When Providing References Is a Challenge
Dear Joan:I am updating my resume and need some advice regarding references, should a prospective employer ask for them. I currently work for a 'toxic boss' who would retaliate and make my life miserable if it were known I was looking elsewhere. Those in upper management, including HR, have been made aware of this person by numerous employees, and either don't know how to deal with it, or refuse to deal with it. This poorly managed work environment is prompting me to look for employment elsewhere.[...]I can provide some names for personal references, but I am at a loss on how to cover the lack of employer references. Do you have any suggestions? |
Career Management Basics
Two years ago I was laid off from my job. Before that I never had to be in a job search - in fact, all of my job changes were simply a result of opportunities that found me. This means I never knew the stress, amount of time required, level of detail to manage, or pre-preparation that would go into my job search. |
The Flinch
What's a... - Four-letter word - You use every day - With no vowels - Not found in the dictionary - And when used correctly in negotiations will put dollars in your pocket every time? |
Change Your Future
Are you focused on the past or the potential your future holds? Many people can't let go of something that happened A long time ago. Maybe it was a conversation you had, or didn't have. Maybe it was a project you should have taken, or one that you let pass by. Maybe it was something you said on an interview, or didn't say. Everyone has "something" in their career that they wish they could change. So, know that you are not alone. It's not what happened that matters most now, but what you do going forward. |
Resume Mistakes Can Cost You The Job
Recently I was assisting an employer with the hiring process and reviewed many resumes that were sent in. I couldn't help but be concerned that so many people are not having any job search success because they are using a very poor resume to represent themselves to potential employers. A poor resume drags out a search for new employment. |
Career Success
What Did You Say? A college education has been long regarded as essential to getting the best jobs available - and that is still true today. Yet, employers are demanding more from their new college recruits! |
Online Career Networking
Your job search/career network includes the people who can help you find a new job, get a promotion, change careers, get a client, give you a recommendation, or who are willing to assist you in any one of a number of ways. In many cases, all you have to do is ask.It can include colleagues, clients, friends, and just about anyone who might be able to assist you, either now or in the future. |
Avoid a Three-ring Circus with These New Interviewing Strategies
I referenced the circus because I just finished another interviewing book that recommends asking for the job before leaving the interview. I can envision up to 15 qualified professionals each asking the interviewer for the job. If each asks for the job, doesn't that make the question null and void ... cross out each other's great gesture? If everyone jumps through the same hoop, performing like a good little circus monkey, what's going to set you apart from other candidates? |
How To Write An Interview Thank You Letter
Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they're tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn't matter, or they procrastinate until it's too late and almost pointless anyway. Anyone who tells themselves that foregoing a fundamental rule of etiquette doesn't matter, not only taints themselves in the mind of the interviewer, but misses two additional opportunities to sell. |
Resume Writing 101
Interviewing: First Impression is criticalFirst impressions are critical to a successful interview. Make sure to be on time, maintain eye contact, answer questions honestly, and be confident. These are key to making a good and lasting impression. Make sure the impression that is left is the one that will get you the job. |
Should I Include My Salary Requirements In My Cover Letter
In most normal cases, you should not include your salary expectation in cover letters unless you have very good reason for doing so. This may be when a recruiter contacts you after seeing your resume somewhere, such as an online job board. In this particular case, then it is okay to reveal your salary expectations early, in order to avoid wasting your time and theirs. However, barring this one difference, you should just write the cover letter as you normally would. |
Interview Etiquette
Do you know what is appropriate to wear to a job interview? What to say or do to impress and not turn off an employer? Interview etiquette is an often overlooked but important part of job search success. |
Top Resume Writing Tips
It's been said that you only get one chance to make a good first impression. People meeting you for the first time will make some type of judgment based upon your appearance, the circumstances of meeting and more. Just as this saying is true for a face to face meeting, it also goes for your resume as well. Potential employers will make a judgment about your skills and abilities based upon the first impression - which is more than likely your professional resume. |
