Most Popular Jobs Vol 1 – Targeted Search for Healthcare Jobs

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” – Mark Twain Targeted job search posts are always in the top 10 on my site and my posts on targeted Healthcare jobs are near the top of the list. The good news is that health care jobs are increasing at a rate of [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

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 base [...] [...]

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 ticket [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

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 and stores [...] [...]

Job Search – From the Beginning – Recruiters Part 1

“Life is a journey, not a destination – we determine our destiny by the direction we take.” – Anonymous Do you remember “do overs”? You know, when you are playing a game or sport, make a mistake and ask to do it all over again (like don’t count the bad turn)? Sometimes you need to do [...] [...]

The Four Legs of Job Search

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