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7 Steps to an Open Door

The best way to introduce yourself to a company that doesn’t appear to be actively looking is to know the “What, where and how you can help the company”. I can give you a better-than-even chance to get the door to open to be able to introduce yourself, perhaps even create a job that is just right for you. It will take time and careful preparation but it will pay a dividend. Step 1 – Functional strengths: Begin by listing all your functional strengths across the top of a she… Continue

Added by Robert J. Taub on November 1, 2009 at 12:02pm — No Comments

Take A Job, Just for A Year

There are most certainly jobs available right now. Just not the ones you want. For the next year, things don't look like they are going to get any better. Some of the worst hit by the job losses over the past year are mid to senior level managers...those making $60K+ a year. It is also this group of people who are ill-prepared to seek employment. They have not had to search in a while. A large number of them also are 50+ years of age. Their values, dreams and goals did not include looking for w… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on October 14, 2009 at 5:48am — No Comments

How do I pick my Major if I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up?

An Easy 5-Step Method for Choosing a Major & Ultimately Defining Future Job Satisfaction Start with the end in mind. As with writing a speech, you determine what your objective is and what you want your audience to have when they leave the auditorium and THEN you begin to write your speech, make sense? Same with the job search and too, picking a major, internships, related clubs and activities, and more: You begin with the end in mind Every step you take, even in the moment,… Continue

Added by Robert J. Taub on October 9, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Is My Job Search Doomed If I Don't Have A Network?

You're job search is not doomed but without networking you are doomed to suffer a longer more difficult one. Although networking is important it is only one piece in a multiple-channel job search marketing strategy. You help yourself best by working ALL your channels. Some other channels are, · Online networking portholes such as LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace; · Recruiters and Search Firms; · Job sites such as Indeed, Ladders and CareerBuilder; · Targeted mailing and Informational I… Continue

Added by Robert J. Taub on October 5, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Are Executive Salaries Changing?

During this recession, there has been much discussion of the exorbitant salaries paid to executives. CEOs of failed companies are walking away secure, while the employees of these companies are losing their shirts, or rather, their homes. According to The Corporate Library, CEOs’ salaries fell last year for the first time in the previous six… Continue

Added by Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW on October 2, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. Total Job Openings: The Telecommunications, Banking, Business Services, Health Care, and Retail verticals are the top indus… Continue

Added by Phil Rosenberg on September 29, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

8 Rules to Getting a Job in a Bad Ecomony: Business as Usual

Show me someone who hasn’t fantasized getting in the car and leaving it all behind and I’ll show you someone who doesn’t drive. The banks are a mess, credit is awful, the U.S auto industry is a mess, unemployment is climbing still, we’re all out of money, gas prices are on the rise again … oh yeah … and according to the G-8 Summit our planet is melting! Many people mistakenly assume if a company is not actively looking for someone then a job isn’t available. The experience of many job-hunters m… Continue

Added by Robert J. Taub on September 16, 2009 at 11:59am — 2 Comments

The Aftershock of this Recession

What's life going to be like 1-3 years from now? Will businesses continue to layoff? Will things ever get back to normal? In my constant quest for this answer, not just because I want to know, but the thousands of job seekers want to know too, I've come across several articles that are must reads in providing insight. Global Recession Impact Has Perm… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on August 1, 2009 at 6:14am — No Comments

Out of Work? Get the Top 5 Priorities to Accelerate Your Job Search

Those that have been following my blog already know that I am singularly focused on "accelerating your career success". Accelerating your career may not seem like a priority for those of you that have gotten squeezed by the current economy and are out of work and actively looking for a job. Whether or not you have a plan to secure your next position and get on with your career, you should read this and incorporate my Top 5 Priorities to accelerate your… Continue

Added by Joe Lavelle on June 5, 2009 at 1:25am — No Comments

Portfolio Careers- Are You Ready

I've written about Portfolio careers before and I was asked the other day how to go about starting a portfolio. Before we go there, let me say, it may not be for everyone. Here are some characteristics of people who might do well pursuing this type of option. The list comes from Portfolio Careers Self-starters Excellent time managers who organize their lives very well Believe they are largely in contr… Continue

Added by Hannah Morgan on May 15, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Passion and the Job (Part I)

