One of the book’s authors offered to send me a review copy. It’s always scary to review a book after making contact with the author. But I was pleasantly surprised. This book would be a best-seller with better packaging and stronger cover promotion. The title is misleading. I’d have liked to see something like, “What […]
Career Advice and Opinions
Life after layoffs: From banker to dog walker
Terrific article in the New York Times: After a Layoff, a New Life in Pet-Sitting By CHIARA SFORZA, Published: December 20, 2008 Read it here.
Good advice on job search
A really good set of tips for seeking advice in a tight economy: Click here. Especially good points about reaching out to others via FB and holiday cards. Thanks to Jill Pugh, Employment Opportunity, for noting this article on her blog.
Professional Job Hunting in the 21st Century
The New York Times posted a really good article on the way we search now. See it here. Major tips: Skip the monster job boards like, well, Monster.com. Focus on LinkedIn. Use your daytime hours for face-to-face meetings. Keep your online presence professional. More here.
The Ugly Betty Lessons: A Review
Find Your Inner Ugly Betty is a new book by Tanner Stransky, a young man who appears to have held a job like the one held by television’s Ugly Betty. Clever title, but the book really should be called, “25 Simple Tactics for Entry Level Somethings.” Author Stransky does draw analogies to episodes from Ugly […]
Ready for a job search in this economic climate? Shift to Plan B.
With the dicey economic climate these days, some of you are asking, “How do I get ready for a job search?” Maybe you’ve been thinking about a move. Or maybe you want to get ready in case you need to work your Plan B. Here are 4 steps from my irreverent job search guide: These […]