Career Advice & Insights

What happens when you open your mouth to say the wrong thing at the right time? Recruiters try to clean up after some real-life disasters. It happens most often in the interview. You trip, you slip, you say something you didn’t mean, or you did, but you should know better. It can happen in your … Read More

Bill Gates never graduated from college. Neither did Michael Dell nor Steve Jobs. Outside of the tech world, Richard Branson has done pretty well for himself without a college degree, as has Barry Diller. But Sharon Willis is a more common example of the challenges to American workers who never graduated from college. Since February, … Read More

Is the job offer right for you? Or will it merely distract you from searching for the perfect fit? Considering the stresses of the job search, it’s not surprising that job seekers are often tempted to jump at the first offer they receive. But before you decide to commit yourself to a job that will … Read More

Hiring Manager Jillian Zavitz unveils her brain and what she looks for when she reviews a resume. It was succinct, and on target. In short, the teacher’s resume was perfect for a job teaching English as a second language (ESL) online. The resume worked. It caught the attention of Jillian Zavitz, programs manager for TalktoCanada.com, … Read More

Many moviegoers will see themselves, and their stress, in the characters of “The Company Men,” a movie about unemployed executives starring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones. During the Great Depression (as opposed to the one we just narrowly avoided), the movies offered brief escape from troubles and woes. Watching Fred and Ginger … Read More

Many believe companies do little hiring in December, but HR execs call it a myth. Get your application in. December may be your best chance to get hired. The weeks between Thanksgiving and the new year are often perceived as the job-seeking equivalent of a lump of coal in your stocking. A perception persists that … Read More

Experts weigh in on the do’s and don’ts of using social media to look for your next job. DO maintain your accounts. Update daily, if possible. (But DON’T update so much that your posts become white noise.) DO share articles, videos, blog posts and other content that people in your target industry, or at your … Read More

Sales engineer leaves Microsoft rather than relocate. Michael Numa is a confident guy. He’s not cocky, not arrogant — just confident. He has worked in Information Technology for more than 25 years and was considered a rising star at Microsoft for the past 14 years. But by 2010, it seemed to Numa that he had … Read More

Thomas Publishing, best known for its “Big Green Books,” no longer prints a book. That means hiring a different type of employee and a new way to approach recruiting. Thomas Publishing is best known for its “Big Green Books” – the directories and buying guides of suppliers, vendors and service providers in just about every … Read More