crafted will serve you…
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VISTA Careers – Qlik
Based in King of Prussia and operating in more than 100 countries, Qlik helps enterprises around the world move faster, work smarter, and lead the way forward with an end-to-end solution for getting value out of data. Its platform is the only one on the market that allows for open-ended, curiosity-driven exploration, giving everyone — at any…
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Career Corner: Follow-up (or Not) After Your Job Interview
Despite how tempting it may be, after an interview, it is typically best to just wait, be patient, and not reach out to the interviewer until they have made a decision about hiring you. However, there are a few exceptions. Writing for the Harvard Business Review, Art Markman shares various situations where you are fine…
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Are You Keeping Tabs on 2021 LinkedIn Innovations? Part 1
Saweeet! You are going to be chuffed about these 2021 LinkedIn innovations. I’ll share a few new ones here in part 1 and more in part 2 next week. Dark & Light Mode Click on Me at the top, Settings & Privacy, Account Preferences, and Display (to see if it has been rolled out to…
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Hiring Chesco: Answering the Interview Question About Why You’re Leaving Your Current Company
Why are you leaving your current company? It’s one of the most dreaded interview questions of all, and you can’t answer by saying that you hate your job or that your boss is the worst, writes Caleb Yen for Express Employment Professionals. In lieu of such brutal honesty, it’s best to be optimistic and professional.…
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Career Corner: 3 Signs Your Job Interview Went Well
You just got through a job interview for a position you really want and you feel like you did great during the conversation. But now your mind is replaying every moment looking for flaws as you wonder if you are going to hear any good news. How can you set your anxious mind at ease…
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Career Corner: Dress for a Successful Zoom Job Interview
Interview etiquette has long been something job seekers have struggled with, and video interviews becoming more commonplace of late has only complicated that. You wouldn’t normally dress up to be at home all day, but what is expected when the work environment is your own house? Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times offers some…
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Career Corner: How to Ace a Zoom Job Interview
If you haven’t been on the job hunt in the last year and a half then you might not realize how much the interview landscape has changed. Rather than getting to visit the company you want to work for and meet the manager in person, there are good odds they will schedule you for a…
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Employers in Chester County Respond to Survey: 91 Percent Report They Are Looking to Fill up to 10 Openings
According to a recent survey of 436 employers in Chester County, almost every one (91 percent) is on the hunt for employees. On average, they currently report up to 10 openings. Ryan Mulligan reported the shortages for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eight truly desperate employers responded to the survey by citing their 50 or more…
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The Biggest Job Interview Stumbles You Need to Avoid
If you have landed an interview then the company you applied to obviously thinks you might have what it takes to join them. However, you can quickly dissuade them of that opinion if you blunder during the meeting. Liz Ryan of Kiplinger discusses some of the most common interview stumbles, and simple ways to avoid…
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Career Corner: How to Ace These 9 Most Common Job Interview Types
It used to be that you would physically sit down with a manager to interview for an open position. And while that still frequently happens, you also have good odds of being asked your availability for a video interview. Or even just talking by phone. How you handle an interview drastically changes based on the…
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Win with Keywords on Your Resume & LinkedIn Profile
Do you have a gobsmacking resume and optimized LinkedIn profile packed with keywords in all the right places? If so, booyah! If not, get to it! Keywords are essential to make it through online applications that use applicant tracking systems (ATS) and get found on LinkedIn. You also want to use keywords in your LinkedIn…
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Hiring Chesco: The Partial Return to Work — and the (Dis)Comfort in Doing So
The majority of U.S. workers (81 percent) are comfortable returning to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic, but 87 percent still believe their employers can do more to mitigate the virus risks. This is according to a new survey from The Harris Poll commissioned by Express Employment Professionals. Roughly three in four workers go to…
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Career Corner: Most Common Job Interview Questions You Need to be Ready to Answer
Preparing for a job interview requires more than just sprucing up your resume and breaking out your favorite professional attire. You need to prepare mentally as well and the best way to do that is to practice for what you will encounter. Glassdoor is a great resource for learning about new jobs and to see…
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VISTA Careers – Chester County OIC
Based in Coatesville, the Chester County OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) is a nonprofit that helps to create opportunities for individuals to prepare for sustainable employment and financial independence through education, training, and support services. The Chester County OIC aims to change the lives of disadvantaged adults and boasts a mission of “Helping People Help Themselves.” Program Manager…
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Career Corner: Preparation is the Key to Acing Your Next Job Interview
While being invited to interview for a new job is initially exciting, it can quickly become a source of anxiety. Knowing how much hinges on that one conversation can really throw you off. You need to prepare if you want to do well, but maybe you don’t know to get ready. You may already be…
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VISTA Today Seeks Self-Motivated, Detail-Oriented Writer/Editor
American Community Journals – the parent company of VISTA Today, MONTCO Today, DELCO Today, and BUCKSCO Today – is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and versatile writer/editor to assist with the editorial operations of VISTA Today. This position begins as part-time (hourly) with a pay range between $10 and $20 per hour based on experience and…
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Career Corner: Preparing Your Career to Stand the Test of Time
The pandemic caused a radical shift in work-life and now employees are stopping to think about what their priorities are. If you were part of a field that laid you off then you likely questioned whether remaining in that type of work is viable. It has caused such a shift that many people are voluntarily…
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