Helping You Reach Your Job Search and Career Goals
A reader writes in: “I am moving at the end of the month. What job search strategy do you suggest?” While not ideal, sometimes life circumstances dictate relocating and then finding a job. If you find yourself in this situation, here are ten tips to hit the ground running! 1. Make sure you change your [...]
Dan Rockwell wrote a post that talks about four causes of leadership stress. Those four stressors relate quite well to job seeking and career management, as well. 1.“Living out of synch with who you are.” There’s been considerable discussion on my blog about being authentic, particularly when it comes to personal branding. If you try [...]
Yes, this is the cliché edition of The Job Quest But seriously, a lot of wisdom can be found in clichés when they are applied to the job search: Don’t be a one-trick pony. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Use all the tools in your toolbox. Don’t be a one-hit wonder. Is [...]
Passive job hunting (looking for a job when employed) is a bit different than active job hunting (looking for a job when unemployed). Sure, many of the same tenets apply. You need: a well-crafted resume and cover letter to target your efforts to positions that are a good fit and companies that interest you to [...]
Last year, there were two interesting articles about the wireless provider T-Mobile. One was from May 2010 and proclaimed in its title, “T-Mobile and Verizon Most Satisfied American Wireless, Sprint Most Improved, Says ACSI.” It starts off like this: “According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, customer satisfaction with wireless telephone service sets a new [...]