From 'Just A Job' To Your Dream Career
Are you in a career you love, or in a job you are tolerating? What's the difference? If you're working strictly to earn a paycheck to pay the bills, you have a job. If your days are filled with passion and delight for the work you do, you have a dream career. |
Why Do You Need a Resume
You've been working your way up to positions of increased responsibility over the past 15 years, you are widely known within your industry, and you have even been quoted in trade and business publications on changes in the economic markets and consumer trends. So why do you need a resume? |
How to Train Yourself for a New Job
If you've been looking for a job for any length of time, you'll notice there are many out there beyond your level of expertise. Why is that? Is it because of your education? Your lack of experience? If you want to move ahead in your career, sometimes you need to make yourself more marketable. How exactly can you do that? |
Don't Sing the Job-Hunting Blues
You created the resume. You composed the cover letter. You bought the suit to dress for success. You applied for various job openings and now you wait. You wait for the phone to ring inviting you to interview. You wait to learn of job leads. Waiting... it's a hard place to be in a job search. |
Is It Time To Update Your Resume
The motto "Be prepared," isn't just great advice for Boy Scouts; it's also great career advice. You never know when the perfect career opportunity will present itself. If a recruiter called you today with your dream job, would you be prepared to send out an up-to-date resume right away? |
Is this on your resume
One of the most overlooked ways in using a resume to sell yourself is failing to identify the companies for which you have worked. |
Phone Interviews
If you haven't interviewed for a job in awhile, you may be surprised when you are asked to do a phone interview first. Most companies are using a phone interview to speed up the hiring cycle. |
Networking - Does it still work
"Networking" was the biggest buzz word of the 90's. To get a job or grow a business - all you had to do was network. Bill Gates' initial deal with IBM, in which they bought and added the MS DOS operating system to all their PC's, was a result of networking . Bill's mother worked on a Board of Directors with IBM's president, and that contact started Microsoft's incredible rise to the top. Likewise, savvy job hunters knew that developing contacts lead to discovering many great jobs that were never advertised. And with 85% of all jobs not appearing in the want ads, networking was a great job hunting tool. But does it still work today? Before I answer that question, let's look at what has happened. |
Stuck in a Job Search Rut
It happens. You get all pumped up to look for a new job, get your resume and cover letter all spruced up and then... nothing. How do you put the excitement back in your job search? |
What's Your Game Plan
It's hard to get excited about our careers sometimes. Especially when bad news surrounds us. Between high unemployment, low morale, and reduced compensation, who can blame us for not wanting to jump out of bed energized and ready to start each day? |
Are you ready for a job change
Money isn't the only reason why people change jobs. Sometimes the work environment, stress, lack of cooperation among staff, and personality conflicts can contribute to unhappiness and dissatisfaction with your job. Take this quiz and find out if you should be considering new opportunities for improved job satisfaction and greater personal, as well as, financial rewards. |
Cover Letter... Don't Sweat It
Writing a cover letter to accompany a resume, for some, can conjure up bad memories from high school or college composition class. With sweaty palms, they reach for the Thesaurus and Dictionary. That feeling of uncertainty begins to cloud their thoughts and words as they ponder, "What do I want to say? Why should they hire me? What makes me a worthwhile candidate?" |
How to Ask for a Raise-and Get It
When was the last time you asked for a raise? If you are like most people, you waited until you were frustrated, angry, and resentful. Not the best frame of mind for trying to make a positive change. You probably made some critical mistakes. |
When Getting Fired Isn't A Surprise
Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If you have, it shouldn't have been. You missed the cues. Whether you created it or the company decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently those two are intertwined, and if you don't dissect the experience, you may recreate it. |
What Questions Can Employers Legally Ask
What questions can employers legally ask? When dealing with background checks, are there limits to how far back they can go? Are they just looking for felonies or misdemeanors too? I hate answering these questions. I am in the process of getting an assault charge cleared from 12 years ago that was a false charge to begin with. |
The Breakfast of Champions
Call it a slogan, a branding image, a tagline. When you hear it or see it, you know exactly what the product is and what it might do for you. Walk down the aisle of any food store and you'll encounter hundreds of similar slogans that reach into your subconscious and press your "buy me" buttons. |
Ways To Increase Your Chances Of Hearing Someone Say You're Hired
