I’ve been the recipient of some great and many terrible networking notes.

The ones that I usually ignore involve asking me for…

A job outright. (I’m not hiring right now.)
A physical meeting. (I struggle with making time for my own lunch most days.)
Twenty minutes of my time. (Whenever I am asked for twenty minutes, I seem to […]

Getting stuck? Depressed? At a loss?
Here are some ways to keep yourself on track and focused throughout your job search.

1. Make a plan. Stick to a schedule. Every day make sure you eat right, get a good night’s sleep and get some exercise. Don’t sit at your computer all day without a […]

Resume or Linkedin Profile? Answer ads or call my friends? There is a simple, comprehensive way to conduct your job search. The five-step process was pioneered by the GetFive organization.

First – Assess your skills and decide on a job target. You need to choose a job target which includes a job title, geographic […]

Fortunately, you are employed. You’re getting a salary and benefits. But it is just not working for you. How do you know when it is time to leave your job and find something else that will make you feel productive, satisfied and put food on the table?

1) When you’re bored out of […]

Thinking of retiring? or not?
Here are 5 good reasons to keep working:

1) You are going to live longer and will need the money – so keep working now and keep saving. Put some money into your 401K, IRA, etc. Keep some cash in a savings account for easy access in case of an […]

You know what you want. You have a great resume and you’re all set to job hunt. Right? Wrong! You need to update your LinkedIn Profile. Search firms, headhunters, and hiring managers are all searching on LinkedIn for their next hire.

Here are five ways to make the most of your LinkedIn […]

So you are contemplating a job switch, or, you have been laid off and need to start looking. Or, maybe you have been job hunting for a while and it is not going as smoothly as you had anticipated. Frustrated? Here are some steps along the way that may challenge you..and how a career […]

So you are job hunting and answering ads on the internet. Any luck? Only 10% of job seekers actually get jobs from answering ads on the internet. So how do you beat the odds?

There’s a right way and a wrong way.
1. Wrong – Just fill in the application and attach your […]

Let’s say you want to change jobs, you were laid off, or, you are tired of doing the same old, same old, but you don’t know how to change or what the job titles are that might meet your needs.

You need to do a self assessment. Then you need to figure out which titles […]

If you are like some of us who have a gap in our work history when we were not working a full-time paying job, how do you handle that on your resume? Do you leave it out and risk more questions at the interview or risk being shut out?

Or do you take a positive […]