job search tips

Posted Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:23 by chuck

Holy Mackerel! I Got Another job

Posted Fri, 07/01/2011 - 08:03 by chuck

Two offers in one day!

I'm getting pretty good at getting jobs.

For the first time in my life, I got two job offers in one day. Well, to be fair they weren't "permanent" jobs (Ha - as if there were such a thing!) but contracts. Fine with me -- at least I'll have somewhere to go and something to do, not to mention a paycheck.

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Interviewing Tip - Never Get Flustered

Posted Tue, 05/24/2011 - 07:54 by chuck

Here's a lesson I keep having to re-learn the hard way.

I hope this blog post will help someone avoid a mistake that I make over and over again: I get flustered when I feel (usually unjustifiably) personally offended.

Yesterday I performed terribly in an interview. The sense of shame I felt walking out of there was overwhelming. Here's what happened:

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A Story of Hope!

Posted Thu, 11/25/2010 - 11:37 by Angela J. Shirley

Although it took 2 years to find another job after being "laid off" - I never stopped looking.

MY SECRET

(1) Look around you to see what is needed

(2) Evaluate your skills to see if you can fill the need or obtain the necessary skills

(3) Approach the organization or person you want to work for

(4) Offer to work for "free" so that they can "evaluate" your skills

(5) And keep looking - always have a plan just in case you get "laid off" again

A Story of Hope!
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What to Do When the Job Search Isn't Panning Out

Posted Mon, 10/18/2010 - 08:28 by chuck

Get creative, and follow through!

A lot of us can relate to the numb frustration of spending hours upon hours, day after day, zapping resumes into the ether (which seems to be a black hole) and getting little to no response, let alone the occasional interview. The job lottery can slaughter your spirit like nothing else.

If you're stuck in that cycle, I have one bit of advice: DO SOMETHING ELSE!

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Planting Seeds: Patience Pays

Posted Tue, 04/20/2010 - 10:28 by chuck

A couple weeks ago I planted some catnip seeds. They're sprouting now in my bathroom window. This morning as I showered, looking at the cup with the green frizz got me thinking about patience, job searches, business, and life in general.

Nothing happens overnight, but if you plant seeds and nurture them, they grow. Sometimes they grow without nurturing. Long after you've forgotten all about them, your seeds have turned into plants.

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Unemployed and No Skills? I'm Callin' BS.

Posted Tue, 03/30/2010 - 17:08 by chuck

Somebody (a 52-year-old man) e-mailed me through the site recently. The gentleman said that he had no skills and felt hopeless.

Really? 52 years old and not a single marketable skill? Unemployment can do a number on self-esteem. Not to be a drill sergeant or anything, but I find it nearly impossible to believe that someone with that much experience in the working world has no skills.

Hear me now but listen to me later:

Every human being on the face of this planet has something positive to offer.

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What can you do for me?

Posted Mon, 03/15/2010 - 11:48 by chuck

The key to success: serving others.

Is it ironic or paradoxical that this is because people mainly care about themselves?

The smartest business advice I've ever gotten:

"Nobody gives a f*** about you."

Sorry, but that's the way it is. Hiring managers don't care about your shoeless children. Potential customers don't care how hard you work. All they care about is what you can deliver for them. As you build relationships with these people, they might come to adore your family or appreciate the fact that you burn the midnight oil for them, but when you first meet someone in any business capacity, they really don't care one whit about you.

Therefore, to be exceptional, to set yourself apart from the pack, you have to do two interrelated things:

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Treat Unemployment as a Job

Posted Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:46 by chuck

To regular long-time readers, it might seem like I'm repeating myself, but as I've said before, some things deserve to be said more than once, especially in the blogging world where old posts sometimes sink deep into the abyss.

This is important.

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The Worst Resume Ever

Posted Sun, 09/27/2009 - 14:23 by chuck

I agonized over whether to post this because I don't want to embarrass anyone, but I already told this person that their resume was the worst I had ever seen. As long as I don't mention them by name, they shouldn't mind my using their learning experience to help others.

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How to Nail Any Job Interview

Posted Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:06 by chuck

Take this information to the bank

In the past two years, I interviewed with three major corporations (Sarah Lee, JP Morgan-Chase, and Reckitt-Benckiser) and was extended offers by the hiring managers at all three. The offers fell through because of an inaccuracy in my background check (which I only found out recently -- check up on yourself! -- Affiliate link -- I stand to gain financially if you try that product), but I got the jobs... sort of.

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