Archive for March 2020
This Week in Career Advice: The Value of Exit Interviews
How honest should you be in an exit interview, especially if you need to stay on good terms with a company in order to potentially secure a positive employment reference in the future?
Read MoreInsurance Claims Adjuster and Investigator Job Description
Insurance Claims Adjusters and Investigator Jobs Some of the most common insurance claims careers are adjusters, examiners and investigators: Claims adjuster jobs involve evaluating, investigating and settling claims. There’s a great deal of training involved in this insurance claims career. Claims adjusters have to learn the policy backwards and forwards and they must also learn…
Read MoreInsurance Internship Opportunities
There are a number of internship opportunities in insurance. Find intern jobs with an insurance company or agency in areas including marketing, claims and more. Internship Opportunities Available Now Internship opportunities for the summer are available now at
Read MoreInsurance Career Paths: IT Jobs
IT support or IT management professionals should consider a career in the insurance industry. Insurance companies and insurance agencies have jobs available for Web developers, network systems, technology management and other IT support specialists. There’s never been a better time to find an IT support or management job in insurance.
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: How to Ask for a Reference
When making your way through the hiring process, you can almost guarantee you’ll be asked to provide professional references. While asking former colleagues to judge your past performance can sometimes feel uncomfortable, here are some tips on how to ask.
Read MoreThe Impromptu Phone Interview – What do you do?
What do you do when the phone rings and they want to do a phone interview on the spot. Thinking about this ahead of time can give you the edge. The phone rings just as you are about to sit down for dinner, but this time it’s not a pesky telemarketer – it’s a company…
Read MoreLate for an Interview? Here’s What To Do!
Let’s face it – being late to an interview is not an ideal situation. In fact, it can negatively impact your chances of getting the job according to 93% of hiring managers (Simply Hired). Arriving on-time is such an important part of the interview process that career writers often suggest job seekers conduct a travel…
Read MoreWords to Start and Stop Using on Your Resume
With the average hiring manager only takings seconds to read your resume, it’s important to use your words wisely. The following words are flashy, impactful and should be used on your resume to stand out from the competition! Use them in your cover letter, or within your resume’s job descriptions or personal summary. Start Using…
Read MoreLinkedIn Profile Skills: How & Why
Having the right skills listed on your LinkedIn page can really set you apart from the competition. In fact, LinkedIn insists that members with 5 or more skills listed on their profiles are “contacted up to 33x more by recruiters and other LinkedIn members, and receive up to 17x more profile views.” How to…
Read MoreThis Week in Insurance Career Advice: Improve Your LinkedIn Headline
While we all know LinkedIn profile headlines are important — and that a boring headline can be just as deadly as a bad one — few of us actually know how to write a perfect headline that’ll make us stand-out among a sea of unremarkable candidates.
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