You have only 15-20 seconds, at most, to get the attention of a hiring manager. In a high unemployment job market, you just must communicate what significant results you can deliver and produce better than other qualified candidates. Common sense would dictate that assembly line, look-alike résumés won’t stand out when over 20 million people are seeking employment. The good …
10 Tips to Reduce the Time It Takes To Land a Job
According to a 2010 survey conducted by CareerBuilder, the time it takes the average job seeker to land a job in today’s job market is 6 months. CNNMoney reported that it takes job seekers approximately 30 weeks to find a new job today. Reality and statistics provide clear evidence that it takes somewhere between 6 and 7 months to land …
Don’t Burn Bridges; Take the High Road Instead
Janette’s Story Janette approached the burning bridge after being downsized from her job. She was not pleased with being terminated and made this clear to her now former boss, Danielle. Janette was the top sales person in the company and believed that she was being let go because she was also the highest paid sales person. She felt the company …
My Grandfather’s Immigrant Eyes
My grandfather was the greatest person I have ever known. If he hadn’t sacrificed his life and come to America with nothing, I wouldn’t be alive today. This song and the lyrics (not to mention the pictures) make us stop and think about how fortunate and blessed we are that our ancestors gave of themselves so we could have all …
There Are Unlimited Business & Career Opportunities Out There!
America’s unemployment rate, though a bit higher than usual, is relatively low. Indeed, Zimbabwe is having its problems these days with unemployment hovering at about 80%. Afghanistan’s unemployment rate is 40% and Honduras is roughly 30%. So I ask you, if you are seeking an employment opportunity, what other country would you want to be in to secure it? I know …
When Will Colleges & Universities Step Up To the Plate?
It’s time for colleges and universities to stop shunning their responsibilities and provide students (and parents, who pay for their kid’s education) their money’s worth. These institutions have been let off the hook long enough! Think about it: what other product can you name that is successfully made and marketed over a long period of time without a structured marketing …
13 Things NOT to Say to Jobless Friends
This week, I was asked to provide my insights to Boston Herald columnist, Darren Garnick for a feature article he was writing and that appeared Wednesday April 7th. He mentioned to me that a close relative recently lost her job, and to console her, some of her friends and relatives said, in Darren’s words, the most asinine things. I gave …
There is No Such Thing as Failure!
Failure is a human-made illusion of a perfectly natural phenomenon. In actuality, there is no such thing as failure; struggle yes, failure no! The human experience requires that you struggle for anything meaningful in life because it’s the only way you can appreciate anything. How can there be meaning to life without an appreciation for life? We’ve created a monster …
Are Your Thoughts Friend or Foe?
More than 40 years ago, the late Earl Nightingale wrote a book that would motivate millions of people worldwide called, The Strangest Secret. In essence, the strangest secret is, “You are what you think; you are your thoughts.” For those of you who might be students of history and philosophy, you know that as powerful as this message is, it is …
How to Deal with a Frustratingly Dumb Coworker
Idiots in the office are just as hazardous to your health as cigarettes, caffeine or greasy food, an eye-opening new study reveals. In fact, those dopes can kill you! The author of the study, Dr. Dagmar Andersson, says her team studied 500 heart attack patients, and was puzzled to find 62 percent had relatively few of the physical risk factors …