CareerAlley

“Running on – running on empty, Running on – running blind, Running on – running into the sun, But I’m running behind” – Jackson Browne
Running on empty? The list of possibilities for job search leads is endless, and if yours is running on empty it’s time to fill up. Your biggest problem should be that [...]

“Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology” – John Tudor
Time for another list of companies where you may want to work. This list, provided by Computer World is an interesting list. The important thing to point out here is that the companies on this list are not [...]

“Go for a business that any idiot can run – because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.” – Peter Lynch
Excellent quote, and I’m sure we’ve all known an idiot or two. I’d like to think that any company that makes it to the Fortune 500 is run by an intelligent [...]

“You can’t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes you just might find, You get what you need” – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
It’s hard to remember exactly when company career sites started to become popular (as in companies started to post jobs directly on their website). Certainly the last 4 or [...]

“There ain’t no mountain high enough” – Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
And you thought that college was hard! Looking for a job in the best of times is difficult, even if you have experience. Looking for a job during the “Great Recession” (as they seem to be calling it) when you are fresh out [...]

“It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine” – Michael Stipe, William Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills
Yes, the world of job search has changed. The most dramatic change has been to job search boards (the fathers of which were Monster.com and HotJobs.com). But this change was on the horizon [...]

“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” – Carlos Castaneda
Times have been tough, and we’ve all had to watch out for falling rocks. Some of us got hit by them and some of us managed to escape and [...]

“All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.” – Daniel Boone
So what does a telescope and Daniel Boone have to do with Recruiters and job search? It’s all about leaving the search to the experts and while you don’t need to be Daniel Boone to find your [...]

“Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.” – J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999
Now there is a quote that not only pertains to fantasy, but also makes sense in the real world too, and you know who I’m talking about. [...]

Okay, so I admit it – I’m a fanatic with job search (and, therefore, this blog). When I’m looking for a job I’m obsessed. A victim of the financial services implossion last year (yes, I admit it), I found myself without a job on October 30 – arguably the worst time you could be looking [...]