Patience is a Virtue (but a job would be better) – Wish Upon a Job Part III

“The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.” – Charles Dickens A friend of mine found out that their job would be ending in 6 to 12 months. That sounded like more than enough time to find a great job with time to spare. Plenty of time to be patient [...] [...]

5 Steps to Making a Fresh Start for Job Search

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi New Year, new start (right?)! Any resolutions? How many will you keep and how many will you break? If [...] [...]

When and How to Use a Headhunter

“Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.” – Michael Caine When and how to use a headhunter are common questions and good ones to ask early in your career.  Before we can talk about when and how to use a headhunter, it is important to understand what are headhunters [...] [...]

The Best of CareerAlley Job Search

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss The year is winding down and we will soon have the usual flood of “the best of” and “year-end top 1000 countdowns”. So, in case you’ve missed some of my posts or [...] [...]

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 means [...] [...]

Making a Molehill out of a Mountain – Find a Recruiter

“It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” – Adlai Stevenson A former coworker called me a few months ago (having tracked me down after 20+ years) and wanted to meet for lunch to catchup. Her career over the last 20 years had started out quite good, but [...] [...]

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 I’m [...] [...]

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 get [...] [...]

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 was [...] [...]

Are you working with a headhunter yet?

“Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.” – Thomas J. Watson Author Byline: Christina Archer is an Executive Recruiter, Expert Resume Writer, Author, and Entrepreneur. Author Website: http://icareersearch.wordpress.com As the old saying goes, “If you don’t manage your career, it will manage you.” In case you haven’t realized [...] [...]