I'm excited to announce that my second book, #JobSearchTweet will be released shortly. The book delivers 140 tweet-like tips on just about every aspect of job search. It's a book that you can read quickly but continue to reference for the duration of your career. Resumes, cover letters, thank you le...
Job Search and the Art of Defying Gravity
My daughter is addicted to the musical comedy Glee and I've started to become a fan myself. Last week, two students on the show competed in the school's first "Diva-off" and the competition required that they sing the song Defying Gravity from the Broadway show Wicked. Since watching the show, I can...
How to Handle “Inappropriate” Interview Questions
Last night on Larry King Live, ex-beauty queen Carrie Prejean called Larry King "inappropriate" after being questioned as to why she dropped her claims of libel, slander, and religious discrimination against the Miss USA pageant. Ms. Prejean seems to have agreed to go on the show assuming her agenda...
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Your Job Search
LinkedIn and Twitter recently announced a partnership that will enable users to simultaneously update their status on both platforms. Doing so can help amplify your message to your followers and real-time search engines. LinkedIn and Twitter have billed the new interface as two great tastes that tas...
Do You Have a Job Search Social Media Marketing Plan?
Business.com recently conducted a study on social media use by business professionals. Here are some of the findings, (based on close to 3,000 respondents) that I found particularly interesting. 69% rated webinars and podcasts as their top social media resources for business information. Facebook...
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...
LinkedIn Recommendations: Get ’em While You Can
Yesterday I sat in on a fascinating presentation called "The Risks and Rewards of Online Social Networking in the Workplace" hosted by the Human Resources Association of New York. The presentation was geared towards HR professionals and focused on creating social media policies in the workplace to...
Where the Jobs Are: Exploring the Federal Landscape
I just returned from the Career Directors International conference in Orlando and I got an earful about jobs in the federal government from Barbara Adams, President of CareerPro Global Inc. If you've never considered applying for positions in the government, here are some interesting stats that ma...
Career Solvers Wins 3 TORI Awards
Each year Career Directors International (CDI) hosts a resume writing competition called the TORI Awards (Toast of the Resume Industry) where resume writers from around the world compete for first, second, and third place standing and a chance to prove their ability to write strategic, well-written,...
Why Most Job Postings are Useless
I know there is a lot of career advice out there that suggests creating a cover letter that matches the job posting you are applying to as closely as possible. And while I agree with this in theory, the reality is that most job postings are useless and give very limited information about the positio...