Best Cities for Job-Seekers
Now that the market’s heating up, time to pull your job-hunting strategy together, to put a finer point on your plans. We want to help you by pointing you in the direction of the cities with the most jobs and least competition for those jobs. Hint: The two best cities are both on the East [...]
Pimp Your Job Search With New LinkedIn Features
If you were an actor in search of a job, you’d need an agent. And, if you had a good one, you’d get invites to the best auditions and likely earn some premium roles. But, you’re not an actor; you’re an accountant, an HR manager, a creative director or a financial planner. You still deserve [...]
Question: Are you editing your list of potential employers to save face?
I had a very interesting conversation with a friend who is currently on the hunt for a new job. She, like so many, was very frustrated by the fact that she has received only a couple of responses to the dozens of resumes she has sent out (and hand-delivered). She spoke of feeling rejected, disillusioned [...]
If You’re Qualified For One of These Jobs, You’re Almost Hired!
Even during this downturn, there are in-demand hires–folks with highly sought after experience, skills and knowledge. These folks will be the first to be hired during the recovery and the most likely to hang onto their jobs during the peaks and valleys. So, who are these privileged few? They are the folks who qualify for [...]
The Most Fertile Job-Hunting Grounds
If you are lucky enough to live in or be able to relocate to one of these markets, you are that much closer to finding a job. These cities are the most fertile job-hunting grounds based on the fact that they have the greatest number of available jobs and the smallest number of unemployed people [...]
2010 Career Resolutions
If you haven’t already solidified and begun working on your 2010 resolutions, then you should add a few career -related resolutions to your list. Sure, most of you probably already have “Get a new job” on the list. But, here are a few you may have missed. 2010 CAREER RESOLUTIONS 1. If you’ve got to [...]
Holidays Are Hunting Season: Holiday Job Hunting Tips 2009
While I’m certain that everyone is ready to forget about the job hunt for a few days and concentrate on friends, family and festivities, that may be a tall order this year given that many of us are unemployed, marginally employed or on our way to unemployment post-holiday. In addition to the stress of finding [...]
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