Seven Minutes in Heaven

If you’ve ever sat at a red light, you know that just a few seconds can feel like an eternity.

At Women For Hire’s Online Career Fairs, you can connect directly with a recruiter or company representative for seven full minutes.

Even if you take the factor of typing (versus speaking) into account, you’re still left with a hefty time frame and the potential for seven minutes in career search heaven – or in hell.

Here are 7 ways to keep your 7 minutes blissful:
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Describe yourself in 50 characters

Understanding the 50-Character Concept

By Editorial Team | Updated on July 16, 2023

When it comes to personal profiles, whether for social media, job applications, or online forums, brevity is often the key. Among the commonly asked requirements is a self-description in 50 characters or less. However, people often wonder, what does 50 characters look like or what is 50 characters in words?

Meaningful Career Spotlight: Karen Trovato, Philips N. America

Thirty three years, dozens of roles, and nearly 50 inventions later Karen Trovato continues to improve the world by making the impossible possible within the disciplines of robotics, navigation technology and healthcare solutions at Philips. As a member of Philips Research team (based in Briarcliff Manor, NY), Karen is currently working on what could potentially be her greatest all-time career achievement. That’s huge, considering that she has already been named the ‘2005 Inventor of the Year’ by New York Intellectual Property Law Association, received Philips Research’s prestigious Extraordinary Product Development Award in 1995, and her Electronic Pill invention has been recognized across major networks such as CNN and the New York Times in 2007.
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Yahoo! Kills Telecommuting: What’s the Big Deal?

When word leaked that Yahoo! is banning telecommuting effective June, critics blasted the company for setting women back decades. I’m not one of those critics.

Even though I’m a great champion of working from home—and I wrote a New York Times bestselling book on the topic, one company’s decision about its home-based workers does not kill a movement toward a more flexible workplace. Further, there are many other forms of flexibility–many of which are and will continue to be available to Yahoo! employees–besides working at home.

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Evaluating a Job Offer

By Patrick Del Rosario

“We’d like you to join our team. What do you say?”

Sometimes, we can get so caught up in trying to impress potential employers—in getting them to want us, that we forget about one fundamental question: do we want them?

Often, we’re inclined to jump at the first offer, especially after a long and arduous job search. However, most experts agree that it’s wise to take a bit of time before settling on an offer, especially when keeping the long-term in mind.
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How Many Words?

When you meet a recruiter in person, confidence is key. Your eye contact and body language will reveal immediately whether you’re sure of yourself or hiding in the shadows.

At an Online Career Fair, you won’t get to shake hands. That’s why your resume, profile picture and what you have to say in the text-based chat will have to exude your confidence for you. While it’s not the end-all, be-all, your profile picture is the first impression, so it is important.

Selecting your profile photo shouldn’t be daunting or scary. Nobody’s expecting professional headshots! But there are some simple ways to show yourself in the best possible light.

Follow these tips, and you can’t go wrong:
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