Monday, August 31, 2009Are you stuffed in a bus or driving a Porsche?Saving the planet aside, how many of us would prefer to drive a Porsche to work rather than riding in an overcrowded bus?And yet that is what most job seekers are doing metaphorically when their strategy for finding work is to apply online with a resume. Think about how many riders are on that bus? Two years ago maybe a hundred per opening but now perhaps a thousand.Riding this bus suggests one of two things. You can’t figure…See More

Pardon me while I fall asleepSunday, August 23, 2009It is the moment that we all dread. It is a nightmare, unfortunately it is real, and you won’t wake up and smell the coffee.It is interview time, and you are rambling. You can tell you are rambling because every word you say echoes inside your head with the phrase; “why did I just say that?” The interviewer is feigning interest but you can tell that she is sleeping or worse yet thinking of something else, something like, “How in the world did…See More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009Forget the resume, build a video pitch.I was writing a blog the other day while glancing up at the Tour De France on Versus. I had the TV on mute and happened to watch a commercial for the new Honda hybrid and was immediately struck with something. The best commercials deliver the majority of what they want to say with the clever use of pictures.This seems obvious as it is television. But I am not saying that a good commercial uses pictures, I am saying the best…See More

Blogging About BloggingI’m not a huge Blogger and in fact not a great writer, but I came across a tool that takes Blogging to the next level. This past week our company invested sometime and energy into what I believe will be a great asset to your brand or even social media strategy.Wednesday we held our first blogcast (?) on BlogTalkRadio. It brought back a lot of memories of my early days in radio, but what really occurred to me is that BlogTalkRadio was a huge tool that everyone can use.…See More

“Can a recruiter help you find work in a tough economy?”Sure they can but it’s the same in any economy- if you happen to be a perfect fit for the opening they have. The problem in a tough economy (like now) is there are far less openings, and this isn’t just because there is less hiring going on, it’s also because many companies stop using recruiters. They think they can do it on their own and they want to save money.Candidates would benefit from a better understanding of the picture from a…See More

Sunday, July 26, 2009Will you work to find the right career move?There numerous life coaches out there in today’s economy who are building their own vernacular around the phrase: “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” It is true that when the economy is suffering most of us have to work harder to make anywhere near the compensation we were making in better times.But this is pretty intuitive to all of us, especially those of that are used to working hard to begin with. What is not as…See More