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One more post after this one and we will have covered all 100 of the Best Companies to Work for from Fortune.com’s list. Five more for you on this post and it is a fairly good mix of companies (most of which you’ve probably heard of). Not that losing a job is a good opportunity, [...]

Okay, so you’ve used a bazillion job search sites and the jobs that come up in the search are not in your city, what a waste of time. But you can target your search for the town, city and state where you live (or want to work). There are several ways to do this and [...]

So what’s so special about targeted search engines? Well for one, they help you focus on positions that are likely to match your experience (and, therefore, you should get a higher hit rate). Although not always the rule of thumb, they tend to be part of the “road less traveled” (which means that less people [...]

We’ve had a number of posts on “the best companies to work for” which should help you focus your job search. But how do the companies rate that are not on the list? In fact, what do the people who actually work at these companies have to say? Every company, even the “best companies to [...]

Criminal Justice is a career category we’ve not covered before in this blog. What does it include? ATF Agents, CIA/FBI Agents, Corrections Officers, Police Officers, Criminologists, US Marshall, etc. Today’s post will cover a few search options. A reminder that the full range of job functions exist within Criminal Justice (like administrative assistants, financial analysists, [...]

It’s funny how events can so quickly change our views on topics that seemed iron-clad when first presented. What I’m thinking about, specifically, are financial services firms (many of whom are no longer with us) and the general public view of Banks, Brokerage Firms and Insurance Companies. The Most Admired List includes companies from some [...]

Congratulations to all of you College Seniors who are graduating this month. How quickly four year (five years for those of you who are on the “extended” plan) flies by when you are having fun (and maybe studying too). If you already have your job lined up, well a double congrats for you! if you [...]

Targeted job search by industry / job function seems to be a favorite, so I will continue today with the Energy Industry. I’ve probably mentioned at least a dozen times that there are many job functions in each industry. As an example, you may be an accountant or a risk manager who specializes in the [...]

So where are we in the recession life-cycle? Not sure that anyone really knows the answer yet, but we are all hoping that we are about at bottom and this recent quiet period is not just a temporary lull in the downward spiral. That being said, jobs will still be lost – especially in the [...]

When was the last time you checked and updated your job search materials (resume, cover letters, references, thank  you letters, network contact list, etc.)? Resumes are always a work in progress and should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis. First, you may have versions of your resume depending on the type of job [...]