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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
Seven questionable career services…
If you are job hunting, you’ve doubtless been contacted by a variety of services, including job boards, career coaches, networking groups and headhunters. In this economy, people will say anything […]
The answers to my FAQs
Since August is drawing to a close, and I don’t have a topic for this week at the top of my head, I thought I’d take this post to answer […]
Top 10 tips for acing the fall hiring season
The hiring season this fall is likely to be very short and very light. Whether we technically slide into a double dip recession or not is immaterial. Our economy is […]
Do you really want a job?
I get it. Things are brutal out there. It is the summer time. Finding work is hard work. It is very hard work. But I am very, very puzzled at […]
Seven great ways to support the real “job creators”
There is a great deal of talk in Mordor…oops, I mean…Washington, about “job creators.” But this is just more jaw-flapping from those who want to give the wealthy more wealth and […]
Top 10 tips for living life your way
Too many people have given away their personal and spiritual power. If the Great Recession has done anything good, it has hit people upside the head with a cosmic 2 […]
America’s moral compass
The ideologues in Washington are getting very close to causing our country to default on many promises it has made to many people. This will dramatically affect your job, whether […]
New grads: Welcome to the real world
You’ve got a brand new shiny diploma in your hands, and you’re ready to start work, hmmm? Good for you. Now, let Uncle John give some reality about the big, […]
