“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 [...] [...]
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“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 [...] [...] “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford The perfect job. I’m sure you’ve been asked “What would be your perfect job?”. And, you probably have an answer (and if you don’t, you should). I’ve been asked that by recruiters and career counselors many times over my [...] [...] “The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin So everything I read lately says that, even when the economy starts to rebound (and many think it has already started), new job creation will lag. Now who am I to dispute that bit of wisdom? But [...] [...] “All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.” – Daniel Boone So what does a telescope and Daniel Boone have to do with Recruiters and job search? It’s all about leaving the search to the experts and while you don’t need to be Daniel Boone to find your [...] [...] Okay, so I admit it – I’m a fanatic with job search (and, therefore, this blog). When I’m looking for a job I’m obsessed. A victim of the financial services implossion last year (yes, I admit it), I found myself without a job on October 30 – arguably the worst time you could be looking [...] [...] “Blue moon, you saw me standin’ alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own” – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers “Once in a blue moon”. Is that how often you get interviews? I know that sometimes it feels like that. Everything you do in your job search is meant to get you [...] [...] “Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” – Robert Orben You know what they say – “another day, another dollar. One million days, one million dollars”. Of course one million days is 2,740 years. The world of financial [...] [...] “I get up at seven, yeah, And I go to work at nine. I got no time for livin’, Yes, I’m workin’ all the time.” Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson So who is your agent? No, I’m not talking about movies, TV or stage, I’m talking about your recruiting agent (and not the US Army, although [...] [...] “There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.” – Andrew Carnegie Pick and choose your recruiters. While you want to ensure you are well represented, you don’t want to be over represented. And while the vast majority of recruiters are professional, there are a handful (like everything in life) [...] [...] |
 
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