Career Advice

Tips for Interviewing for a Temporary Job

By Carole Martin, Monster Contributing Writer     If you think, "it's just an interview for a temp job -- no big deal," that's where you're mistaken. Some wonderful opportunities, networking connections and careers have resulted from t... Full story

Marketing Resume Tips

Build Your Personal Brand   By Kim Isaacs, Monster Resume Expert   As a marketing professional, you know the importance of branding a product or company. By applying this same strategy, you can use your resume to build your own brand ... Full story

Five Holiday Jobs for Extra Income

By Alida Moore, PayScale.com The holidays are upon us, which means peace, joy and perhaps added financial stress if you’re worried about how you’ll pay for your kids’ presents or that trip to grandma’s house. To make your seas... Full story

Last-Minute Interview Preparation

By Doug Hardy, Monster Staff Writer   Adapted from Monster Careers: Interviewing Even if you have less than a day before your job interview, you can outshine the competition with a little interview preparation. The following four tasks will... Full story

How to Find a Seasonal Job

By Caroline M.L. Potter   As soon as the calendar turns over to September, retailers will know how much help they'll need to handle the holidays. The National Retail Federation predits retailers will add 585,000 to 625,000 seasonal workers in ... Full story

When a Job Offer Is Put on Hold

How You Can Still Seal the Deal

By Caroline M.L. Potter   It takes a lot of steps to get a job offer. Your network has to yield a connection. Your resume has to earn an interview. And your performance in the interview has to be impressive enough to produce an offer. But what... Full story

How Not to Say Thank You After an Interview

By Gladys Stone & Fred Whelan, Monster Contributing Writers In the job search, there's nothing like performing well at the interview. And after researching the company, practicing your interview presentation and answering the interview ... Full story

Four Expert Career Tips for Fall

A Season for Taking Stock...

 A Season for Taking Stock, Laying Foundations By Caroline M.L. Potter With the end of the year approaching, don't wait until it's too late to kick your career into gear. We asked top career and job search experts what you can be doing to exce... Full story