In one of my recent blog posts, I suggested that if your job search is now moving past one year, in most situations your job search is ineffective. You can read that post about job search failure by clicking here.
From my perch regarding ineffective jo…
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Don’t Blame Me For Your Job Search Lack of Success
Why Are You Still Unemployed a Year Later?
You’re still unemployed because your job search is ineffective.
I don’t accept the excuse “it’s a bad economy and that’s why you’re still out of work.”
It’s not appealing when you play the victim and adopt a LOSER mentality.
Common Frus…
Why Do Most Recruiter Interviews Set You Up for Failure?
Most 3rd-party recruiter interviews set you up for failure with hiring managers.
Before the entire recruiting profession jumps down my throat over that statement – let’s examine this statement in a little more depth.
Most (there are a few exception…
Ever Wonder Why No One Calls You Back After the Phone Interview?
The Myth of Phone Interviewing
Yesterday I phone interviewed a candidate for a search I was conducting for a National Accounts Manager position. The phone interview was with my client – the CEO.
I had already interviewed the candidate by myself for t…
Can You Be Fired From Your Job Over On-Line Comments?
I was reading an interesting blog post, titled “You Can Lose Your Job Over Blog Comments, Too” by a well-known author, Daniel Scocco, who writes about blogging on his DailyBloggingTips.com site. Below is partial reprint of the article:
In the past …
Job Search Success: Can Targeting Make a Difference?
Don’t even think about trying this technique unless you’re prepared for an employer to offer you a job.
I was speaking with a client a few days ago and he told me a story about a candidate he had just hired for a sales position. She had lost her jo…
How Can You Find the Best Job Search Content?
Who are your favorite bloggers that you read regularly to discover how to improve your job search?
Oh wait – let’s take a giant step backwards before we try to answer that question.
Are you searching, reading, devouring the content about effective …
Take The One Question LinkedIN Poll On Unemployment
We have a one question poll dealing with unemployment that is currently active. Please take less than a minute and voice your experience. Just CLICK HERE to participate in the poll.
We will post the result shortly, however, once you take the poll you c…
So Many Candidates Are Only 70% Effective In Their Job Search
There aren’t too many things one can do only 70% effectively and be successful. Can you imagine doing your job 70% effectively? Would you hire someone that told you in an interview,” I work great 70% of the time?” Would you keep a per…
Job Search Firestorm of Controversy
As many of our loyal readers know – I’m not shy about vocalizing (can you do that on a blog?) my thoughts related to job search.
In fact, I’m probably one of the more (along with my partner Brad Remillard) controversial figures in job search blog…
