You know how they say you should live your life according to what you’d like to see on your tombstone?
I say forget all that, and not only because who knows if you’ll be able to see your tombstone.
Why not shoot for something more immediate, like what you’d like to see on your future resume?
I know [...]
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Persistence pays off every time. If you’ve been job seeking a very long time or you are stuck in a position that you want to progress out of — don’t give up. The best advice that you could follow is to never give up, never quit trying and to always persevere.
You will achieve [...]
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The interview continues to be the primary tool used by agency recruiters to assess and recommend candidates to their clients.
The type of interview used by the recruiter is critical to the effectiveness of this process. The traditional, unstructured interview is easily recognised by such questions as;
‘tell me about yourself’
‘what are your strengths?’
‘how would you deal with a difficult
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I’ve been involved with a fair number of volunteer organizations during my lifetime, and I’ve always been amazed at how much people are willing to give. On the face of it, this isn’t quite rational – why would you do something that costs you a lot of time, money and work, when you aren’t [...]
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Last week there was awesome, hearty discussion to the giveaway question – on my Facebook wall. Unfortunately not many people saw that, and no one from that discussion was considered by Tom (except one who copied and pasted their answer to the blog).
Please comment on the blog, below. This book is awesome and very useful. I bet most people you meet at a networking event don’t network, don’t get it, aren’t effective, etc. This book will change that for you.
I’m at a Networking Event — Now What??? is a book in my Now What series. Written by Sandy Jones-Kaminski, it’s full of ideas, strategies and tactics to help you take something that is not value-add and make it a high-value activity.
Get it on Amazon here, OR just answer this question below:
Assume job boards are inadequate in your job search. What are one to three ideas you have that could make a job board MUCH more valuable to you?
I’ll send this on to the job board people I know – it won’t fall on deaf ears.
We’ll announce the winner next Monday.
Last week’s winner was recently announced: Congrats to Mauro Pennacchia!
It’s an enigma. We hear that there are people that absolutely love their jobs and yet we don’t feel anywhere close to that description. When asked, many of you can’t describe the kind of job that you would love to do.
Finding a job you love will require a little research. Start by exploring your talents [...]
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We spend a significant number of hours toiling away at our offices. Often we run into difficult personalities. Some come in the form of passive aggressive personalities, where others seem to push and prod in an attempt to control the outcomes (or directly control you). It is frustrating. How do you deal with it?
One way [...]
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As a coach, I work with clients all the time who struggle to make tough career decisions. Here’s what’s interesting about this: usually they’re so focused on trying to find a solution that they don’t notice that they’re not sure what the real problem is.
Here’s an example. Joseph is struggling because he’s not [...]
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If you’re looking for a job, success may be as close as your kitchen cabinet … or between your ears.
That’s according to best-selling author of “Swim With The Sharks” and Twin Cities business leader, Harvey Mackay (www.HarveyMackay.com).
In his latest book, “Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One [...]
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Now that the Great Recession has enshrined the New Frugality in the popular consciousness, it only makes sense to try taking a budgetary approach to time management.
Or so it seems to me, but then again, I do have a long history of deficit spending – if only when it comes to time.
It’s not so much [...]
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Assertiveness training is one of the most important tools anyone can have in life, especially when standing up to difficult and toxic co-workers. Rid yourself of childhood restrictions, fear, hesitation, and social misinformation. Know the difference between being aggressive – which includes bullying, yelling, screaming, intimidation – versus being assertive – which consists of being [...]
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I think we’ve all become quite weary of those overly cheery types who declare that there’s no such thing as a problem, everything is an opportunity.
No, I don’t buy it either.
But if we step back, there’s a useful idea within the concept that we should consider. The fact is that when people are faced [...]
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The decision by recruitment agency critic and job seeker advocate, Diane Lee, to discontinue her EventItUp website coincides with the release of the inaugural Executive Monitor report, a joint research project between Phillip Tusing (Destination Talent blog) and niche job board SixFigures.
The report is a summary of the findings from a survey of 1332 Australian executives gathered across the
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New: an EVENING JibberJobber User Webinar TOMORROW, March 9th at 7p EST. Register here. (other webinars listed here)
Sorry about last week’s Giveaway (I skipped it!). Here’s the question for this week:WHY do we (in general) HATE networking?
Leave your answer in the blog post (not on Facebook) I’ll have Tom Dezell, author of the book Networking for the Novice, Nervous or Naive Job Seeker choose the best answer. This is open until the next Giveaway (next Monday).
You can find Tom’s book on Amazon here, or check out his book website, or his awesome new blog here. Check out this very cool post by Eve Tahmincioglu (Career Diva) where she interviews Tom (Wussy networkers don’t get the job).
With an industry steeped in consumerism, advertising space is of critical importance. Companies know the importance of getting their message out. You are the owner of YOUR BRAND and YOUR IMAGE. You own the advertising rights to YOU. In a competitive landscape, the message around your skills and capabilities is important. [...]
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