Take your job search seriously: Consider looking for a job your new job. Devote time each day to your search, establish an area in your home as your workstation, and commit to making a specific number of contacts each day. |
Want A Big Raise, Look For A New Job
Tom was a longtime Boeing engineer who loved airplanes and believed he'd have a permanent lifelong career with the company. His layoff caught him by surprise. He panicked. He worried about who would hire him now and how he would afford his son's college tuition, for surely he'd never make the same salary again. |
Time To Update Your Resume
We are always making lists to keep on top of the daily/weekly schedules and deadlines that face us in our business lives. But, odds are, that many of us keep our noses to the grindstone and forget to do a periodic check to see if our jobs and careers are still on track. Here is a checklist of ten items you may want to refer to every six months or so to see if it's time to update your resume and look for greener pastures on the job front. |
From Retail to Real
Career transition is truly one of the most challenging subjects to write about. To completely retool one's self is time consuming and never ideal. It is a very difficult transition to pull off if you have been in the workforce for any great length of time. It can also be problematic for those who have held "fun" jobs during college or for people who have backpacked through Europe for the last nine months but now want to get serious about a real career. |
Going From Mom to Employee
It happens five days a week. You have to shift gears from being a mom to being an employee - even the boss. How can you effectively shift gears and get yourself ready for the workday ahead? How do you gain and keep respect with those who work alongside you? |
6 Steps To Ensure That You Always Have A Job
Did you ever notice that there are certain people who have great jobs? They are always working on a consistent basis even in shaky industries and uncertain times? And then there are those who are either constantly unhappy in their careers, or go for long periods of time without work. They blame the world and wonder why bad luck always seems to "happen" to them. |
10 Reasons You Are Not Getting Interviews
You created the resume. You composed the cover letter. You applied for the job opening and now you wait. Waiting... it's a hard place to be when you desire action in your job search. Want to increase your chances for getting an interview? Make sure you have not overlooked the 10 Reasons You Are Not Getting Interviews. |
10 Biggest Interview Killers
You've worked hard to win the interview. Don't spoil all your work to this point and let yourself fall into one of these interview-killers. Here are 10 of the biggest interview-killers job seekers often commit and how you can easily avoid each one of them... |
Jumpstart Your Jobsearch
Job search techniques have changed over the years. In today's job market, you must learn to define and promote your personal brand in order to distinguish yourself in the workplace. Through personal branding you define you career identity and set yourself apart by emphasizing your personal talents in a way that showcases what is distinctive about you. |
Five Tips for a Successful Job Search
Everyone who is on a job search has different preferences - however, for practical reasons, your job search can't be longer than what is reasonable. Unfortunately, many job seekers aren't aware of the intricacies involved in the recruitment process of any organization which can result in longer job search lead times. The second unfortunate thing is that a good percentage of these job seekers have wrong ideas, or worse yet, overestimation of their skills and abilities. This can result in total failure at the prescreening stage. |
Returning To The Workforce
I know of two persons who have been struggling for several months after situations involving personal medical conditions which contributed to the loss of former employment, yet in spite of having current medical releases to return to work seem to continue to have challenges in re-entry to similar type or lesser status employment roles. Both of the two persons I have described have some education beyond associate degrees. From a hiring person's perspective, what are the issues, and how are these persons viewed. What are effective strategies to help these persons attempt at regaining career success? |
How To Get What You Want In Your Career
We all have something that we want in our career. Some people see potential where they work, so they want a big promotion and a large raise. Other people are ready for a change, so they want a different job or a new career. What do you want? |
How To Write An Interview Thank You Letters
Sending a thank you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they're tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn't matter, or they procrastinate until it's too late and almost pointless anyway. Anyone who tells themselves that foregoing a fundamental rule of etiquette doesn't matter, not only taints themselves in the mind of the interviewer, but misses two additional opportunities to sell. |
Moms Going Back To Work
There has been a ton of discussion lately about stay-at-home moms sacrificing their financial health for the sake of raising their children. Whether you agree or disagree with this statement, there are a lot of moms returning to the workforce to make an extra buck and keep their foot in the corporate world. |
