Archive for February, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

by: F. Jay Hall February 28, 2010

Good Interview Practices: Employers Perspective http://cot.ag/9T0JXC #nonprofit #recruiting #hr #interviewing #article # Director of Marketing and Communications – National Breast Cancer Coalition – Washington, DC http://cot.ag/csisbl #jobs # Executive VP for Development – Florida State University Foundation, Inc. – Tallahassee, FL http://cot.ag/akCbRt #jobs # U.S.VETS Site Director – U.S.VETS – Los Angeles – Relocate to [...]

“I’ve landed!” One Woman’s Secrets to Finding a Job in a Tough Market

by: Fredia Woolf February 24, 2010

Tania Jones’ job search lasted ten months, one week and five days. She counted each one of them.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 02-22-2010

by: F. Jay Hall February 22, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 02-14-2010

by: F. Jay Hall February 14, 2010

Holding Steady when your Career is like a Game of Chutes and Ladders

by: Fredia Woolf February 10, 2010

What do John Thain (former Wall Street golden boy) and Toyota have in common?  Both have known fame and fortune, and both found themselves in trouble when the wheel of fate turned.  This week, Mr. Thain landed a fancy new job after a year of unemployment, and we await the unfolding of the Toyota story [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 02-08-2010

by: F. Jay Hall February 8, 2010

Regional Community Development Manager – Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Charlotte, NC #community #development http://bit.ly/bJQ2UP # Executive Director – Berkshire Hills Music Academy – South Hadley, Massachusetts http://bit.ly/daDN9b #education #jobs # Client Services Director – North Shore Health Project Gloucester, Massachusetts http://bit.ly/aiu4yi #health #jobs #hiring #hiv # Director of Children’s Services – Community Gatepath [...]

How Prospective Employers Look Beyond the Resume to find the “Truth” about Candidates

by: Fredia Woolf February 3, 2010

A critical differentiator between you and other equally qualified candidates competing for the same job is what people say about you.  These days, employers are taking more time doing background checks on people because the risk of hiring someone “blind” is just too great.  While criminal and credit screening may not be all that common, [...]