Overwhelmed with Job Search – Job Search Boards

“Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” – George Bernard Shaw So much to do and so little time. Job Search Boards, recruiters, company career sites, social sites and so on. So where do you start? How much time should you spend on all of the [...] [...]

Take Your Job Search Mobile – Vol 1

“You always pass failure on the way to success.” – Mickey Rooney I was on my way to work today (commuting via public transportation) and when I looked up (from my mobile device), I noticed that almost everyone on the train was looking at a mobile phone, Blackberry, tablet or eReader. If you commute via public [...] [...]

What’s New – Job Search and More

“We are currently not planning on conquering the world.” – We are currently not planning on conquering the world. – Sergey Brin Imagine that you’ve been looking for a job for six months and you’ve had virtually no luck. Yes, you get the occasional interest, but nothing serious. You begin to feel like there is something [...] [...]

Job Search Reviews – I Read it on the Web

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle You know what they say “you don’t know what you don’t know”. With the vast wealth of information on the Internet, it is virtually impossible to cover any one topic from beginning to end with all of the links [...] [...]

Using the One-To-Many Approach in Online Job Search

“Work hard, have fun and make history.” – Jeff Bezos Author: Sherrie A. Madia, Ph.D. Online job search should never completely replace traditional ways of searching for a job. As any good marketer knows-and that’s what you are, a marketer of yourself-it’s never smart to make assumptions about what works and what doesn’t. Rather, the ideal approach is [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]

I Graduated from College, Now What?

“To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.” – George W. Bush It happens to most of us. Grade school, High School and College. We spend 4 years (except for [...] [...]

Good Morning Job Search

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” – Napoleon Hill It’s 10:30pm and I’m on my way home from work. No, I don’t work the night shift. By the time I get home (11:30pm or so), there will be 5 hours (if I’m lucky) before I have to get up for [...] [...]

If the Job Fits, Wear it – College Grad Job Search

“To succeed in life in today’s world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.” – Chin-Ning Chu It’s Graduation time again. You know, Pomp and Circumstance or “Pomp and no jobs perchance” for many. Whether Parent or lucky Grad, there is lots of anticipation for when and where that first job will [...] [...]

Who is Hiring the Most People at the Best Companies to Work For

“When you work seven days a week, fourteen hours a day, you get lucky.” – Armand Hammer I’ve posted lots of links to the companies on Fortune‘s Best Companies to Work for list, typically running from top to bottom. But then I got to thinking, what about those companies on the list that are hiring the [...] [...]