What’s in Your Manual?: Nonprofit Employee Handbooks

by: Joe Brown May 12, 2010

While the very smallest nonprofit organizations may not find it necessary, any organization with more than one or two employees should consider creating a written handbook outlining non-contractual employment terms and work conditions.

The Art of Self-Reinvention or Three Steps to Customizing your Career

by: Fredia Woolf March 26, 2010

Customizing your career used to be necessary for career changers and candidates transitioning between the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. But, in the current job market, where there is no cookie cutter candidate and candidate supply in most fields exceeds demand, the onus falls on individuals to design their own careers. Everyone needs self re-invention skills to mould and [...]

“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.

Job Search Refresher: Looking for a Needle in a Haystack

by: Fredia Woolf January 26, 2010

What is the current picture of the career marketplace?  Some statistics are downright dispiriting.  For example, the US Labor Department reports 7.2 million jobs lost in the US economy from December 2007 to December 2009, and a recent study shows that two thirds of those finding work are accepting jobs at 28% lower wages. The flipside of [...]

The Spicy Job Search Guide for 2010

by: Fredia Woolf January 5, 2010

Our friend Nicholas is back from the holidays.  He was determined to restart his job search with vigor and focus. But as so often before, this feeling of resolve and optimism has dissolved into sporadic activity and apathy.  So, what should Nicholas do to get his job search off to a great start for the new [...]

What Your Resume Is Saying About You – It’s Not Looking So Good…

by: F. Jay Hall December 17, 2009

Would you go to an interview dressed in shorts and flip flops? I certainly hope not. If you would, seriously… STOP. My point is this:  Because you concern yourself about your first impression at an interview, you wear the suit or the nice professional career clothes, right? So, if you are worried about that first [...]

Blogging Your Way to Your Next Non-Profit Job Part 2: Building the Blog

by: Nichole E November 5, 2009

A few weeks back, I touched on finding your next non-profit job through blogging, which sparked an interest in readers to learn the steps needed to create a successful blog from inception to completion. (Though, any self-respecting blogger will tell you a blog is never complete; it’s constantly being tweaked and improved upon – writing not [...]

Beating the Burnout Blues

by: Fredia Woolf October 27, 2009

How much of your time is spent charging furiously through the day, fighting fires, reacting to a never-ending stream of requests, sitting through unproductive meetings or wading through an infinite to-do list? What can you do to get on top of things so you feel productive, but not swamped; engaged, but not overwhelmed? Here are [...]

A New Model for Your Job Search – Part 5: Research

by: Fredia Woolf September 15, 2009

Another critical “Re” you need to master to conduct a successful job search is Research. With the internet, it has never been easier to find information about people and organizations, but that in itself can be problematic because people are often intimidated into inaction. Many job seekers are so overwhelmed by not just the quantity of [...]

A New Model For Your Job Search – Part 4: Relationships

by: Fredia Woolf September 8, 2009

We have seen how by focusing on keeping yourself Resilient and by creating a Resume that markets your accomplishments, you are creating the conditions for achieving a successful Result in your job search. Today, we will look at another critical Re in the equation: Relationships.