Last night I watched the story of mogul skier Alexandre Bilodeau who won the gold medal for Canada on Sunday. He credits his older brother who has cerebral palsy for inspiring him and keeping him driven and focused on his goal. Doctors told his family that his brother would no longer be able to walk...
Job Hunt: Reality TV for Job Seekers
Move over Project Runway and Top Chef...A new reality TV series called Job Hunt has hit the air waves. Hosted by Women for Hire CEO Tory Johnson, the show profiles job seekers in New York City and offers advice on everything from how to improve your resume to how to spiffy up your interview wardrobe...
Looking Into the 2010 Careers Crystal Ball
This month's Career Collective topic revolves around advice to job seekers to make the most out of 2010. I believe that an important strategy for a successful job search in 2010 involves looking at trending industries and going where the growth is. With a little bit of research, cyber-sleuthing, net...
I’m Not Applying for Your Open Job Because Your Posting Process is a Royal Pain!
CareerBuilder internal data suggests that 34% of candidates that try to apply for a job don't because the application process is too much of a hassle. 24% report the "apply now" link is broken and 21% report that the long application process isn't worth their time. My clients tell me unbelievable s...
Where the Jobs Are: 2009 and Beyond
In honor of Job Action Day, The Career Collective is offering advice and strategies on how job seekers can secure their future in a changed economy. Here are my thought on the topic... Frequently when I work with job seekers, many think about their skill sets as they relate to a particular function...
LinkUp: A Great Place to Hook Up With Employers
Recently I talked to G.L. Hoffman, Chairman of LinkUp.com, a site that aggregates and publishes only jobs listed on corporate web sites from thousands of companies around the U.S. LinkUp came about because of a team of developers and marketers who understood what the market, i.e. the job seeker...
Best Companies to Work for In New York
Best Companies to Work for in New York is a competition that recognizes New York State employers who have created a culture where employees love to come to work. Identifying and recognizing these employers is a joint effort of the New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM) and B...
“Smart” Money Magazine Thinks Job Seekers Are…Stupid
I was recently approached for an interview with Kristen Bellstrom, a journalist for Smart Money Magazine for an article on the resume writing/career coaching industry. I had surmised going into this that Smart Money would make a concerted effort to show readers how to get the most bang for the buc...
Keep a Job Search “To Do” List
Today while facilitating a monthly Netshare meeting in New York City, one of the participants mentioned the fact that one of the difficulties in job search is that there is often no way to gauge daily success and job seekers often wonder if they are being productive and conducting their search in th...
Is the Grass Greener on the Green Jobs Side?
A few weeks ago I listened to a presentation on green jobs by Carol McClelland of GreenCareerCentral. According to the United Nations Environment Programme Green Jobs report, "green jobs include work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities tha...