Career Digital

Jobs May Appear Closer than they Actually Are

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” – Bill Cosby

How many times have you felt as if you were so close to getting a job and then it just doesn’t happen? Sometimes it’s a recruiter leading you on, sometimes you go on a few [...]

Who’s Hiring on Wall Street?

For those of you who have followed by blog from “the early days”, you will know that I work for a Wall Street firm. Two years ago, the answer to my blog title would have been “no one”. But today, there are more jobs on Wall Street than they can fill (“not true” you say?). [...]

Industry Job Search

“Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” –Yogi Berra

I don’t know about you, but when I hear the word “industry”, the first thing I think of is smokestacks (hence the picture). I’m sure that has something to do with my age . Job search is much the same as today’s quote (90% [...]

Company Career Sites – Consulting Firms

“Sometimes it takes an expert to point out the obvious.” – Scott Allen

Consulting is “The act of providing information, analysis, and recommendations” and is a career choice that is very different than most. To be a successful consultant, you need to have great interpersonal skills, a high level of confidence, good communications skills and [...]

Company Career Sites Week – Financial Services

“Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Unknown

The posts over the next few days are about focusing on the source of jobs – companies. Yes, headhunters, job search sites and networking are all great ways to get a job, but let’s face it – all [...]

The Best College Career and Job Resources – Vol 3

“Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” – Napoleon Hill

Okay, so what is today’s quote all about? Simply put, don’t be discouraged in your job hunt. Not every lead ends in a job offer, in fact, the vast majority don’t pan out. It’s kind of like Lotto, if you [...]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Job

“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge

Time flies, can it really be Christmas again? By now you’ve opened your presents and, with any luck, there is no [...]

Finance Jobs and Jobs in Finance- Targeted Job Search Revisited

Smart Money

“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” – Ben Stein

Whatever you do for a living (or whatever you want to do for a living) requires focus if you want to be successful. The “shotgun” approach to job search does [...]

Jobs in Transportation – Targeted Job Search

“On the road again – Just can’t wait to get on the road again.” – Willie Nelson

I was speaking with one of the recruiters that I work with and he told me that he has trouble filling all of the job openings he has. He told me that he has lots of mediocre [...]

Targeted Job Search – Who’s Hiring in Sales

Sales are down in just about every industry and in many cases, sales jobs have followed. Looking at the trends, the number of sales jobs posted has not really decreased that much. Of course, much depends on the industry you are in and how that industry has performed. As an example, compare car salesman job [...]