Get Clear -Get Connected – Get a J...

If only getting a job could be as easy as repeating the above mantra three times each morning.  The possibility is, it just may be.  However, first you would need to have a definite understanding of each part of this mantra.   Let’s Get Clear….   Clearly, you know you are seeking a job, no two ways about it.  But, how clear are you on what position you are after and how far you...

Look Before You Leap at a New Job

:Found in the Wall Street Journal: By RUTH MANTELL Karen Chopra knows all about the dangers of “first-offer-itis.” It’s a condition in which job seekers itch to take the first position they are offered, says the Washington, D.C.-based career counselor. And in this time of high unemployment, more people are inclined to do just that. But rather than letting her clients...

Volunteering Your Time Can Help You When...

When you are laid off the most important thing to do is stay engaged, not only in your job search but in your life, in others lives and the world around you. This will help fight the laid-off blues and keep you occupied while working toward reemployment. A lot of people get frightened by the unstable circumstances ahead of them causing them to sit still and not explore new ideas or...

Best jobs for the young and restless

You’ve been in the job long enough to know what you want: more pay, more upside and more control over where you’re going.   By Jennifer Merritt, Carolyn Bigda and Donna Rosato March 22 2007: 8:20 AM EDT NEW YORK (Money Magazine) — Switching fields may seem taboo, but it’s quite doable, especially now when labor markets are tight. Almost half of the 164...

Finding opportunity in 2009, more than a...

In late 2008 I was laid off from my job at a digital marketing consultancy.  I really liked that job. Over the first 2 weeks after I heard the news,  I did the best I could to put the layoff experience to bed, avoiding asking “why me?” and looking for something new.  I was very close to a new opportunity with a growing firm when I just stopped hearing from them… since then the...