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“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov
So maybe you’ve been stuck in the same gig for awhile. You’ve gotten to the point where every move you make, ever task you complete, gives you absolutely no satisfaction whatsoever. What used to be challenging and energy-generating now has the [...]
“More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.“ – Peter Drucker
Author Byline: Christina Archer is a career agent, recruiting specialist, professional resume writer, and author with I-CareerSearch. Author Website: http://icareersearch.wordpress.com
When it comes to embarking on a serious job search, [...]
“Life in the fast lane Surely make you lose your mind” - The Eagles
If you’ve been working for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve had the thought “How did I wind up in this job?”. Not all of us wind up where we had planned at the beginning of our careers. And, [...]
“If your gonna screw up, do it while you’re young. Older you get, the harder it is to bounce back.” – Winston Groom
I remember my first “real” job after college (even though it feels like it was a million years ago). It was a surreal experience, because I realized for the first time [...]
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else” – James M. Barrie
Author Byline: Ali Webster, Pinstripe Author Website: http://www.pinstripetalent.com/recruitalicious
A few weeks ago, I held a roundtable discussion with recruiters on their opinions of and experience with social media sites. Mentioning LinkedIn elicited a positive response and Facebook stimulated a [...]
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle
Few fields impact as many people as Education. We all remember our first day of school, our High School Prom and our College days and, for some of us, getting sent to the Principal’s Office. [...]
“She’s got a ticket to ride, but she don’t care.” – John Lennon I went to a concert the other night to see a band that I grew up on (like 30 years ago). And you know the deal, at the end of the concert everyone claps, chants and holds up their lit cellphones until [...]
“Failure lies concealed in every success, and success in every failure.” – Eckhart Tolle
Author Byline: Ron Cottick, Author Author Website: http://www.informationexchangegroup.com
Candidates; Do you “KIS” your resume to your “Audience”?
I have been around the business of recruiting for a long time. Having worked in both agencies and the corporate recruiting world, in varying [...]
“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” – Bo Derek
One of the first part-time jobs I had when I was in college was in Retail. Granted, it was working as a cashier in a (now bankrupt) department store. It’s where I got my first taste of “working with [...]
“When the horse dies, dismount” – Unknown
Losing your job is a very traumatic experience (see “I Lost my Job, Now What?” and “Dealing with Job Loss“), but it is a lot like falling off of a horse, you need to get “back in the saddle” as soon as you can. Of course, many times [...]
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