Job Search – 7 Career Links Hot off the Presses!

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary” – Donald Kendall I get a lot of email suggesting websites to review, articles links to post and apps to review. I save most of these suggestions and then periodically dedicate a post to reviewing and listing the links. So, not much to say [...] [...]

Don’t Run with Sissors

“A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.” – English proverb When I was 7 or 8 years old my mother told me this story about a cousin of hers who lost her arm by sticking it outside of a car window (somewhat like the when [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

Job Hunting – What Have You Been Doing Lately?

“Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.” – Henry Ford The longer you’ve been out of work, the harder it is to find a job. True or not? Hard to say as there are several factors that impact the validity of that statement. First, a long job search can lead to [...] [...]

East of Unemployed (or West of Nowhere)

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead Summertime in New York. Hot, humid and lots of tourists. You know how it is, everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere on very crowded sidewalks. But when you throw in the “wandering texter” to the mix, it’s almost impossible to [...] [...]

Use the Internet to Find a Job – Part 3: Marketing You

“An expert is a man who tells you a simple thing in a confused way in such a fashion as to make you think the confusion is your own fault.“  William Castle Author Byline: Matthew Warzel Author Website: http://www.mjwcareers.com Here is a list of the ways to market you on the Internet. We discuss each topic [...] [...]

Top Three Concerns of Recruiters Using Twitter (Resolved)

“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 robust discussion [...] [...]

Twitter for Job Search

“Let us be thankful for fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.” – Mark Twain This is not my first post on leveraging Twitter for job search (see Tweet Your Way to a New Job – Twitter for Job Search) and I know it is not my last (although I’ve found a [...] [...]