Job Search

A daily, weekly and monthly Job-Search Checklist. Daily  Create an activity log and note everything you’ve done today, this week and this month. Note opportunities, contacts and organizations you need to follow up with and schedule when you should do it. Check job ads on Ladders.com; local job-ad sites; and the job boards of any … Read More

How to Deal with Your Job Loss Emotions Suffering the loss of a job can be an emotionally wrenching experience. You’ve known for months that it has been coming, but you cling to the hope that it won’t happen to you. After all, you have been with the company for many years. You have produced … Read More

The presence of so many mid- and senior-level executives among those laid off has created a kind of unemployment denial wave. Neither the economy nor the job market will turn around in January, according to recruiters, outplacement counselors and career coaches. In fact, the environment might get worse before it gets better. The U.S. lost … Read More

Working with a Recruiter in a Buyer’s Market My book about how to best work with recruiters, Headhunters Revealed! , was actually written in the heights of a candidate-driven market (1999-2000), but only hit the shelves of Barnes & Noble at the beginning of a client (employer) driven market (2001). We’ve now made the cycle … Read More

In order to catch the eye of a prospective recruiter or career coach, demonstrate these credential-building assets. With the job market becoming saturated with quality candidates, it’s time for you to start getting creative in your quest to engage in your next professional opportunity. Give some thought to engaging the services of a recruiter or … Read More

Anyone considering the nursing field must investigate and fully understand each sector in the profession to be successful. Read More

Blueprint for job-search success in construction “The challenge is to find your niche,” said David Rosenof, chief operating officer and VP of Hunter Construction in Pompano Beach, Fla. “Three years ago, if you could fog a mirror, you could get a construction contract. Now it’s a little bit harder.” Despite the odds, Hunter is rising … Read More

Stay Positive During Your Job Search, Part 1 Deep Recession. Financial Industry Collapse. Taxpayer-financed Bailout. Consumer Spending Down. Nine Months of Job Losses. Worst Financial Outlook since the Great Depression. Even the most positive among us might feel deflated by the current newspaper headlines. With all the talk about the challenging economy, the failure of … Read More

Relocation can be the answer to provide new opportunities. During stable economic times (common wisdom dictates), people change jobs to get more responsibility, more money or a better work environment. During bad economic times, they don’t change at all unless their situation becomes unmanageable or they’re laid off. Only rarely, especially in a down economy, … Read More