Job Search Help: Ask The HeadhunterAre you on Nick Corcodilos’ newsletter? It’s free, and it’s valuable. My favorite feature is the question and answer session he puts in every newsletter. Last week someone asked: “I used a headhunter to help me fill a position in my group, but it didn’t turn out well. The good news is that the headhunter [...] March 28th, 2011
Career Thoughts: How Recruiters Think About *Their* Careers!On Recruiter.com there is a great post that has 10 questions for recruiters to ask themselves about their own careers. The questions are below but you must read the original post to walk through the thought process. This is really a great “where am I at” exercise to see how you might be perceived and [...] March 10th, 2011
Looking for a job when you are already employedI am frequently asked how to create a LinkedIn Profile if you don’t want your boss to know you are looking for another job. It’s a common problem people face… how to look for a job when you are busy with a full-time day job. One aspect of the problem is time: by the time [...] March 8th, 2011
Are You Blessed? #jobsearchAbout ten days ago my daughter fell on her face and smashed her front teeth in. Shortly after we carried our pained four year old into the emergency room and got whisked into a private room right away, instead of spending hours in the E.R. waiting for our turn. Over the last 10 days I’ve learned more [...] February 15th, 2011
Resume Review: How’s Your ResumeHow’s your resume? Can you find it? Is it accessible? When I got laid off I spent a week looking for my old resume, which was 6 years old. I didn’t find it, I just wasted five days looking for it. Of course, if you are in a job search, you’ll have it ready, right? [...] February 3rd, 2011
2011 Career Predictions: What It Means For UsI wrote about my career predictions yesterday… here’s what it means for us, individually: >> The economy is going to continue to be in the toilet, despite any reports otherwise. There will be too many job seekers, too many laid off people, and way too much age discrimination. In 2010 we heard the ratio was [...] January 15th, 2011
Best Job Search Tips from Job Search ExpertsAlison Doyle, the Job Search expert at About.com, has a post up with tips from job search experts. Many have to do with their particular product, which is understandable, but they all have good things to say, like: Networking is the Key to Success – Gautam Godhwani, co-founder and chief executive officer, SimplyHired.com. Know What [...] January 13th, 2011
Developing Job Search (Career) Goals for 2011Thom Singer, author of various networking groups and professional speaker, wrote an important post for each of us titled Brainstorming Your Goal and Action Plan For 2011. I know there are tons of books, articles and blog posts about setting goals. But this list of seven steps looks easy and doable. I know there are [...] January 3rd, 2011
30 Great Books for Job Search, Career & LifeToday on my Facebook feed I saw a note from one of my favorites, Tim Tyrell-Smith, titled 30 Great Books For Job Search, Career And Life. Tim has earned his spot as a favorite of mine because he’s so passionate about the job search and career stuff. His books include John Lucht’s super-popular Rites of [...] December 22nd, 2010
Career in Technical Writing?It doesn’t sound like a glamorous career to me but it’s a good, solid career. Tom Johnson writes the blog I’d Rather Be Writing and has a great post titled Perspectives on a Career in Technical Writing: Responses from 16 Tech Comm Professionals. Some of the questions he asks include (these questions are GREAT questions [...] September 6th, 2010
|
|
