Recent Articles from John Heckers
Top 10 networking tips for the January bubble
Some job-seekers have gotten discouraged with networking as their activities have not resulted in job leads or interviews. Those who feel this way are shooting themselves in the foot. Here are ten essential networking tips to prepare for the coming January hiring bubble. 1). It isn’t a one-shot deal. Too many people get discouraged if […]
Top 10 ways for the jobless to de-stress the holidays
The holidays have once more hit us like the proverbial Mac Truck. If you’re unemployed over this holiday season, you’re probably feeling stressed and under pressure. Here are 10 ways to make your holiday easier, more meaningful and less stressful. 1). Break traditions. Traditions pile up over the years, often for no reason. Since so much […]
Top 10 ways to get ready for January hiring
We are coming up on the January hiring bubble. It is likely to be very short and highly competitive this year. Here are some things you can and should do now to assure that you’re not left standing without a chair when the music stops in February or March. 1). Don’t “wait ‘till after the […]
Nine reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving
It is once again the time of year when our minds and hearts turn toward the things for which we are grateful. In this continuing recessionary period (whether official or not), it is sometimes difficult to find those things. Here are a few of the things for which I am grateful in today’s America. 1). […]
Welcome aboard – watch your step!
Many of you reading this are going to be getting employed soon – January at the latest. It is now time to think beyond the job search to the start of a new position. There are several things to be aware of with onboarding. Here are a few. 1). Watch your new boss. Regardless of […]
Sexual harassment: 20 years after
This October marked the 20-year anniversary of the Clarence Thomas hearings, where Anita Hill came forward to report that she had been consistently sexually harassed by Thomas, who now sits on the U.S. Supreme Court. Recently, credible claims of sexual harassment by three women have arisen against presidential candidate Herman Cain. It is vital to know what […]
Seven symptoms of “Executive Think”
Netflix’s stock is rapidly becoming almost worthless, thanks to the failures of its executive team. Todd Ordal recently wrote a great article called “Netflix’s CEO: Traitor or Hero.” While I understand and appreciate Todd’s point about leaders needing to make difficult and controversial decisions, I also think that (Netflix CEO) Reed Hastings and the debacle […[...]
Nine innovative job-search tactics
As I promised last week, here are a few innovative job search and networking tactics for you to revitalize your job search. 1). Use ColoradoBiz magazine. ColoradoBiz is a treasure-trove of information. Not only are there great columnists (ahem) on here, but there are a ton of resources. Reading through the many columns on your career […]
Eight ways to revitalize your job search
I am seeing a very disturbing trend in the ranks of the unemployed, especially those who are “long-term” unemployed (eight months or more). That trend is the tendency to give up. I have seen several once-robust jobs networking groups dwindle or shut down in the last six months. This isn’t because everyone is getting employed. It […]
Nine tips to help newbies build business cred
Congratulations. You’ve beat the odds and your freshly minted college or grad school degree has helped you land a great job with a good company. Unfortunately, institutions of higher learning only teach you some of what you need to succeed. The rest you either get from good advice or from the vicious School of Hard […]
Top 10 deadly networking mistakes
Everyone probably knows that the only effective way to find employment in this market is to network. But too many networkers make deadly networking errors that can actually hurt them, rather than help them. Here are a few infamous ones. 1). Collecting names and business cards. Some people think that networking is about collecting as […]
The President’s jobs plan: too little, too late?
Last Thursday, we heard a rousing speech from President Obama on the way to turn around the critical level of unemployment in our country and get people back to work. While the speech contained some good, if vague, ideas, it is simply too little, too late. If the unemployment problem is going to be resolved, […]