This is an important discussion that I believe will accelerate over the next few years, especially for professionals and those in managerial positions. However, I still believe that the discussion is very relevant for all others.
Right now this is the,…
Tag Archive for ‘job hunting’ 
Your LinkedIn Profile May Be More Critical Than Your Resume In A Job Search
How Would You Rate Your LinkedIn Profile?
I recently asked this question on LinkedIn, “How would you rate your LinkedIn profile?” The choices were, poor, fair, good or very good. I wasn’t referring to completeness based on the LinkedIn scale. I wanted to know how you would ra…
No Reason NOT to Master Your Job Search
Tweet After thousands of interviews with candidates over the last few years during this current job market depression (worst I’ve seen in my 25 years of recruiting, speaking, and consulting), I’ve come to stark realization that most job seekers HAVE NO CLUE how to conduct an effective job search in this digital age. The most […]
Expanded Olympic Job Search Metaphor
Tweet As I indicated in a previous post, I was going to expand upon the metaphor of comparing your job search to the level of athletic competition at the Olympics. You can view this blog post titled, “Are You Competing at an Olympic Level in Your Job Search?”on our Career and Job Search Blog. I […]
Fascinating YouTube Video on Job Markets Last 50 Years
Tweet Toby Dayton posted a fascinating YouTube Video in his Diggings Blog showing the current job market recession compared to those over the last 50 years. Although the video is “disturbing”, it does reflect the difficulty job seekers have faced over the last few years and will continue to face for the next few years. […]
Is There Light at the end of the Tunnel for the Job Market?
Tweet Alison Doyle reports on various statistics in her Job Search Blog at About.com that might show the job market is finally on the track back up. As a Retained Executive Recruiter focusing on the managerial and executive market, we’ve been forecasting a return to a more “normal” job market in very late 2010 or […]
New Job Search FREE Resources Portal
Tweet We’ve launched a new job search free resources portal. Consider this your home site for aggregating and consolidating all the expert advice from the best bloggers on various elements of conducting an effective job search, including job search networking, interviewing, resume writing, cover letters, and leveraging social media in your job search. If you’re […]
It’s play-off time for your job search – what do you have to lose?
Here comes another basketball metaphor about your job search.
A few nights ago, my Varsity HS Girls Basketball Team played in the first round of the State Playoffs. In our section we were ranked 6th out of 32 teams. We played a team ranked 24 and almos…
Job Seekers Should Stop Being So Hypocritical
For 30 years this September, as both a contingent and retained recruiter, I have listened to the complaints by candidates (job seekers) about hiring managers and the complaints by hiring managers about candidates.
Even after 30 years, as I read blog co…
Have you hit the wall in your job search?
In basketball coaching, we have a phrase we call “hitting the wall”.
My high school girls basketball team was crushing teams in a tournament last week and then they picked the championship round for 1st place to “hit the wall”. We were the bett…
