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The Art of Job Search – Recruiters

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step” – Lao-tsu

There is always lots of debate about what percentage of jobs are filled by recruiters versus through someone you know. For me, almost every job I’ve had (and I’ve had lots), was through a recruiter with the exception of one. On the flip [...]

Who’s Hiring in Education

“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. Tough times [...]

All the World is a Job Search

“A warrior must learn to make every act count, since he is going to be here in this world for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.” – Carlos Castaneda

At my last company, we had an “unspoken rule” that you were expected to move within the organization every [...]

Hypothetically Speaking of Course – Recruiters Revisited

“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive it isn’t.” – Richard Bach

I don’t know if this happens to you, but sometimes I get calls from recruiters asking if I know someone with specific job experience. Of course, the experience they just described sounds like a summary of [...]

Job Search Help for the Underemployed – Vol 1

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison

Work, to some a four letter word. So exactly what is “underemployed”? Well, there are several definitions like – “Not fully or adequately used or employed”. In this case I am referring to either those who have a [...]

What Are Your Job Search Tools?

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” – Abraham Maslow

So what tools are you using for your job search? I ask this question all of the time and I’m constantly amazed at how many people leverage so few of the tools available to them. Now [...]

Job Search – The Best Job Search Sites – Vol 1

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like many of my posts, today’s is about being the best. We’ve done “the best companies to work for” and numerous other “best” lists. As with most of these lists, much of being rated the best is subject to the [...]

‘Tis the Season – To Find Your Job

“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” – Shirley Temple

You may not believe in Santa Claus, but you can get the gift you want for Christmas if you work hard over the holidays (that gift being a [...]

Job Search Headhunters, Recruiters and Employment Agencies

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” – Henry Ford

I was talking to a friend of my whose child is in the entertainment industry. Not well known (in fact, not known at all), but this kid has her own agent. “Her own agent?” I ask. Why does [...]

Already Gone? – Find Your Job

“And I’m already gone And I’m feelin’ strong” – Jack Tempchin and Robert Arnold Strandlund

I was looking at my weekly LinkedIn updates (which I usually ignore) the other day and noticed that one of my former coworkers had a new profile (and a new job). So I got to thinking, where are all of my former [...]