What You have to know about Job SearchSo much has changed in the past year.  Job search is so competitive and each job seeker needs to gain any advantages they can to compete.3 Key Points“Social” is so important! Take the time to learn how to maximize and utilize these tools.Be proactive, persistent and a stellar “sales person”. These are critical to job search success during competitive times.I have said it before and I will say it again.  A job search DOES NOT BEGIN or end with your resume. …See More

This is part 3 of a 3 part series in reputation management across social media.  Part 1 was about building your reputation by fully utilizing some of the features of LinkedIn.  Part 2 was about blogging and commenting on blogs.  And this is post is about the benefits of being on…See More

Reaching out. Following up. Easier said than done. But, have you really, really done every thing you can do to fully exhaust your options?I read emails, comments and hear first hand how job seekers are disgruntled, perhaps even furious, over the fact that employers are not returning their calls or emails.Getting frustrated ain't going to fix it. And quite honestly, I am not convinced that the messages left by these angry job seekers are really all that great.These messages don't work"Hello,…See More

Drop the assumptions and proceed with the wide-eyed wonder of a childDangerous things happen when we assume.  The truth is, we don’t know what we don’t know.  Whether it be an assumption about an person, process or company- lose it.  Instead become more curious, inquisitive and a seeker of information.  It is so much more fun!Here’s an interesting related short post from SheNegotiates…See More

Over the past two weeks I've had conversations with a lot of interesting people. They were with an MBA intern, Branding Guru, Human Resources enthusiast, Leadership author and Social Media/website pro. And that's only a partial list.The backgrounds and talents of these people were all over the map. This is what made it so interesting and exciting. I learned something from each of them. Things that enlightened.The point of this post is to help you understand that "networking" (I hate this word),…See More

What is a stable job in 2011? Does it exist? Instead of lamenting the fact that there are not any stable jobs anymore, can we change our perspective and accept the fact that this doesn't occur very often. If we continue to look at the way things used to be or "should be", it can be quite discouraging.Here are some of the more common things I hear:"The United States doesn't make anything any more""Good paying jobs are hard to find""I can't afford to take a job making less than I did…See More

In case you didn't know, there are some really amazing resources for job search and career management information on the web. Really!? Finding the good stuff can be hard. That's why I love sharing posts in Summary Sunday. It is a weekly roundup of the content I feel you should know about.Let me start off by show casing two book reviews. These are books that I will be reading soon and hope you will too!Why You Need To Read "The Thank You Economy"…See More