I recently conducted a non-scientific poll using LinkedIn. 912 people responded to the poll and the results follow with some commentary on the results.
The only question asked was, “How long have you been unemployed and looking for a job?”…
Category Archive for ‘Building a network’ 
New Poll Shows Over 50% Unemployed For Over A Year
Consulting Can Be Harmful To Your Job Search
Candidates often take on consulting jobs while in an active job search. Granted, many need the income and if that is the reason for taking the consulting job I completely understand. However, this may be one reason you are in a job search longer than n…
Building An Effective Network Step 2 – Online Social Media & LinkedIn Profile
Step one of effective networking focused on the offline networking process. It discussed why so many candidates receive such little value from networking that most just give up. I understand why this happens and hopefully the 4 steps started to change …
How To Get Job Lead Referrals. 3 Simple Steps
I preach all the time how important it is in a job search to have a steady stream of job lead referrals coming from your network. Few disagree with this. Few also do much about it. Oh they go through the motions, they generate a lot of activity…
