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Recent Articles from John Heckers
Handling the hate
When Rush Limbaugh mocked the Chinese language and Asian people on his radio show, it hit home. You see, my wife and her family are Asian. She is Thai and […]
The top seven ways to cope with…
We’re in a time of unprecedented change. Our ways of doing work and employment itself are going through a revolution. This means not to expect the current high rates of unemployment […]
What are you doing here?
“Every one on this earth should believe, amid whatever madness or moral failure, that his life and temperament have some object on the earth. Every one on the earth should […]
Happy New Year—now get busy!
If you’re unemployed, 2011 is your year to remedy that little problem. Here are a few New Year’s tips to make sure that you’re not caught behind the “8-ball” in […]
Give of yourself this holiday season
This is a departure from my usual employment column to address something that is urgent right now in society. The economy and the current politics of greed is causing many […]
Top 10 LinkedIn tips for job seekers
LinkedIn is an essential tool in your job search. If you’re not using LinkedIn, you’re not really searching for a job. Here are some vital tips to help you stand […]
Finding a job is like dating, too
The brilliant and beautiful Liz Wendling wrote a great article a couple of weeks ago called “Selling is Like Dating.” Finding a job is very much like dating, as well. Here […]
Top 10 rules for making merry
Yep, it’s that time again. Holiday season. If you keep your head about you, you’ll successfully network during this time. If you are stupid, you’ll just get people angry at […]
Top 10 ways to network through the holidays
The winter holidays are almost upon us! It is a fact that the job market slows down a bit over the holidays, and that people are a bit harder to […]
Top 10 ways to avoid a job-search scam
“How do I know if a career service is a scam or will help me?” This is the question I have gotten over the last year from a couple of […]
Eight great ways to ace an interview
Succeeding at the executive interview Let’s say that all of your hard work in networking pays off, and you actually get an executive interview. You want to be very careful […]
Eight ways to end the fear of fear itself
Some of you are afraid that you’re never going to work again. You’re afraid that you’re not going to be able to pay your mortgage, send your kids to college […]