Ready For An Unexpected Job Interview
Most job seekers wait to polish up their interview skills until they are looking for a new position. Important interview opportunities, however, can present themselves at any time. |
Get Hired Faster and Get Paid More by Getting More Done
Whether you're looking for a new job or looking to get promoted in your current job, ask yourself this: What did you do with your time yesterday? Did you waste it, kill it, spend it, or invest it?If you're not happy with your answer, read on to learn four ways to invest your time today, to get hired faster and get ahead on the job tomorrow. |
Your Interview Environment
Most job seekers think the interview begins the moment they stand up to greet the person interviewing them. This is false. An interview is a two-way street, so your interview should begin the moment you walk through the company's door. In your haste to make a good impression, don't forget to keep your eyes open and your senses tuned to what's taking place around you. |
The Art Of Negotiating A Raise
Negotiation is a give-and-take process until an eventual agreement is reached between two or more parties. To understand the art of negotiation, a jobseeker must understand that it is a give process as much as it is a receiving process. Look at the proposition from the side of your employer. When faced with such a proposition, your superior will ask himself the reasons you're deserving of more and whether it's feasible for the department or company to give you such. Never, or very rarely, a company gives a raise or some other compensation based on an employee's individual need. |
Improving Your Career
You need to have great career skills to climb the corporate ladder successfully. Career skills are also crucial if you want to switch jobs within your field. Your skills play a vital role in differentiating you from many others who probably have the same educational qualifications as you. Marketing and negotiation skills and public speaking and leadership skills are some of the skills that if mastered, can help you excel in virtually any career field. |
Are You Really Committed To Your Goals
Many of us want a guarantee before we fully commit to our goals. If only we knew it would work out, then we would not question our choice or the direction of our future. Guess what? Your career will not give you the guarantee you are seeking. What you will get is a strong feeling inside guiding you in the right direction. |
21 Ways to Improve Your Resume
Your resume is critical to your job search success. It must be a highly effective resume to capture the employer's attention in today's market. Here's what employers recommend, based on a national survey conducted with 600 Hiring Managers. |
Networking Through Professional Organizations
There are many reasons for attending industry-related meetings and joining organizations or community groups. Participation in organized groups allows us to benefit by learning from the experiences of others, continue our education through participation in seminars or workshops, and keep abreast of developments or trends in our industry. It allows us to meet new people and source candidates for hard to fill positions in our companies. |
How's Your Job Hunt Going
If your job search needs a jumpstart, it pays to sit down and analyze your situation. You should carefully question everything you're doing. But, be careful -- the wrong questions can be harmful to your career health.Example: Never ask yourself questions like, Why can't I find a job? Or, Why won't anyone hire me? |
Use Your Resume To Negotiate Higher Salary
Most job seekers believe that salary negotiation starts once they have an offer in hand, but nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, your resume can make the difference between negotiating at the top end of the salary range-or the bottom end-in your next job offer. If that sounds strange to you, consider the following points... |
Beware of Over Dependence on Email
Email is a wonderful thing. The "send" button is a magic link to instant communication worldwide. But beware of over-reliance on this wondrous medium. Assuming that every server works flawlessly and spam filters sift out only true spam is dangerous thinking in the world of business communication. If you've not heard back from a client or vendor, it may not be their fault. |
Myth Of The 10 Minute Resume
Anytime you're promised something within a short time, you must ask yourself if it sounds too easy. Oftentimes services or tools that offer quick completions of your career documents are nothing more than a list of facts that you enter! You went to school, here, graduated then, worked here for five years, blah, blah, blah. |
Transition Back Into The Workplace
Admit it, you may not be sure how to start your job search, or what are the most effective job search techniques. Sometimes you aren't even sure exactly what career or job you want to do now. Many women want to restart a career after beginning a family, but with years out of the workforce they question their own worth and whether anyone would hire them. The job search process seems downright scary causing many women to stay on the sidelines. |
