What To Do Before You're Laid Off
Creating a job-hunt strategy when you're unemployed is important. But implementing the strategy before you lose your is as important. (September 2003)
Why They Aren't Hiring You?
Once a pool of job candidates are chosen for a particular open position, when all the interviews have been completed, and the time has come to select a candidate, a hiring manager's decision to hire one candidate over another is largely based upon ... (August 2003)
How Your Age Plays a Factor in Job Hunting
Are you thinking that you're too old compared to most job seekers and that's why you're not getting a job? Think you have too much experience? And the odds are against you getting hired? (July 2003)
Why You Must Fine-Tune Your Job Hunt
A job hunter who doesn't fine-tune his job hunt strategy is like a fisherman who doesn't change his bait when the fish aren't biting. (June 2003)
Not Getting Job Interviews? Don't Blame Your Resume!
Have you sent out hundreds of resumes? Not much of a response? In a tight job market, your resume is not the problem. (May 2003)
What To Do When You Can't Find a Job
Vets are getting hired even in this lackluster economy. But if you listen to some of the scuttlebutt going around, you'd be surprised. (April 2003)
On The Road Again
Willie Nelson's song On the Road Again has a special meaning for me. Whenever I hear it, I think of my Navy days. Everytime we left port, cleared the harbor, and entered open seas, the song was piped throughout the ship. The song was my ship's breakway song. What is your job hunt's breakway song? (March 2003)
A Formula for Job-Hunting Success
Job-hunting success is more complex than simply writing a resume or improving your interviewing techniques. Your success depends not only on your objective credentials and experience but their relative strength in a competitive field of qualified candidates. (February 2003)
Why should They Hire You?
You have the experience. You're a professional. You have the training. And you're a veteran! You're perfect for the job, right? (January 2003)