In category: Job Search / Career Development
Job Seekers and Recruiters Miracle on 34th Street
The classic message of “Miracle on 34th Street” still resonates more than 50 years after the holiday classic aired. No matter the version you prefer you can still hear the central message: Help your customer even if it means sending them to your competition. By helping them y… more
Skip the Resolutions, Organize Your Job Search
Tis the season, big resolutions for the new year are all the talk. And for most people, talk is all that they remain. Don’t bother with resolutions for your job search. Instead take a couple of simple actions. 1. Make a list. Do a brain dump of everything you think … more
Charlie Brown and Your Job Search
Many of our childhood memories of the holidays come from the TV shows that we looked forward to and watched. For many of us, there was only one night during the holiday season when we could watch a holiday special. This was before VHS, DVD, Netflix and Hulu. You could always coun… more
Do You Have the Right Skills to be Hired
Many companies say they aren’t hiring because they’re not finding people with the right skills. This was a hot topic of discussion at the FedTech Outlook 2012 conference. The keywords of mobile, cloud and social were also topics of key interest for the panel of senior women t… more
Is a Search Firm Right for Your Job Search
First, understand a search firm’s role is to satisfy the employer who pays them by finding a hire who meets the employer's specs. Their role is NOT to get YOU a job. There are two main types of search firms (aka "headhunters") you could work with: contingency and retained. 1.… more