Career-savvy expert Tory Johnson is the founder and CEO of Women For Hire, the first and only company devoted to a comprehensive array of recruitment services for women. Johnson is the Workplace Contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America, where she reaches more than five million viewers on a wide range of job-related issues, and she is a Business & Career Coach for AOL. The co-author of four books on career advancement, her most recent title Will Work from Home, Earn the Cash without the Commute, released in paperback in 2008 by St. Martin's Press, was a New York Times bestseller.

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 Career Visualization
by Tory Johnson - Sep, 2011
Tory Johnson spent time over a holiday weekend creating a career vision dish for her desk. It took several hours to find all of the right words and put them all together, but the exercise allowed her to reflect on what she most wanted professionally in the New Year. No, it’s not going t...
 
 Create Your Digital Identity
by Tory Johnson - Sep, 2011
Step 1: Clean Up Your Digital Dirt! Do you or your kids have digital dirt? Digital dirt is the information about you – your hobbies, your photos, your rants and raves – that’s available on the Internet through personal Web sites, profiles on popular social networking sites, and comments...
 
 Find Great References
by Tory Johnson - Sep, 2011
It is inevitable that at some point in your job search you will be asked for references, and when you are, you’ll want to be sure you have a great group of advocates who are prepared with answers that will help rather than hinder your chances at landing the position. References are somethi...
 
 Positive Energy and Self-Promotion
by Tory Johnson - Sep, 2011
Confidence is Key Positive thinking can be harder than it seems. Most of us let “reality” squash our career dreams before they’ve even had a chance to develop. You think of how nice it would be to go for your master’s degree, but before you can even envision yourself in a cap and gown, yo...
 
 Things to Do Before You Create a Resume
by Tory Johnson - Sep, 2011
Curiosity Counts As graduate degrees are becoming the new bachelor’s, there’s little doubt that the competition for positions is stiff. Anyone looking for work must step up her game in the job search. It’s no longer just who you know. Now, you must focus deliberately on who knows you...
 
 12 Tips to Get Your Resume Noticed
by Tory Johnson - Jan, 2009
Gone are the days of simply mailing your resume, receiving a call, shaking hands at the interview and agreeing on a start date for that new job. The Internet has taken over the recruiting landscape and everyone is required to submit a resume online. While that brings greater efficiency to ...
 
 Job Search Trends That Can Help Or Hurt
by Tory Johnson - Nov, 2008
A new trend is to stand out from the crowd with personalized resumes. I see everything from video recitals of your qualifications to business cards that will put your children's fanciest art projects to shame. Before you invest time and money, consider that many of these creative gimmicks ...
 
 How to Ask for Recognition
by Tory Johnson - Mar, 2008
Every employee wants to be recognized for his or her performance, but many don’t know how to go about securing that acknowledgement or they’re uncomfortable tooting their horns. They’ll either wait for the boss to offer some form of praise or they’ll suffer in silence when it’s not forthco...
 
 Six Tips for a Successful Second Interview
by Tory Johnson - Mar, 2008
At many organizations the next step after a successful interview is more interviews. You should always be prepared to go back to the company for an encore. Some companies start with a phone screening and then move to face-to-face interaction. Other companies start with an HR behavioral int...
 
 Steps for Career Expo Success
by Tory Johnson - Oct, 2007
Since 80 percent of jobs are found through networking, it's essential when you are looking for a job to get out and sell yourself. Career expos are great opportunities to meet face-to-face with the front-line decision makers at a wide range of top companies throughout the country. This is...
 
 What’s Next? How to Follow Up After an Interview
by Tory Johnson - Oct, 2007
Sometimes it’s not what you do, but what you don’t that can result in a missed opportunity. Just because you aced the interview doesn’t mean you can sit back and wait to get the job. Here’s how to take action at what can often be a critical time in your job search: after the interview. ...
 
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