The Economy Is Rebounding But Employment Is Not
Sun Mar 14, 2010 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
The experts tell us that, in retrospect, we had two recessions in the last 10 or 11 years. I may have said this before, I did not know there was a recession let alone two, one in 1999 and the second one in 2001. And the reason for my “no-feeling” about the two is that … Continue Reading »
6 Tips To Help You Choose The Right Career
Mon Feb 15, 2010 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
The unemployment rate is still quite high, around 10%. Some experts say it will take some time that the economy rebounds. That means jobless rate will be up in the 8% to 10% range in the foreseeable future. You have been out of work for a year or maybe longer now. How about if you … Continue Reading »
7 boring tips to get the job of your dreams
Mon Jan 11, 2010 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
In this lousy job market, a job of your dreams? Are you kidding me? Don’t get annoyed. There are some folks out there who can still find a job of their dreams. You are no exception. You just need to be reminded continuously from time to time. This is the second attempt in that direction. … Continue Reading »
Experts say: “Identify your ideal career”. I say: “Say what?”
Tue Jan 5, 2010 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
This topic – Identify your ideal career – has been beaten to death. For most folks, there is no ideal career and no job of their dreams. They just wanna get a job and put food on the table for their family. You would think why you need another boring article about getting a job … Continue Reading »
5 simple changes to your approach for finding your next job
Fri Dec 25, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
I sincerely hope you have a job – like 90% of the folks do – and are gainfully employed. But if you are still looking for a job and these days it seems getting harder and harder to get your next job, then you might want to follow some or all the 5 simple changes … Continue Reading »
When preparing your resume, stop digging graves
Sun Nov 29, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
Let’s face it. Everyone knows that employers are interested in what projects you have worked on and what you have achieved during the last ten years or so – definitely no more than 15 years. There is a definite sense of old-age bias in the air when it comes down to getting a job as … Continue Reading »
Building relationship with headhunters can help you get a job
Sat Nov 21, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
David McCann over at CFO.com has an article with the heading “What You Don’t Know about Headhunters: 10 Tips”. It’s almost two years old but still as applicable as back then when he wrote it on January 18, 2008. He has summed up the essence of the article in two sentences Understanding what makes recruiters … Continue Reading »
AIG’s Benmosche threatens to jump ship – crazy Bobby baby?
Wed Nov 11, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
AIG’s Benmosche threatens to jump ship. Relax, will you? He is not committing suicide. He is not jumping OFF the ship into the deep water, although for me it would have meant off the ship. Leaving a job with close to $10 million in pay, I would have jumped in the water. Are you crazy, … Continue Reading »
Hiring managers struggle to find employees but…
Wed Nov 4, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
For some hiring managers, there is no recession, never has been. They are looking to hire employees, but they can’t find skilled candidates to fill up their open positions. That’s ironic, ain’t it? But why is that? With so many unemployed, the number is in millions including yours truly, and looking for jobs, how come … Continue Reading »
Laid off? No job in sight? Joshua Piven to the rescue
Sat Oct 31, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Jobs
Times are extremely tough. Every month, folks are laid off in the hundreds of thousands. Losing job is extremely difficult, especially when it’s increasingly getting harder and harder to get another job. I just finished a book by Joshua Piven. The name of the book is “The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Paperback)“. Joshua Piven has … Continue Reading »
