1. Advertise your job loss. Let friends, family, and those in your professional network know you are actively looking for a job. Make sure they know your skills and what positions interest you. 2. List your professional accomplishments. Write them in a script and memorize them for easy...
Interviews remain one of the most anxiety-inducing aspects of the job search. Once the resume is in order and applications completed and submitted, the interview, or more specifically, the interviewer, is the last bastion between a job seeker and the position. Even before a job...
Published on: Sep 20, 2013 Original Article: Don't Ignore These Five Signs of Impending Layoffs "It's true that when you watch your co-workers get pink-slipped one after the other, it takes a huge hit to your confidence and career security. [But] it does not necessarily mean you're next,...
Published on: Sep 12, 2013 The firing this week of Pax Dickinson, the chief technology officer of online news site Business Insider, for comments he made on Twitter, should serve as a powerful reminder that social media should be treated with great care. “Social media sites like Twitter,...
How Labor Day Has Changed Since the Great Recession of 2009 Published on: Aug 28, 2013 Monday marks the fifth Labor Day since the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009. While the number of Americans employed is still trying to get back to pre-recession levels,...
Certification and Advanced Degrees: Are They Worth It? The value of certification and/or advanced degrees, such as an MBA, often comes into question in the wake of economic downturns. There are two camps on the issue. On the one side you have those who spent time...
