Seven Superb Websites for Job Seekers

One of the questions I get asked very frequently by customers is “What websites should I use to look for a new job?”. After a new customer asked me the same question today, I decided it was time to write a post with the sites I most often give out to...

Escaping The Trap of Long Term Unemployment

Today’s April jobs report brings the same type of schizophrenic news that we’ve come to expect during this recovery. The headlines were nothing short of spectacularly good news – 288K jobs added, and a decline in the unemployment rate from 6.8% to...

What Your Mom Never Told You About Resumes

I’m sure your mom is a wonderful woman – I know mine is. Chances are, she’s even given you some career advice and maybe even helped with your first resume. Unless she’s an HR pro, she didn’t tell you these interesting and very important...

Looking for a job? Here’s 10 easy things to do today.

Happy Monday! Today might be particularly rough given yesterday’s national drinking holiday (Irish car bombs anybody?), so it makes sense that if you’re looking for a job, today might be lacking a little motivation. Because I am addicted to lists (just...

Looking for Telecommuting Jobs?

Telecommuting has been in the news a lot lately, with the news that Yahoo! and Best Buy have recalled the vast majority of remote workers. Despite these high profile cancellations, we’re big believers in the power of virtual offices – they save time, money...