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Yes Virginia, You Can Get a Job During the Holidays

Nov 24, 2009 | Comments

Holidays are supposed to be chipper and cheery, full of wassail and frosted cookies. Instead, for the unemployed it can mean deepening depression, further financial worries and feelings of no light at the end of the tunnel. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right attitude the holidays don't have to get in the way of your job search and your success.…

Who’s Gonna Hire Me?

Nov 07, 2009 | Comments

I sat around a conference room table with a local job club as a guest speaker. They wanted a pep talk, to ask questions and get "real" answers. Mostly, they wanted to know what they were doing wrong, what they could do better and why they couldn't get a job. I rolled my sleeves up.…

By the Way, Hire Me

Oct 11, 2009 | Comments

You're stylin' in Armani and travelin' with your portfolio on a flash drive. You arrive 15 minutes early for your interview, pop a breath mint and have a firm handshake. You impress with your knowledge of the company, its clients, business model and revenue. You're clear about what you bring to the table. Then you get too comfortable, make an off-handed remark and like a Kamikaze you crash. …

I’ll Never Get a Reference from @ToryJohnson

Aug 27, 2009 | Comments

I want a maid, a chauffeur, a cook (as good as me), a personal secretary and oh yeah, a lawn care specialist. And I've heard of slipping a doc some bills to let the prescription pad fall to the floor as he walks out the door. But never in a zillion years did it ever occur to me to hire a company to write employment references. That's a new one on me. Would I do it? That is the question....…

Top 10 Ways to Be a Crème de la Crème Candidate

Aug 22, 2009 | Comments

I didn't have any food left in the house so I was forced to do domestic service today and shop. I'm not a shopper except for electronics stores like Circuit City. I had to go to Bed Bath and Beyond and compete for aisle space with registering brides to be just to buy a replacement carafe for the espresso machine. They had a Now Hiring sign. I got all cheerful. It's not even retail season. I just want you to do well.…

Don’t Give Up on Us Baby!

Aug 02, 2009 | Comments

I once called an applicant to invite her for an interview. She cried. She told me I didn't know what it meant to her to receive my call, the best Christmas present she ever could have gotten. She thought it was impossible to get an interview during the holidays. She had lost her job 2 months before and since then had spent countless hours scouring job boards, employment websites and submitting resumes. Mine was the first call she had received. …

Standing Out in the Crowd

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You've got it going on. You're smart, polished, educated and or experienced, and unemployed. So are the other 200 applicants whose resumes are sitting in the Recruiter's inbox. Read on to find out an important tip on how to go from applicant to desirable candidate in 30 seconds or less. …

The Art of Baking

Jul 10, 2009 | Comments

My col­league across the pond, Bill Boor­man, thought it curi­ous that I was hav­ing a dif­fi­cult time not mak­ing food analo­gies in my blog post com­ments today and told me he wanted to bake me a vir­tual cake. Thank you Bill for being my first guest blog­ger ♥ Now here’s Bill! I don’t know if any­one has…