Over on the Simply Hired Blog, there is a post about the value of candidate portfolios and I couldn't agree more. Lately I have been working on an assignment consulting with a number of career transition clients in creative fields including art directors, photo retouchers, writers, and web developer...
Reconnecting With Your Network During the Holiday Season
Sometimes it's awkward to reconnect with contacts who you haven't spoken to in a long time. The holiday season is a natural time to reach out to your network and extend your best wishes for the New Year. Holiday cards provide a natural “touch point” or opportunity to reconnect with friends, fami...
Tough Interview Situation
This week I am participating in George Blomgren's tough situations blog. Here's this week's situation...After several months of fruitless job hunting following graduation, Sarah finally finds herself interviewing for the company that she really wants to work for, in the field she wants to get into. ...
Get Passive to Increase Job Search Activity
No, that's not a typo...Let me elaborate. I just returned from the Kennedy Recruiting Conference and a key message I heard in several of the presentations was that recruiters are better off spending the bulk of their time sourcing passive job seekers for their open positions, because passive job see...
2006 Catalyst Award Winners
Catalyst, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, presents annual awards to companies it believes have done an outstanding job of providing opportunities for development and advancement to its women employees.The winners for 2006 include the Chubb Corp., BP and Safewa...
Get Your Job Search on Track
This week I am participating in the Jibber Jobber Blog Carnival. Career experts, recruiters, and job seekers are sharing their insights into the following scenario. You just lost your job and you haven't stayed in touch with your network. What can you do in the next six weeks to help mobilize/grow y...