KEEPING YOUR SPIRITS UP DURING YOUR JOB ...

We all know about the ups and downs of job hunting.  Some weeks are very active  with interviews and meetings, while others are slower.  Here are things you can do to keep your spirits up. SPEND ENOUGH TIME ON YOUR JOB SEARCH Job hunting while unemployed should take up about 35 hours of your week.  This includes research, networking, meetings, direct mailings, interviews and writing...

Learning About the Job Hunt from Ferris ...

Found in The Wall Street Journal By John Brownrigg John Brownrigg was a senior manager at Corporex Companies LLC, a real estate development company. Mr. Brownrigg, 54, was laid off in August 2008 after almost two years with the company. Previously, he worked on commercial real estate and construction projects for General Electric, Ericsson and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital...

4 Common Job Hunt Dilemmas Solved

By Selena Dehne, JIST Publishing Overcoming unemployment during a job market drought can present quite the dilemma, all on its own. It can be particularly problematic, however, for job seekers without a college degree or with a questionable work history, for instance. Barriers such as these are all it takes in today’s highly competitive job market to screen job seekers out of...

Brave or Brazen? Bold Tactics Don’...

Found in the Wall Street Jourmnal: 8/31/09 By DANA MATTIOLI Recruiters say more job seekers are taking unusual steps to be noticed—almost always without success. Instead, the recruiters say candidates often hurt their chances by appearing brazen, overly persistent or rude. In April, a job candidate scheduled an hourlong interview for himself by sending a meeting-request invite via...

Get Hired In Four Easy Steps

Found on Forbes.com Jenna Goudreau, 08.14.09, 07:00 PM EDT In this most challenging job market, proven methods that will land you the job are an absolute must. Despite what some think, landing a job during a recession is not an impossible feat. There are openings out there, and the search for top talent is ongoing. Increased competition may slim your chances, certainly, but it...

Small Steps, Big Leaps

By ALEXANDRA LEVIT AUGUST 2, 2009 Until recently, I was a glass half-empty kind of girl. If 10 good things happened and one bad thing happened, guess what I would focus on? I put tremendous pressure on myself to achieve immediate success, and when my career didn’t progress splendidly in all respects, I’d feel miserable. Job Hunting Isn’t Easy For some, this may sound...

Back to the 9-to-5—Finally

By ALINA DIZIK from www.wsj.com Last December, with unemployment at 7.2%, The Wall Street Journal enlisted eight people who had lost their jobs to write about their hunts in a new blog called “Laid Off and Looking.” All eight had M.B.A. degrees; five had worked in finance at big banks. They had been unemployed for a median of nine months. More on Careers Second Acts:: From Day...

How to Spiff Up Your Résumé

By Marci Alboher found in the new New York Times. I have invited Susan Strayer to do a guest post on why the résumé above is a recruiter’s dream.  As the corporate director of talent management for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel company and private career coach, Ms. Strayer has reviewed thousands of résumés. She is also the author of The Right Job, Right Now, which was published...

Where, Oh Where, Has My Application Gone...

By PHYLLIS KORKKI Published in the NY Times : July 18, 2009 GETTING a rejection letter is a painful part of job hunting, but at least it means you’ve been noticed. These days, I’ve been hearing about more job hunters who respond to online job postings, only to hear nothing back from the company. Ever. Chris Reed Was the position filled? Is the company just taking a long time to...

Better Job Search Tactics: Video

Why are there no jobs that match my criteria and skills? Well there might be a reason for that, here are some tips that will help you nail down that matches what you are looking for. Share on...