A practical guide to job search and networking for candidates by candidates with one goal: Shorten your search by sharing experiences.
Click “Read More” for a guide to what the site can offer you.
Welcome. You are among friends.
Mark Richards
Creator of Candidates Chair
What the Candidates Chair Has to Offer:
Simple and practical advice and tools built on actual experience of job search and networking – so they reflect what happens day to day and what most candidates seek
- How to be more effective
- Advice to overcome roadblocks
- Keeping your psyche strong (which is as important as strong resume/CV)
What Will You Find on Candidates Chair:
This is a “Job Search Greatest Hits Collection” of lessons, mistakes, tools and advice collected from 650+ job search networking contacts (from my own searches and running a job transition group), feedback from visitors from 75+ countries and the Candidates Chair LinkedIn group.
Guide to Job Search: A start to finish guide to search and networking
Seminars: On-line presentations to give both insight and a practical “how to” guide.
- Tools that I developed as part of my own search to improve organization and effectiveness
- Useful Job Sites – Websites that I have found very useful
- Resources – Items I used in my search (business cards, books, etc.)
The Guide, Seminars and Tools are organized by the different phases/areas of search, so you can quickly find what you need.
Blog: These are short posts that provide 2-3 ideas on how to improve your search.
How You Can Use the Candidates Chair:
One. Use what works for you. Apply the ideas that fit your situation or use it as a starter to build upon.
Two. Read it over time. The Guide to Job Search covers each phase of a search, read what you’re facing today. Anything else you’ll likely forget. Just come back.
Three. Share and ask questions – tap in the collective knowledge of the broader community. Either contact me or join our LinkedIn group to share. Use the virtual coffee shop to your advantage!
Four. Pass this site to a friend.
Visit the Candidates Chair group on LinkedIn.