Face Your Career Fears Head On
Fear is normal. We all experience it at certain points in our career. Maybe it's the new job we wanted to apply for, but were afraid we would not be chosen. Maybe it's the new idea we wanted to propose, but were afraid it would be rejected. Maybe it's something we wanted to say at a networking event or job interview, but were afraid it would not be perceived well. |
Can You Attract A New Job
Ever had a new job just sort of fall into your lap? I'll bet it's happened at least once to you or someone you know. Perhaps you got a phone call from an old friend who referred you to a hiring manager. Or an email from a relative urging you to apply at their company. |
Going Beyond The Average
Terry Arndt talks about going beyond the average. This is part 5 of a 5 part series "Your New Job - Strategies for Success". |
Have Realistic Expectations
Terry Arndt talks about having realistic expectations. This is part 4 of a 5 part series "Your New Job - Strategies for Success". |
Making Others Look and Feel Great
Terry Arndt talks about making others look and feel great. This is part 3 of a 5 part series "Your New Job - Strategies for Success". |
Understanding the Organization and People
Terry Arndt talks about how important it is to understand the organization and the people in the workplace. This is part 2 of a 5 part series "Your New Job - Strategies for Success". |
Five Steps - Part 1
Terry Arndt talks about how to make yourself attractive as a potential candidate. This is part 1 of a 5 part series "Your New Job - Strategies for Success". |
Elevator Speech Can Help You Land The Job
Barbara Wulf explains how the simplest task or activity, such as taking an elevator, can be turned into a great networking opportunity. She advises on how to take advantage of every networking opportunity possible. |
How To Deal With Your Boss
Terry Arndt discusses the 5 different types of bosses and introduces new strategies on how to deal with the boss that you may have. |
Looking or Waiting For A Job
Kevin Donlin explains how job seekers tend to wait for a job rather than actively looking for one. He goes on in detail on how to properly look for a job. |
Cover Letter Blunders and Pitfalls
Heather Eagar discusses the major cover letter blunders and how they can affect your chances of getting hired. |
Workplace Dialogue
Sue Morem expresses her concern on how proper workplace dialogue and etiquette are getting lost in today's times. |
Ace Your Next Interview
Robin Ryan provides helpful tips on how to ace your next interview and land the job! |
Eliminate Boredom In Your Career
Deborah Brown-Volkman provides helpful tips on how to spice up your career and eliminate boredom. |
Make Yourself Memorable
Julie Jansen answers a question on how to make your self memorable and self stand out as a job candidate. |
Good Time To Leave My Job
Joan Lloyd answers a question on how do you know when a good time is to leave a current job? |
Getting Your Foot In The Door
Barbara Wulf, suggests 5 different ways to help you get noticed and get your foot in the door. |
Everyday Leadership - It's an Inside Job
Marshall Brown discusses the importance of taking on leadership roles within the workplace. He provides 5 helpful "leadership in action" tips. |
Job Hunting - Go Google Yourself
Kevin Donlin discusses how a number of hiring managers now research google for information on potential candidates before making a job offer. |
5 Tips For Your Exit Interview
Heather Eagar conveys 5 tips to help you confidently face an exit Interview. |
Pesky Interview Questions
Carole Martin talks about those pesky interview questions that keep coming up. A lot of times, interviewers use questions that can feel intimidating or difficult to answer - fortunately Carole has some great in-sight in how to answer these questions in a way that'll satisfy any interviewer and keep you feeling in control. |
Five Steps to Boost Your Salary
Vicki Salemi gives "Five Steps to Boost Your Salary." Vicki's five tips will help you use proven ways to start the year with a greater income while being respectful to your company's bottom line. |
Making Mistakes and Handling Criticism
Terry Arndt, "Making Mistakes and Handling Criticism". Terry's article talks about ways to acknowledge mistakes and how to work through them in a professional manner. |
Prove It and Get Hired
Kevin Donlin writes "Prove It And Get Hired." Being confident when writing a resume, or sitting in an interview, is one of the biggest factors cited by HR professionals. Kevin Donlin gives some great pointers about how to show this confidence in a professional manner. |
Disqualified for being Overqualified
Joan Lloyd answers the question, "have you been disqualified for being overqualified?" Knowing when this happens, how to identify it, how to deal with it, and how to overcome it will help everyone understand this difficult, yet frequent, hurdle in the modern job market. |
Dealing With Salaries
Joan Lloyd has a series of questions with short, great answers. Her questions cover including salary requirements in cover letters, listing employment for companies that went out of business, and dealing with age on resumes. |
Assertive or Aggressive
Dan Bobinski discusses the differences and explains that practicing assertiveness while avoiding being overly aggressive can help you get your foot in the door, gain that promotion, and earn more respect. |