The job search and better yet the career path that one takes has a genuine undertone that I think inevitably shapes the thoughts and minds of the seeker. That is the person’s passion. Passion is under-used criteria in the search process as most people think that passion is lost when they need to “grow up” and move out into the world. I researched passion and this is what I found “Passion can be expressed as a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion towards a subject, idea… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 22, 2009 at 3:38pm — 2 Comments

Overworking to look Good

Over time it has become apparent in reading and listening to people within organizations that a sense or lack of manager care is constant in the work place. Management, both executive and supervisory, are pressed with the bottom line offering little consciousness of the impact. Expecting more and demanding more, employees become less and less engaged. They work endless hours to serve “the man” just in the hopes that they will keep their job in the sliding economy. The downward pressure continues… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 20, 2009 at 11:08am — No Comments

Confidence for Sale?

I read a recent article about the art of confidence and how one is to garner it. Take a look at the post on The Career Encouragement blog. I noticed as I was reading the post that places together a quick list of ways to gain self confidence that something was missing. The list of ways to gain self confidence did not cover what I think is the number 1 reason and m… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 16, 2009 at 4:20am — No Comments

Layoffs not needed

I am not sure how many articles I have read over the past months talking about the greed of the CEO and executive leadership even amongst the constant layoffs that our nation is experiencing. In my reading of some of the other blogs, there was a discussion surrounding if there was a suitable alternative to layoffs. I gave some thoughts however did not have a real practical or example of a company that has implemented cost cutting in the face of layoffs to reverse the trend. One has surfaced. Ke… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 13, 2009 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Branding as a personal search tool

Online branding is becoming one of the critical components of the job search process. I find that as the increasing number of social media outlets come available - the pressure to become involved is rapidly increasing. The rage on Facebook, Twitter, the blogs, etc. There is a tremendous amount of information to digest and for the most the task is daunting. Released today is a good look at the subject and how to harness the power to have better results. Me 2.0 was released last week and I will b… Continue

Added by Jason Monastra on April 13, 2009 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Coping with a really bad boss Part II -- Your rights

In Part I of “Coping with a Really bad boss,” I talked about the Reprobate and how he stormed around the office cursing and threatening to fire us all depending on what he’d had for lunch. Not only was he verbally abusive, but he once asked a female colleague to try on a bikini in the office so he could determine whether or not she would be an “appropriate” model for one of our bikini wax products. By EEOC (The U.S. Eq… Continue

Added by Denise Dawson on April 5, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Beginner’s Guide to the Twitter Job Search: Top 5 Essentials

It is hard to imagine a job seeker today who isn’t on Twitter. Like LinkedIn, it is rapidly becoming a must-do social networking tool. And also like LinkedIn, it is rapidly becoming a popular hangout for job seekers. Unlike LinkedIn, however, Twitter moves at a strange pace. It isn’t just about adding contacts you’ve worked with in the past or with whom you have had some connection. Twitter is mostly about making new friends, be it socially, professionally, or both. At first it can be a confus… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on March 25, 2009 at 11:53am — 1 Comment

Social Networking & the Job Search: Why it Isn’t Working for You

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn...by now you have probably been exposed to at least one, if not more, of these sites. If you've been keeping up with the latest job search news, you've also probably been bombarded with cries to "network, network, network." Well, networking itself is obviously not new, but social networking or social media sites like LinkedIn (and NoddlePlace) are. Although these types of sites attract lots of users, not everyone knows how to use them effectively, especially when it c… Continue

Added by Steve Van Vreede on March 23, 2009 at 11:19am — 1 Comment

How To Answer Three Uncomfortable Interview Questions

Interviews can be stressful part of the job search process. A way to alleviate some of that stress is to make sure that you are well prepared. Below are some common questions that people often feel tense about and sometimes need some coaching on how they might best answer them. 1) What are your strengths/weaknesses? 2) Why are you leaving your current position? 3) What are your salary expectations? The first question above is a bit of a tricky one and the interviewer is looking for an answer… Continue

Added by Laura Whitelaw on March 15, 2009 at 6:01pm — No Comments

Tapping In To The Hidden Job Market

There is an old saying that goes, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. So, how do you tap into the hidden job market if the people you know aren’t able to help you connect with a job in the career of your choice? Well, they probably know someone that does. Have you heard of the six degrees of separation? The six degrees of separation is a theory that you are only six people away from knowing everyone on the planet. In fact a trivia game was created a few years ago called, “The Six Degree… Continue

Added by Laura Whitelaw on March 10, 2009 at 3:48pm — No Comments