Good article in the WSJ about over-eager job searchers. Some career books tell you to jump in with both feet. No answer to an email or snail mail resume? Just show up in person. But as this article points out, companies evaluate you on whether you will be a good team member. If you’re showing […]
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Job search for your mid-life career: Relating to the Hiring Decision-Makers
When I work with clients or create ebooks, I typically advise, “When an interview is over, it’s done.” I do recommend a certain amount of follow-up. Perhaps you could write a note or call to say something, “I just wanted to know where you are in your process.” These days, when so much business is […]
Columnist criticizes job seekers (and gets jabbed back)
An examiner.com columnist wrote an in-your-face column about job-seekers who won’t take action. In this case, he encouraged them to make calls to coaches to get “free” advice. He couldn’t understand why coaches weren’t being inundated with free calls. Wow…did he get an earful! Most of the comments were scathing. Read the article and comments […]
Book Review: Job Search In a Bad Economy
Ford Myers : Get The Job You Want Even When No One’s Hiring This book is one of the better career change and job search books I’ve read in a while. The best sections come at the beginning (as happens with most career books). There’s good advice on introspection and I especially like the Ideal […]
More bogus job search advice…
Aargh. It’s happening again. There on Twitter were some posts promising access to articles with mouth-watering promises. “Get 7 interviews in one week.” “Find a job in any economy.” The “find a job” article consisted of stale cookie cutter advice, including advice to post on job boards. These days you must use job boards selectively […]
“I can put you in front of the right people…”
A few years ago, I got a call from someone who was job-hunting. He asked for help with his resume. We set up the time and he paid. Once he called, he became slightly belligerent. “Can you introduce me to contacts? Can you put me in front of people?” he aksed. I explained that I […]