Tips to a Successful Interview Follow-up
GL Hoffman reads Heather Eagar's article, "Tips to a Successful Interview Follow-up". Her 5 tips will make interviews memorable and GL's comments certainly help to re-state her important points. |
To Find Work, Do What Works
Kevin Donlin says "To find work, do what works." It may seem obvious, but Kevin's tips and quickly change your luck from to response to job offers. |
Five Tips for Cover Letters
Heather Eagar writes about 5 tips for writing attention-grabbing cover letters. These tips will give your cover letter and resume the boost they get to end up on the top of the pile. |
How To Email It In
Marshall Brown talks about being more effective with online job searching and resumes. Being able to stand out in the crowd online can make the difference between getting a call back and getting ignored. |
Stretch Assignments
Nicole Williams talks about Stretch Assignments, the projects that expand your skills and limits. Going after the stretch assignments are a great way to move yourself into position for a raise or a promotion. Nicole's advice talks about where to find them, start them and lead them. |
Be Prepared for Any Interview Question
Heather Eagar talks about interview questions. Knowing the types of questions will help you know what the interviewer wants to know, how to answer, and what questions are illegal. |
Your Unique Vision of Yourself
Marshall Brown talks about what your unique vision of yourself is. Its more than just a New Year's resolution, and it will help you find a job, improve your career and lead a happier life. Sound overly ambitious? Decide for yourself. |
The Art of Negotiation
Teena Rose talks about negotiating everything from a better job title to a raise. Her tips will help to keep you calm and prepared, while making sure you're not endangering your reputation or your job in the process. |
Big Job Search Questions
Kevin Donlin answers the Big Job Search Question. Ok, its really 3 smaller questions. But when somebody's been asked the same question 10,950 times, their answer is definetly going to be something you'll want to remember. |
Career Planning Starts with Self-Assessment
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Making the Best of a Layoff
There's an old saying, "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." Knowing that makes this article especially useful. Teena Rose talks about making the best of a lay-off: the graceful exit. From developing a contingency plan, to negotiating your severance, to leaving that lovely red stapler, Teena's article helps prepare you for leaving on the best terms with the greatest personal benefit. |
Describe Your Ideal Work Environment
John Putzier talks about the ideal work environment, and what it takes to recognize and achieve it. |
Are You Looking for a Job
Kevin Donlin discusses the difference between looking for a job and waiting for a job. Knowing how to look, and how to network, can become the difference between starting a new job and still looking. |
Rules of Confidence
Nicole Williams talks about the rules of confidence. Sometimes confidence is the difference between getting that promotion and getting passed over. Knowing what it takes to be confident can help you succeed and exert confidence in everything you do. |
Passed Over For a Promotion
Sue Morem answers the question of somebody who's been passed over for a promotion. She gives wonderful advice on picking yourself up after the disappointment, and finding ways to improve and how to move on. |
Get Hired Faster and Get Paid More
Kevin Donlin talks about what it takes to get hired faster and to get paid more. The trick - get more work done. Kevin's tips show great ways to manage time and tasks more effectively. |
Get Hired Faster
Kevin Donlin answers what it takes to get hired faster. You'd be surprised who helpful studying company names and job titles can be in the search for a better job. |
10 Fears That Keep Us Away From What We Want
Marshall Brown talks about the "10 Fears That Keep Us Away From What We Want." Knowing yourself is incredibly important for getting a job, and improving your career. These ten quick tips will you give some insight into what might be holding you back from your next step forward. |
Job Shopping Advice
Kevin Donlin talks about making a list when you're shopping for a job. Knowing the companies that you want to work for will make you a stronger candidate, and shorten the time that you're shopping at the job market. |
Unchallenging Job
Sue Morem talks with a disillusioned employee who is unchallenged by her job. Her advice talks about discovering mistakes, learning from them, and knowing how to avoid them in future interviews and jobs. |
Do You Enjoy Your Job
Melinda Howard Erickson asks "Do you enjoy your job?" Her advice on this often-asked question can help you have better days at work and better nights at home. |
Patience During the Hiring Process
Joan Lloyd talks about what to do after the interview is over. She talks about when to wait, why to wait, and when to act. Her insight is incredibly useful to help get that job offer. |
New Resume Gets Results For New Jersey Man
Kevin Donlin talks about how revamping a resume got a many in New Jersey out of a job slump and back into the workforce. His quick solutions for an engineer helped get an interview and a new career. |
