Skype is relatively new to me. I probably heard the word, knew it was some form of communications technology, and knew some people used it instead of long distance and used it to communicate with family ...
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Stop Stumbling through your Job Search
As I work with job seekers, I find that some of them are still stuck on the myths of job search taught in school by educators who didn't expand their research beyond tired old business or English manuals. Fortunately, my clients ...
The littlest blue jay
One day last week, this little blue jay flew over to my window and perched for a few minutes on my screen. I've never seen a baby blue jay before. I believe he was in the middle of flying lessons from his parents and made ...
Jobseeker Google Your Targets
Not long ago, I wrote about Googling yourself in the post, "Have You Googled YOU Lately?" Today, I want to talk about how you should Google the company you are looking at in your job ...
What’s Holding You Back? Got the LOOK?
#6 in the What’s Holding You Back series — designed to help you think about why you are not moving forward in your job search, career, or life. Through the years, one of the most popular ...
Use The Back Door
I speak with so many of my career clients who are still trying to use the front door to find their next gig. It's awfully crowded at the front door. I really think using the back door ...
Fear or Strategy in a Job Search
Recently, I talked to a group of 20 AmeriCorps members about the state of the job search in 2010 at their spring retreat. Driven by a PowerPoint, it was an interactive session giving the history of the current recession and how a job seeker may feel looking at so many obstacles. I showed ...
Is your HR vetting process attracting or repelling your best candidates?
Hiring and training is a drain on a budget in the best economic conditions so companies want to do it right the first time. Candidates are in abundance right now so HR and management have an open ...