Harness the Power of Your Subconscious Mind to Get a Job and Improve Your Career
I know of so many people who fail to get jobs and, ultimately, do not have good careers because they keep their minds cluttered with things that have nothing to do with their job search. I have wanted to write...
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured 9 CommentsHow to Choose Recruiters, Executive Search, and Recruitment Agencies (and How They Work)
When you go to most job sites, the majority of advertisements you will typically see will be from recruiters. However, despite so many recruiter advertisements clogging job sites, recruiters are one of the most popular (and most misunderstood) ways of...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 3 CommentsThe Dangers of Getting Jobs Through Friends and Family
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure. --Tacitus (c. 55-120 A.D.) "Oh, I already have a friend there. I'll just contact her." In the legal recruiting realm,...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 3 CommentsThe Dangers of Getting Jobs Through Friends
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure. "Oh, I already have a friend there. I'll just contact him." In the job market, it's one of the more...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job, Job Market 4 CommentsFocus on Other Geographic Areas to Get Your Job Search Going
Let me start with some recent figures, from 2008: "The median job search among those winning positions in the third quarter lasted nearly 4.4 months," up from 3.6 months in the second quarter. It's also notable that 13.4 percent of...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentLook at Your Job (or the Job You Are Seeking) from Your Employer’s Point of View
One of the highest performing dental offices in Australia is that of Patty Lund, who takes his job very seriously. Some years ago, Dr. Lund studied the dental market and identified what people considered to be the three worst things...
Filed under Featured, Job Market 1 CommentWhen I say I’m excited about government jobs, I mean it. They're better than many other jobs this day and age and often provide good benefits, pensions, and to some extent, employment security. In most cases, you’ll be in good...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 3 CommentsYour Ultimate Goal: How You Can Find Job Security
One of the worst things that can happen to people is getting fired from a job with no notice. It can be devastating to lose your source of income unexpectedly, especially in a contracting economy. Losing a job can color...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today’s World 8 CommentsSeek the Experience and Knowledge of Others in Your Job Search
Back in college there were men I knew who would always shadow other men at parties. The first man would typically spend his entire evening drinking and talking to a woman he met at the party. At some point he...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 4 CommentsHow to Survive and Succeed in Your Job
Working in a company or any organization is often competitive and scary. The reason that it can be so scary is because around you there are so many unknowns, and there is so much information that you do not have...
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