Richard Bolles Interview - Part 3
[cont] JobDig's GL Hoffman interviews Richard Bolles. Part 3 of a 3 part series, they discuss the modern workforce and ways that today's jobseekers can find jobs they enjoy. |
Richard Bolles Interview - Part 2
[cont] JobDig's GL Hoffman interviews Richard Bolles. Part 2 of a 3 part series, they discuss the modern workforce and ways that today's jobseekers can find jobs they enjoy. |
Four Internet Job Search Mistakes
Kevin Donlin article talks about common mistakes that are easy to avoid while looking for a job online. |
Richard Bolles Interview - Part 1
JobDig's GL Hoffman interviews Richard Bolles. Part 1 of a 3 part series, they discuss the modern workforce and ways that today's jobseekers can find jobs they enjoy. |
Leave for Money
Joan Lloyd talks about leaving your job for more money, when to do it, how to do it and ways to do it. |
Got Game
John Putzier talks about playing games at work. Ever played a quick hand of solitaire or Snood when you're on the clock? Should you hide it when someone walks by? John'll tell you. |
What Kind of Follower Are You
Gordy Curphy quotes Bob Dylan and talks about being a follower. Despite its negative connotation, in the workplace you don't have a choice about being a Follower - but you do have a choice in what kind of Follower you are. Knowing that will help you get the most out of your career. |
Innovation at the Speed of Laughter
John Sweeney, of Brave New Workshop, reads from his book "Innovation at the Speed of Laughter". His excerpt gives excellent advice on improving your personal abilities to succeed and achieve in the modern workplace. |
System Tester Sam
John Putzier, the Wizard of Weirdness, answers "System Tester Sam". Sam loves to test the system and see if "the man" is paying attention. John tells Sam some great advice about proving your point, without being pointed to the door. |
Rescue Fantasies
Nicole Williams talks about "Rescue Fantasies". Knowing that your daydreams are healthy, and knowing what you can learn from them, is a great way to know your ambitions. |
When Did You Feel Motivated
Carole Martin asks "When have you been most motivated?" Once you find that answer, you'll do better at interviews and in your job. To find that answer, Carole offers some wonderful personal exercises. |
3 Rules of Networking
Joan Lloyd talks about how important it is to network and meet new people. She also addresses the difficulties of social networking and the three simple rules to follow in order to create solid relationships and to use them respectfully to get what you want. |
Office Relationships
Sue Morem discusses gender interaction in the workplace and how to handle the boundaries and stereotypes without having to act unnatural. |
Hoof in the Mouth Hal
John Putzier, author of Weirdos in the Work Place, responds to Curious Katie and helps her figure out how to deal with her business partner and stop him from ruining business deals and hurting their company's reputation. |
Exceptions for Exceptional Weirdos
John Putzier, author of Weirdos in the Work Place, responds to a reader who has a problem with an employee getting special treatment. A leader practicing discrimination, and it being good for the company? |
Cover Up The Body Art
John Putzier, author of Weirdos in the Work Place, answers a reader's question about discrimination against tattoos and body piercing. His answer is crucial to know, even if you aren't covered with tattoos. |
Improving Your Improv
Gary Cohen shares the tips of improv experts, along with some useful techniques, that are guarenteed to help with interviewing. These skills will help you ask better questions and remain in control during the entire process. |
Helping a Depressed Job Hunter
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute, talks about why job hunters can slip into depression during their searches, what causes this depression, and drug-free solutions to get them out of the funk and back on their feet again. |
Should You Wait For Your Dream
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute, talks about why it is important to know what you're working for, and how to achieve that dream sooner. His wonderful story is short, to the point, and will leave a last impression on you and your career. |
Are You Playing It Safe
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute, talks about how to handle yourself in strange situations. His advice helps teach the balance between the "Safekeeping Self" and "Experimental Self". |
Dangers of Resumes
Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute, talks about the dangers of resumes. His points are very useful and describe the common pitfuls jobseekers have with resumes and helps to reduce the reliance people put on resumes. |
New Year Resolutions
Sue Morem's ideas for job-related New Year Resolutions. |
Three Common Deadly Interview Mistakes
Carole Martin describes the three common deadly mistakes made in a job interview. She goes in-depth about poor non-verbal communcation, poor verbal communication and not asking questions. |
Holiday Party Advice
Sue Morem's Holiday Party advice. |
Stumped By A Question
Gary Cohen talks about what to do when, as a leader, you're stumped by a question. His advice shows how to easily solve this problem and improve general leadership skills. |
