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30 Signs You Are About To Lose Your Job
The flip side to looking for a job is wondering if you're about to lose the one you have. Worried? Watch for these signs:1. Your workload is reduced.2. You start receiving memos about the company's "new direction."3. Your company introduces technolog...
Interview Basics – Secure the Offer
It is astonishing to me how many job seekers in today’s day and age are held back because they lack the information and skills necessary to interview well. I have developed a simple list of basic interview skills every job seeker should posses befo...
Are All Your Job Search Eggs In One Basket?
Are all your eggs in one basket?I knew a guy once that would apply to about 100 jobs and get two call backs. First off, those aren’t great odds and pretty much tell me something isn’t right here. But, secondly – what was even worse was that aft...
Be a Squeaky Wheel
So you’ve been applying for jobs—-perhaps hundreds of them-—with no response. Not even the courtesy of an automated email to let you know your resume has been received, right? What do you do? Chalk it up to yet another dead-end? Or act like a s...
Resume Makeover Series – How long should your resume be?
Taking into account requests from our readers, we started a series of articles titled ‘Resume Makeover Series.’ The objective is to take you through the complete process of writing a resume, with best practices for each stage.In article we answe...
Writing as a Profession and Writing with ESL (English as Second Language)
Writing is probably my Waterloo. However, this is not to say that I hate it. In fact, it is probably the most important reason why I blog.If I could turn back the time, I would choose writing as a profession, as a career path. One, because it is I t...
Have you considered a career that keeps you on the move?
I did. Once.I spent five years of my professional life in Sales and Marketing. Those fruitful years gave me the experience to hone my leadership and negotiation skills, and the ability to handle work pressures and demands, especially in meeting sale...
The Job Market Fairy Tale
I recently read one of the seemingly endless news reports about how the recession is affecting those of us who are looking for a job. In the article, a worker was complaining about the number of immigrants in the job market, arguing that the openings...
The Job Market Fairy Tale
I recently read one of the seemingly endless news reports about how the recession is affecting those of us who are looking for a job.In the article, a worker was complaining about the number of immigrants in the job market, arguing that the openings ...
Do You Have Any Questions? The Answer is “Yes!”
The other day, I conducted a phone interview with a strong candidate. She was really pretty good, but I wasn’t quite convinced. She had some stiff competition for this position. When we were finishing up, I asked if there was anything else I nee...
Do You Have Any Questions? The Answer is "Yes!"
The other day, I conducted a phone interview with a strong candidate. She was really pretty good, but I wasn’t quite convinced. She had some stiff competition for this position. When we were finishing up, I asked if there was anything else I nee...
How to Fix a Failed Job Search
I recently got a disheartening email from a job seeker we’ll call “Ted in California.” Ted’s tale of unemployment woe was a familiar one. Yet, if you dig below the surface, as I’ll do in this article, you’ll find o...
How to Fix a Failed Job Search
I recently got a disheartening email from a job seeker we'll call "Ted in California."Ted's tale of unemployment woe was a familiar one. Yet, if you dig below the surface, as I'll do in this article, you'll find opportunities to fix a failed job sear...
Positive Attitudes at Work
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other peopl...
