The wait after mailing out a bunch of resume can be frustrating as it can be mindnumbingly depressing. That’s the easy part. I can see you rolling your eyes. First, you shouldn’t be waiting. You should be doing. You should be doing something. Mail out more resumes. Network. Attend toastmasters. Join a job club. Anything […]
Job News For Today…
Let’s check out some of news hitting the job front today… Beecher Tuttle is telling us that Bank of America is cranking up its junior banker hiring plans. That’s good news if you have plans to get into the banking industry. You can read more about it here: In the latest hiring roundup, Bank of […]
Interesting Website on Business Certificate Programs
Just a quick hit… Got an email from a reader who has an interesting website called, “Business Certifications.” Basically, it provides resources for finding schools and institution that provide a variety of means to expand your horizons. And that’s actually a good thing to think about… If you’ve been recently be laid off or left […]
4 Ways To Make Really Smart Career Choices
What do you think are the 4 ways to make really smart career choices? Steve Tobak’s got the answer and I think he’s on the track. You need to take a look. His main points are: Look at it as a business opportunity, not a job Evaluate the company like a Wall Street Anaylst or […]
Excellence – Just a Little Better Than Average
By Dave Bowman, It’s so easy to be average at something – anything. And so we see the freeway of life packed with ordinary performers trying to figure out how they can win life’s extraordinary rewards. But so many will only wonder why they’ve never won them. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being average, […]
Chasing a Job Across State Lines
Like our ancestors of yesterlore, I have moved a zillion times in search better paying jobs or better living conditions or for a ton of reasons. You know what – that’s what man has done for tens of thousands of years – move with the source of food. Everybody was nomadic, and not by choice. […]
How to Network Smarter: Add Value First, Get Job Leads Second
“Here are some ways to network smarter and more effectively.”  Hey, college graduates — pay attention. What follows is an interview I did with Megan Gebhart, a junior at Michigan State University. She is doing several smart things to position herself for rapid employment upon graduation in 2011. There are at least three job-search […]
Altruism – Loving others as oneself
“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.” – St. Paul I believe the original term was “charity.” I think in many ways, “charity” might be a better fit for what St. Paul was writing about. I think he was talking about acts of love toward other church […]
Industries that are hiring
Looking For Jobs? These Industries Are Hiring There are more openings in retail, professional services and health care, according to Taleo’s Shail Khiyara, who talks about where the job market is getting competitive, and what makes for a good candidate these days. Stacey Delo reports.
How Pen and Paper Can Work Magic in Your Job Search
by Kevin Donlin, What separates successful job seekers from those who struggle to get hired? Two things: clarity and motivation. You must be clear about the job you seek, the results you’ve produced before, and the employers you want to work for. And you need motivation to persist through long hours of research, networking, false […]
Your Round-Up of News, Opportunities, and Whatnot…
On occasion, as always, I post excerpts and links to articles that should interest you. From CNNMoney, an articlet that says that there is a light at the end of the tunnel: The job market is getting better. Really. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Unemployment has tumbled by nearly a full percentage point in the last […]
Round-up of Job Openings and Potential Opportunities
Get aggressive… Don’t just look at the help wanted… Find the job you want and attack… Ideas and suggestions for you… If you live in either the Philly or the SF area, you should check this out: Aria Systems Hiring 50 Workers in Philadelphia, San Francisco Aria Systems, a startup maker of Internet-based billing software, […]
How to Create a Job for Yourself
by Kevin Donlin, If you’ve been jobless for an extended period of time, maybe you ought to stop looking for the right job. Instead, try looking for the right employer. If you do, and contact them with the right message, employers may create a job just for you. It happens all the time — even […]
In the Job Market? Start the Process From the Inside Out
By Maria Martinez, According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate as of December 2010 was 9.4%. This means that if you are one of the 14.5 million people in the job market, you are not alone. However, if you think about it there has always been unemployed people. Sure, when the economy […]
Roundup of Interesting Job News and Articles – Fresh Pickings as they say!
Jobs market is still rough, but pockets of good news seem to be appearing here and there (yay!!!) This should be of interest to young (twentysomething) or those interested or open to telecommuting… Recent grads finding jobs – in their living rooms NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Each morning 26-year old Octavia Silva gets up, showers, […]
