“I’ve landed!” One Woman’s Secrets to Finding a Job in a Tough Market
Tania Jones’ job search lasted ten months, one week and five days. She counted each one of them.
Archive for February, 2010
Holding Steady when your Career is like a Game of Chutes and Ladders
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 [...]
How Prospective Employers Look Beyond the Resume to find the “Truth” about Candidates
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, [...]