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Strategies for Older Workers on the Job Hunt

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Older workers are having a tougher time finding jobs lately, says a recent report from the Labor Department. Those 55 or older are taking an average of 30 weeks to get back to work. By comparison, younger workers are taking about 21 weeks to land jobs.
In 2006, the 55-and-older set only took six weeks to [...]

U.S. State Unemployment Figures on the Rise

By Donald Sears ⋅ June 22, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the numbers division of the U.S. Department of Labor — has a monthly snapshot of the country’s labor situation on a state-by-state basis. For May 2009, the picture is not pretty. Unemployment numbers in California having risen to 11.5 percent, although a few states did see [...]

Are Your Job-Hunting Skills Out of Touch?

By Donald Sears ⋅ June 17, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A few new job-search realities are becoming standard practices.
First, if your resume, profile and recommendations aren’t part of a social-media site like LinkedIn or Facebook, you may not exist. Second, if you are still sending paper resumes to prospective companies, you stand a good chance of being ignored.
A recent article from National Public Radio digs [...]

Pay it Forward: Broadcast Available Jobs

By John Hazard ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

What can you do to stimulate the economy? Tell people when you hear about a job. Tell your brother-in-law, tell your current and former colleagues, tell your network, tell everyone, said G.L. Hoffman , CEO of Job Dig, a career-advice Web site.
He advocates job seekers (and non-job seekers) use Twitter, Facebook and any means possible [...]

Twitter Tutorial for the Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ April 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It seems every publication under the sun is advising job seekers that they need to be on Twitter to find a job. This includes our own voice in the chorus – Can You Facebook your Way to a New Job?, published in February on TheLadders Career Advice, which mentioned Twitter merely in passing.
But much of [...]

Brand Marketing Lessons for the Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ April 10, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Career-Line HD Video – William Scheckel is a brand name.
The marketing manager from Montclair, N.J. has a Web and social media strategy the likes of a corporate branding effort. He’s thought of nearly every detail, right down to the background color and images on his Web site to the summary on his resume and his [...]

Are The Jobs Half Empty or Full?

By John Hazard ⋅ April 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Career-Line HD Video – Are there enough jobs out there?
Like the question about the glass – is it half empty or half full? – the answer depends on your perspective and your disposition. You’re probably prone to see it one way or the other.
Charels DiGisco is adamant that “there is no shortage of jobs.” It’s [...]

How to Make Unemployment a Career Stepping Stone? Volunteer

By John Hazard ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Donating your time and expertise to a non-profit during a layoff isn’t just a good way to stay busy, lift your spirits and earn points with the universe. It can be a career stepping stone.
A story in the March 17 Wall Street Journal – The Laid-Off Can Do Well Doing Good – cites three unemployed [...]

Job-Search Lessons From the Obama Campaign

By John Hazard ⋅ March 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“Barack, Inc. Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign,” a new book by business writers Rich Faulk and Barry Libert, draw lessons from Barrack Obama’s management strategy in his successful campaign for president.
Faulk and Libert are writing primarily for business leaders seeking management tips, but the core principles of Barrack’s management identified by the authors [...]

Unemployed Entrepreneurs Can’t Find a Job

By John Hazard ⋅ March 16, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

When the economy hits the skids and jobs are scarce at big employers, many opt to make their own jobs – they go into business for themselves.
A story in Saturday’s New York Times reported on the phenomenon dubbed “forced entrepreneurship,” that economist interviewed for the article said is indicative of most modern economic downturns. It [...]

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