Under-employment: Is it permanent?
Underemployment is a consideration for many jobseekers. Once unemployment benefits have been exhausted and resources are close to being depleted, underemployment may become an urgent necessity. Making...
View ArticleWhy Your Knowledge, Skills and Abilities No Longer Make the Cut
—Why your skills, knowledge and abilities will help you less and less. For decades hiring professionals have relied on knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs, also known as SKAs) to determine whether a...
View ArticleIs the C-Suite the new sweat-shop? …And why it matters to you! – Part 1
Watching career trends is one of the most important activities for every jobseeker. This isn’t just for those who are looking for their next job, but also the job after that and the one after that. As...
View ArticleThe Stigma of Long-term Unemployment……and Yet Another Round of Ageism
Age and being without a job are the double whammy of unemployment. There’s good news. Being long-term unemployed is a manageable situation. From the perspective of hiring professionals there are three...
View ArticleHow to Anticipate the Best Time for Your Jobsearch
Or….how the job cycle works..** The top hiring cycle myth: Many jobseekers hang up their resume as October leads to November. At that point, at least in the U.S., there is an assumption by many...
View ArticleThe Hiring Cycle is in your Favor—it’s Time to Move!
Or….how the job cycle works..** The top hiring cycle myth: Many jobseekers hang up their resume as October leads to November. At that point, at least in the U.S., there is an assumption by many...
View ArticleYour career success depends on one simple skill
Many jobseekers are finding their job search has come to a dead-end. Do you relate? They apply to positions where they believe they are totally qualified —and they don’t even get a call. It’s...
View ArticleJob Opening: President of the United States
What jobseekers should learn from political campaigns There is a remarkable parallel between the election process and the path of the jobseeker who is looking for work. In the case of our election,...
View ArticleThe best kept networking secret for jobseekers
“They want to hire me but they don’t know where to put me!” These are the words of a client who is networking like crazy to find a new job. So I asked, “Grant (not his real name), What are you telling...
View ArticleAttention Boomers: Are Jobs Coming?
Attention Boomers: Are Jobs Coming? You WILL get a job…If Boomer Jobseekers are struggling mightily with the perception that they are obsolete and their career is over, done, finis. It’s a myth, a lie,...
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