Monthly Archives: August 2011
Unemployed? Go to North Dakota
| August 29, 2011 | Posted by admin under DIRECT - Target/Resume |
Unemployed? Go to North Dakota By Brian A. Shactman, CNBC.com The state’s unemployment rate hovers around 3 percent, and “Help Wanted” signs litter the landscape of cities such as Williston in the same way “For Sale” signs populate the streets…
Self-Defeating Job-Search Moves to Avoid
| August 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECIDE - Negotiate/Followup |
Self-Defeating Job-Search Moves to Avoid by Liz Ryan The desperate post-interview phone call, the proclamation of self-doubt, and more blundering ways to negate your chances of winning the job Despite the healing economy, employers are often slow to post openings…
Recruiters Swamped By ‘Friends’ in Need
| August 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under DIRECT - Target/Resume |
Recruiters Swamped By ‘Friends’ in Need By Kyle Stock With unemployment stubbornly high, friends, neighbors, even long-lost girlfriends are tracking down professional headhunters for contacts and advice. The attention is equal parts flattering and overwhelming.
Taking On Two Jobs
| August 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Taking On Two Jobs By DENNIS NISHI Although moonlighting sounds like a good way to earn extra income or make up for pay cuts, career experts say workers should think twice before taking on a second job. one of 7.3…
Why Career Advice Sucks and What You Can Do About It
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Why Career Advice Sucks and What You Can Do About It By Mark Feffer My conclusions: •Advice only works if it’s customized for your approach to each individual employer. •Career advice is great on paper, but not so great in…
Networking: Like It Or Not, It Makes All The Difference
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECLARE - Network/Interview |
Networking: Like It Or Not, It Makes All The Difference By Mark Feffer | Last week, I wrote about why job hunting advice doesn’t really work unless you accept the realities of the process. One of the things no one…
5 Things You Can Do to Land the Interview
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECLARE - Network/Interview |
5 Things You Can Do to Land the Interview By Miriam Salpeter The online application process is a big frustration for job seekers. Many equate applying online to sending a resume into a black hole, never to be seen by…
Disrupt Yourself
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Disrupt Yourself Whitney Johnson Time to disrupt myself. We typically define disruption as a low-end product or service that eventually upends an industry. But I’ve found that the rules of disruption apply to the individual too. Or as thought leader…
Job Search Is Your Responsibility
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Job Search Is Your Responsibility By Tim Tyrell-Smith No matter your station in life, you need to figure out one thing fairly quick during a job transition: You are in charge of and responsible for your own job search. Of…
Jumping the Corporate Ship
| August 23, 2011 | Posted by admin under DECODE - Assess/Plan |
Jumping the Corporate Ship BY EMILY GLAZER A growing number of middle managers are stepping out of their corporate nests to join start-ups, as the new technology boom continues to gather steam. During the economic turbulence of the last decade,…
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