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Executives Have to Eat too – Resources for Executive Job Search

“Dream more than others think practical…Expect more than others think possible.” – Howard Schultz

The infamous food chain (not to be confused with a food web!). This is where corporate life mimics the animal world, although in the corporate world the food chain is shaped like a pyramid, with lots of junior employees at the [...]

Who’s Hiring in Finance Vol 2- Targeted Job Search

“When the truth is found to be lies” – “Somebody to Love”, performed by Jefferson Airplane (written by Darby Slick)

Very tough times at work lately. So, in order to put some hope in my day, I went off and purchased a lottery ticket. I’m not sure about you, but for me buying a lottery [...]

5 Great Resources for Finding and Leveraging a Recruiter

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey

A coworker of mine is a “starving” musician. He is constantly looking to be “discovered”. While he gets gigs now and then, the likelihood of being discovered in a restaurant while performing is very low.  While talent is important, no leads [...]

Job Search at 30,000 Feet

“You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” – Warren Buffet

Flying back from a business trip and I got to thinking about the “30,000 foot view”. You know, the “big picture” or “seeing the forest for the trees” and [...]

Job Search from the Beginning – Recruiters Part 3

“A Jedi’s strength flows from the Force.“  – Yoda

The job market is really starting to heat up. Not only am I receiving regular calls from recruiters, but I’m also getting “link” requests from corporate recruiters looking for candidates. If you are not getting those calls then you are not “connected”. So how do you [...]

When Worlds Collide

“Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.” – James Thurber

I remember the original Gulliver’s Travels movie (The Three Worlds of Gulliver) where (as you may have guessed from the title) there were three worlds, one where he [...]

Job Search from the Beginning – Recruiters Part 2

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

I was in the Mall the other day for some Holiday shopping and it was packed. Finding a parking spot was almost like bumper cars at the arcade and walking through the Mall [...]

Job Search Resources – What do You Suggest?

“An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.” – Arnold H. Glasgow

I was in a meeting the other day (seems like all I do) listening to everyone debate a topic. Of course, everybody has a view and, as you might suspect, everyone has a different [...]

Breaking Through The Job Search Barrier

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” – Mohandas Gandhi

“There are no jobs out there” or “All of the jobs posted on the (insert a name) job board are filled or fake”. I hear comments like these all of the time. There are, of course, [...]

Up the River without a Paddle – Have you Planned your Search?

“And it goes on and on, oh, watching the river run, Further and further from things that we’ve done, Leaving them one by one.” – Kenny Loggins

A number of years ago I went on a canoeing trip with my son’s Boy Scout troop. Early one morning the Scout Master, six scouts, two canoes and [...]