Is it the art of getting hired or is it the science of getting hired? Or is it a crapshoot – buy a lottery ticket, attend a job fair, air out a resume and hope for the best? If you’ve been out of a job for a while; it can all drive you nuts. But […]
Are you looking for a job or waiting for a job
By Kevin Donlin, Are you looking for a job — really looking? Or are you simply waiting for employment to fall into your lap? If you’re like about 75% of the job seekers I’ve met over the past nine years, you’re probably doing too much waiting and not enough searching. Stop. Now. Instead, here are […]
Two Networking Conversation Starters
By Kevin Donlin, Looking for a job? Raise your hand if you love networking. I thought so. And why don’t you get a thrill out of talking to friends and family about your job search? For many folks, it’s a problem of how to start. There’s really no way to ask, “Know anyone who’s hiring?” […]
Three Networking Tips from the Pros
by Kevin Donlin This week I’m re-running three of the best networking tips I’ve found recently to help you find a job faster. These proven networking tactics get results in good times and in bad. Which can you try today? 1) Network with the Recently Departed David Perry, author of “Guerrilla Marketing For Job Hunters […]
Great Suggestions on Meeting People and Building a Network
They say that fear of public speaking is right up there with being eaten by a Great White Shark. Okay, I made that up.  Still, a lot of people are or get very apprehensive over the notion of getting up in front of strangers and talking. Unfortunately, if you’re going to be successful in your job […]
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 […]
How To Ask For Job Search Help
by Caroline Ceniza-Levine, The typical advice says that you should tell everyone that you are looking. But is that really helpful for management-level jobs or jobs in a very specific industry, say finance? Will people really get leads from their manicurist? If I could choose between help from my manicurist or the Managing Director of […]
So, What Did You Actually Do?
by Jessica Holbrook, When I tell people that I’m a resume writer, some assume that I work with a lot of candidates who need assistance embellishing their resumes. In actuality, this is almost never the case. Many of our clients are highly educated professionals who have so much work experience that they can’t figure out […]
Tapping Into The Hidden Job Market
by Dave LaShier You may think that when you complete an online search in a bid to find a new job, that you are getting an exhaustive list of recruiters currently looking for staff. Unfortunately you are not. It does not matter if you are using a major search engine like Google or an online […]
How Faith-Based Networking Can Aid Job Searches .
By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN When Amber Edwina Hampton began searching for her first post-college job last spring, in addition to praying, the recent convert to Islam took advantage of her new religious connections to network. As a result, a classmate at an Islamic school told Ms. Hampton about a job opening at the NYU School […]
Find a Job Through Social Networking
By Barbara Safani By now you’ve probably heard that networking is one of the best ways to find a job. And perhaps you’ve heard about online networking and even dabbled in a few of the popular social media sites like Facebook. But with so many sites online, social networking can feel overwhelming. Career Consultants Diane […]
Networking From The Opposite Direction
By Kevin Donlin, Here’s a Guerrilla Job Search maxim to live by: When in doubt, do the opposite. Think about it: If most job hunters are struggling to find work, why do what most job hunters are doing? Take email, for example. If most job seekers email their resumes to employers … and get no […]
