Okay, let's start this with one of the most obvious and truthful statements you'll read in a "How to" piece: Getting fired sucks. Actually, losing your job in any fashion does. Even if you've "only been laid off". The trauma of losing a job
It's said that we spend our lives searching. Searching for meaning, for love, for success, for the best sushi place. Unfortunately, it often seems that much of our time is consumed by a job search as well. Whether it's looking for work or simply
Once upon a time, job searching basically meant perusing the Classifieds, sending a resume and cover letter, waiting for the phone to ring and sitting through one or more interview sessions and trying mightily to convey how your experience, background and training were commensurate with
Once upon a time, the key to getting a job was nailing the job interview. Well, okay, perhaps that still is the key. What has changed, however, is what is expected of you during that job interview. Professional appearance, a ready smile, steady demeanor
Has civility completely become a lost art? Think about it. The anonymity of social media tools on the internet enables people to say virtually anything they want, no matter how inappropriate, offensive, or socially unacceptable it might be. Words and conduct once considered to be
There’s a lot of focus on preparing your resume to get a job interview: which keywords to use, which accomplishments to include or exclude, and which format to apply. Many of the most successful job seekers work with professional resume writers to ensure their
"Networking". It's hard to have a conversation or read an article about how to get ahead in business, how to find a new job, even how to get a child into a prestigious kindergarten (!), without the subject of professional networking being raised. We're
If you are a shy person or an introvert, you might look forward to job search networking just about as much as you look forward to going to the dentist. But, even if you are an extrovert, for many, the thought of professional networking
Seeking employment is a challenge, even during the best of times. It's often said that looking for a full time job is itself a full time job, one that requires a great deal of time, persistence and creativity. If you happen to be unemployed,
Since the beginning to time, man has been a hunter, a gatherer or both. For much of our history those words had literal meaning, as survival depended on the ability to hunt for some types of food and gather others as well as materials for
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