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Steve Jobs’ 5 principles of job success As I was researching the material for my new book, ” The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs ” (McGraw-Hill), I realized that many of the principles responsible for Jobs’ breakthrough success at Apple apply equally to the management of one’s job search career. If you are searching for … Read More

Job Search

Building Resilience Between Jobs Barry Zweibel

Here are two methods to improve your habits and your outlook when you need it most — when you’re searching for a job. It’s not so bad being out of work – not at first, anyway. You get to sleep a little later, see the kids off the school, play with the dog a bit, … Read More

Office Life

The First Questions to Ask On the Job Debra Donston-Miller

You’ve outgrown new-kid jitters; the first days in a senior position are no time to clam up. You’ve been out of work for months. You got the interview. You nailed the interview. You got the job. You can’t screw up. You have to hit the ground running. Now what? Now, ask the questions you didn’t, … Read More

Job Search

Transferable Skills and How to Sell Them Dan Coughlin

How do you sell your skills to a new industry? Prove that you know more than they think you do. Don’t believe them. When companies tell you they aren’t hiring because of the recession, don’t believe them. What they mean to say is that during a recession they are very, very discerning about who they … Read More

Job Search

Selling Your Salary in a Penny-Pinching Economy Stephen Viscusi

It’s a buyer’s market out there. How can top-priced talent make its pitch? Is being cheaper really being smarter? Whether we are downsized or right-sized, unemployment in 2009 is not associated only with mid-level and lower-level jobs. It’s an egalitarian phenomenon. We all know someone who has been laid off, from the corner office to … Read More

How To

The Shorthand of Strategy: How to Set Personal Goals Dan Coughlin

You’ve likely been a part of goal setting for your last company. Take the same principles that lead to a strong organizational strategy and apply them to creating a strong job-search strategy. Any successful organization got to where it is today, because they decided long ago to focus on a goal and craft a plan … Read More

Resumes

Why the Top Third of Your Resume Counts Abby Locke

Make sure your resume is smartphone friendly. Tablet, smartphone, laptop — you name it – it’s hard to imagine functioning in today’s world without having access to on-the-go technology. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that technology continues to play a big part in how job seekers and recruiters find each other. Imagine for … Read More

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