Posted in Career Change, Job Search, Networking, Resume Devel., jobseeker on Jul 11th, 2009
Saturday Evening Reposted
By Kris Plantrich, CCMC, CPRW, CEIP – Originally written for and reposted from CareerRocketeer.
In order to get the most out of your job search, it is important to develop a specific plan and use it to guide you through your career search. Developing a plan will ensure your search is targeted to a [...]
Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Positive Attitude, jobseeker on Jul 6th, 2009
Monday’s PMA
Refreshed after a long, fun weekend I am hoping job seekers will jump back on the band wagon and recommit to working daily on their job search. If what you are doing isn’t working…change what you are doing.
Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. [...]
Posted in Job Search, Networking, Social Networking, jobseeker on Jun 2nd, 2009
Tuesday’s Tip
You’ve got an awesome resume you had developed by a professional resume writer and now you’ve posted it on Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, and Simply Hired. Feeling very confident you’ve even signed up to LinkedIn and developed a pretty savvy profile. Now it has been 3 weeks and all you’ve gotten are hits on your [...]
Posted in Job Loss, Job Search, Positive Attitude on Jun 1st, 2009
Monday’s PMA
My kids think they invented abbreviations with Facebook and texting but they don’t realize we had acronyms long before they were around. A few of my favorites are P of A, PPP and the name of Monday’s blog, PMA. My kids know these because I often use them in our home. A few definitions…
PPP [...]
Posted in Job Search, Networking, jobseeker on May 28th, 2009
Thursday’s Review
In my review today I will be taking a peek at an comprehensive website belonging to a company that is known globally for the level of help it provides executive level professionals, recruiters and talent-seeking employers. I am talking about ExecuNet, a leader in career and business networking since 1988. This site is member [...]
Posted in Career Mgt., Job Search, Networking, Social Networking on May 27th, 2009
Wednesday’s Q&A
Question: I’ve heard networking cards are helpful, what information should I put on it?
Answer: While searching for a job, networking or contact cards are an inexpensive way to provide quick information to anyone you meet. By using your personal contact cards and not a card from the company you work at, it shows potential [...]
Posted in Interview Prep, Job Search on May 26th, 2009
Tuesday’s Tips
With the current economic conditions, most companies are looking for ways to cut corners and save money. One way companies are saving money is by how and where interviews are conducted. For many companies that are looking at candidates outside the local area, the interview process can be an expense one.
In the past would [...]
Posted in Just Me, Positive Attitude on Apr 25th, 2009
Continuing with my Content Calendar theme, today (actually yesterday) is Fun Friday where I write about anything. I’ll try and find some correlation to helping job seekers but some posts may just be random.
I pushed work aside for most of Friday to run up to my son’s college to start bringing his furniture, winter clothes [...]
