Category Archives: Job Search Tips
Leave these Words OFF Your Resume
If you’ve applied for a job recently, you’ve probably looked over that 8½ x 11” summary of your career more times than you can count—and tweaked it just as often—in pursuit of the perfect resume.
But before you add another bullet point, consider this: It’s not always about what you add in—the best changes you can [...]
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Tagged equine careers, equine employment, Job hunting, Resume, resume tips
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9 Things You Need to Be Sure About Before Accepting a Horse Job
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the excitement of accepting a new horse job. But, wait! Have you done your homework? Here are nine things you need to be sure about BEFORE you accept a horse job.
1. Be happy with the job offered to you. Despite all sorts [...]
Also posted in About Horse Jobs, Career Coaching
Tagged accepting job, equine employment, horse job
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Equine Employers have Different Hiring Styles
Not every equine employer follows the same hiring procedure. It is important for horse industry job seekers to be ready for all different approaches. Here are some of the approaches we have seen:
1. A few employers don’t spend much time investigating potential candidates. They simply hire one that sounds [...]
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Tagged equine employers, hiring, horse jobs
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How Successful Horse Industry Careers are Really Built
Career building is not a skill we are born with. In fact building an equine career takes some counter-intuitive thinking. Here are the keys:
1. Select employers who are sound financially, have a good reputation, and know how to treat employees. Care more about the quality of the employer [...]
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What Impression do You Make on Potential Equine Employers?
Did you know the the majority of people don’t know how other people see them! As a natural result of being born and living in this world we develop a personality. To develop our personality, we reject and suppress some attributes and behaviors that are not helpful in getting [...]
Also posted in Career Coaching, Interviewing, Relationships
Tagged equine employer, first impression, horse job, shadow self
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What are the Best Jobs for Equine Science and Equine Studies Grads
Our society builds into young people the idea that getting a good job means going to college. In many ways this is true. However, some college degrees are very targeted towards a particular type of job and others are not. For instance, if you want to be a [...]
Also posted in About Horse Jobs, Career Coaching, Education, Equine Science
Tagged career, Education, Equine Science, equine studies, horse jobs
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Advance Your Equine Career with Effective Networking
Networking is one of those job search buzz words in any career including an equine career. It simply means “making contacts.” The ways to make contact are limited only by your imagination. Here are some tips on ways to network to find a job or advance your career.
1. [...]
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Tagged career, equine career, horse job, Job hunting, Social network
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When to Shut Your Mouth and Do Your Job
Knowing when to choose your battles wisely is as important in the horse industry as in any walk of life. Shooting your mouth off at the wrong time can do lots of damage that can’t be undone. Here are some tips to remember.
1. Remember that you will have a tendency [...]
Also posted in Business of Horses, Career Coaching, Relationships
Tagged battles, equine career, horse jobs, Relationships
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Conflicts of Interest in Your Horse Job Could Get You Fired
Here are some often missed conflicts of interest that could get you in trouble with your boss.
1. Do you breed or train horses? If you have breeding stock of your own, or you compete in the same type of competition your farm competes in, you have a conflict of interest. Decisions will have [...]
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Tagged Conflict of interest, equine career, equine employment, horse jobs
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Signs that Your Horse Job Work Environment is Toxic
We’ve said many times that, as a group, horse industry employers are generally not well trained in personnel management. This can lead to inefficiencies in the workplace. However, all too often poor management in general leads to a toxic work environment for horse industry workers. Here are some signs that [...]
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Tagged Employee Relations, equine career, horse job, Work Environment
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