In one of my recent blog posts, I suggested that if your job search is now moving past one year, in most situations your job search is ineffective. You can read that post about job search failure by clicking here.
From my perch regarding ineffective jo…
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Don’t Blame Me For Your Job Search Lack of Success
Why Are You Still Unemployed a Year Later?
You’re still unemployed because your job search is ineffective.
I don’t accept the excuse “it’s a bad economy and that’s why you’re still out of work.”
It’s not appealing when you play the victim and adopt a LOSER mentality.
Common Frus…
Can You Be Fired From Your Job Over On-Line Comments?
I was reading an interesting blog post, titled “You Can Lose Your Job Over Blog Comments, Too” by a well-known author, Daniel Scocco, who writes about blogging on his DailyBloggingTips.com site. Below is partial reprint of the article:
In the past …
Job Search Success: Can Targeting Make a Difference?
Don’t even think about trying this technique unless you’re prepared for an employer to offer you a job.
I was speaking with a client a few days ago and he told me a story about a candidate he had just hired for a sales position. She had lost her jo…
New Poll Shows Over 50% Unemployed For Over A Year
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?”…
How Can You Find the Best Job Search Content?
Who are your favorite bloggers that you read regularly to discover how to improve your job search?
Oh wait – let’s take a giant step backwards before we try to answer that question.
Are you searching, reading, devouring the content about effective …
In This Market You Need An Edge. This Might Be That Edge.
Some candidates will enter the job market with the desire to learn everything they can about the best way to conduct a job search. Many will use outplacement firms, attend a webinar or two, read articles on interviewing or resumes, and begin networking…
Getting Professional Help Can Shorten Your Job Search – Example 1- Turnover
I find it interesting that people will pay for help for just about anything but their job search. People pay for dance lessons, golf and tennis lessons, piano lessons, financial help, help with taxes, the list is endless. Yet for possibly the most impo…
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…
Mediocre Networking equals Failed Job Search
I just published a blog on our HIRE and RETAIN Top Talent Blog aimed at hiring executives and managers on the subject of networking.
You can read this blog posting on networking for Executives and Managers by CLICKING HERE.
Outrageous Claim ? Networkin…
